Legacy CPU Benchmarks
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Bench Results
Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3
AMD (Zambezi) FX-8150 (125W, $245) - 4M/8T, 3.6 GHz, 8MB L2, 8MB L3
AMD (Zambezi) FX-8150 (125W, $245) - 4M/8T, 3.6 GHz, 8MB L2, 8MB L3
Product Ratings & Comparisons
z(Win 7) HandBrake v0.9.9 LQ Film
Frames Per Second
Frames Per Second
416.6
301.38
z(Win 7) HandBrake v0.9.9 2x4K
Frames Per Second
Frames Per Second
15.59
15.36
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 1: Align Photos
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
9.98
8.89
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 2: Build Point Cloud
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
10.33
12.42
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 3: Build Mesh
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
3.45
4.73
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 4: Build Texture
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
1.52
3.93
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Total Time
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)
25.28
29.97
z(Win 7) WinRAR 5.01, 2867 files, 1.52 GB
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
84.09
72.17
z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: Single Threaded
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
117.5
69.77
z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: MultiThreaded
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
374.67
322.56
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Single Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
5860
4004
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Multi-Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
20381
20381
z(Win7) Cinebench 11.5 - Single Threaded
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
1.47
0.97
z(Win7) Cinebench 11.5 - Multi-Threaded
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
5.42
5.96
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
100
77.08
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 2nd pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
28.7
35.77
z(Win7) 7-zip Benchmark (Win7)
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
15274
20835
z(Win 7) TrueCrypt 7.1 Benchmark (AES Performance)
Mean Encryption/Decryption AES Algorithm - GB/s
Mean Encryption/Decryption AES Algorithm - GB/s
2.8
3.2
z(Win 7) POV-Ray 3.7 Beta RC4
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
1103
1297
z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - CPU Mapping Speed
Million Points Per Second
Million Points Per Second
126
102
z(Win 7) FastStone Image Viewer 4.9
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
47
88
z(Retired) Windows 8 - x264 HD 5.0.1 - 1st Pass
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
49.1
52.3
z(Retired) Windows 8 - x264 HD 5.0.1 - 2nd Pass
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
10.6
12.7
z(Retired) Windows 8 - POV-Ray 3.7RC6 - Single Threaded
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
274.9
225.6
z(Retired) Windows 8 - POV-Ray 3.7RC6 - Multi Threaded
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
1012.8
1259.2
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Visual Studio 2012 - Firefox Compile
Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
31.1
36.8
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Mozilla Kraken Javascript Benchmark
Time in ms - Lower is Better
Time in ms - Lower is Better
4426.8
6905
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Skyrim - 1680 x 1050
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
225.9
186.9
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Diablo 3 - 1680 x 1050
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
214.2
197
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
179
147
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Office Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
159
125
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Media Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
172
134
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Web Development
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
184
109
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Data/Financial Analysis
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
195
212
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - 3D Modeling
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
191
200
z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - System Management
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
174
129
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
265
201
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
273
164
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - E-Learning
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
244
247
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Video Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
251
195
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - 3D
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
296
207
z(Retired) Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Retouch Artists Speed Test
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
12.6
14.8
z(Retired) DivX 6.8.5 Encode (Xmpeg 5.0.3)
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
31.3
35.1
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 1st pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
100.8
81.7
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 2nd pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
27.7
37.8
z(Retired) Windows Media Encoder 9 x64
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
22
27
z(Retired) POV-Ray 3.7 beta 23 - SMP Benchmark
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
3439
4512
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc 3dsmax 8 CPU Test
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
17.4
16.1
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Radiosity
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
10.45
10.351
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Throne Shadowmap
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
6.677
12.321
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - CBALLS2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
3.923
3.586
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SinglePipe2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.101
13.442
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Underwater
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.455
16.169
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SpaceFlyby
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
20.995
23.361
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - UnderwaterEscape
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.925
20.415
z(Retired) Par2 - Multi-Threaded par2cmdline 0.4
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
19.8
17.6
z(Retired) Blender 2.48a Character Render
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
46.1
50
z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.4
14.2
z(Retired) WinRAR 3.8 Compression - 300MB Archive
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
70.5
82.3
z(Retired) Build Chromium Project - Visual Studio 2010
Compile Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
Compile Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
27.1
28.8
z(Retired) Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
159.4
118.4
z(Retired) Dawn of War II - 1680 x 1050 - Ultra Settings
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
82.3
51.5
z(Retired) World of Warcraft
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
119.4
77.7
z(Retired) Starcraft 2
1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings
1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings
64.9
47.8
z(Retired) Rage vt_benchmark - 1920 x 1200
Time in Seconds to Transcode Textures - Max Threads - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds to Transcode Textures - Max Threads - Lower is Better
0.26
0.21
z(Retired) Metro 2033 Frontline Benchmark - 1024 x 768 - DX11 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
91.5
91
z(Retired) Metro 2033 Frontline Benchmark - 1920 x 1200 - DX11 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
53.5
51
z(Retired) DiRT 3 - Aspen Benchmark - 1024 x 768 Low Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
170.6
114.1
z(Retired) DiRT 3 - Aspen Benchmark - 1920 x 1200 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
104.4
99.3
z(Retired) Crysis Warhead Assault Benchmark - 1680 x 1050 Mainstream DX10 64-bit
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better
114.4
76.2
z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
124.3
95.4
z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
124.3
95.4
z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
No Render Score (CPU test) in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
No Render Score (CPU test) in Frames per Second - Higher is Better
124.3
95.4