Manufacturer: Intel Price: $ N/A US Author: Steve Date: 04/20/2012

[ On-die GPU Performance ]

Despite the various improvements the Intel HD4000 graphics solution found, the Core i7-3770K processor is still very underwhelming. The Core i7-2600K cannot be used for comparison in 3Dmark 11 as it does not support the required DirectX 11. With a score of 1486pts the Core i7-3770K was almost 20% slower than the AMD A8-3850, and 23% slower than a GeForce GT 430 graphics card. The Core i7-3770K provided a 77% performance increase at 1280x800 in Splinter Cell Conviction when compared to the i7-2600K. This is an impressive performance gain, though it still meant that the Core i7-3770K was almost 40% slower than the AMD A8-3850. When testing with Crysis Warhead the Core i7-3770K was 133% faster than the i7-2600K, yet despite this was still 22% slower than the AMD A8-3850. This time when testing with Just Cause 2 we found that the Core i7-3770K was just 25% or 3fps faster than the Core i7-2600K. That meant that when compared to the AMD A8-3850 the Core i7-3770K was 48% slower. This time the Core i7-3770K was 27% faster than the i7-2600K, though once again it was much slower than the AMD A8-3850 as it provided 24% less performance. The Core i7-3770K provided a 64% performance boost over the i7-2600K in Civilization V with an average of 23fps. Though when compared to the 36fps of the AMD A8-3850 the Core i7-3770K was 36% slower.

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Calle2003 Posts: 16 Joined: 2010-04-27

Posted on: 04/23/2012 09:40 PM What kind of cooling did you use to be able to run 1.520v on an Ivy Bridge? It would be interesting to see some temperature readings as well.

ProX	Posted on: 04/24/2012 11:22 AM Nice update but nothing majorly new.

Snoop

Posted on: 04/24/2012 11:52 PM I was just getting ready to upgrade from my core i5 750 system so this is prefect timing. Thanks for the review.

Produkt

Posted on: 04/28/2012 08:30 AM Would really like to see the temps and cooling method used to sustain a 1.520v on the Ivy Bridge architecture. With such a small die size to dissipate heat, I can only imagine TERRIBLE temperatures. Reports of 90+ degrees Celsius are streaming in from mere 1.4v overclocks. I would imagine due to the parabolic temperature to voltage ratio, the core must have gotten red-hot unless cooled with liquid hydrogen/nitrogen.