Manufacturer: Intel Price: $ 555/$285/$200 US Author: Steve Date: 09/07/2009

[ Synthetic 3D Performance ]

FurMark shows that all the tested processors are able to max out the GeForce GTX 285 graphics card at 1024x768. The minimum frame rate, which is more dependent on the CPU, shows the Core i5 750 delivering average performance as it is slower than both the Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Phenom II X4 965 by quite a margin. Interestingly the Core i7 920, 870 and 860 processors are also limited to 101fps. The Unigine Engine tests are clearly GPU oriented, as the processor makes little difference in the Sanctuary and Tropics tests. For example the Core i5 750 processor delivers roughly the same performance as the Core i7 960 processor. The SPECviewperf tests are more CPU dependent, and while the Core i5 750 is slightly slower than the Core 2 Quad Q9650 for the 3dsMax test, it is significantly faster when testing with Maya. In fact, the Core i5 750 is successively reported to be a little bit faster than the Core i7 920 processor in the Maya test. The Core i5 750 and Core i7 860 processors deliver virtually the same performance in this test.

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