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Intel Core i7 930 CPU review - busting through 4GHz

by Tarinder Sandhu on 1 March 2010, 08:16 4.0

Tags: Core i7 930 OC (25/02/10), SCAN, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

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CINEBENCH R10 - 64-bit - multi-CPU
Intel Core i7 920Intel Core i7 930AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
162291686214104


CINEBENCH R11.5 - 64-bit - multi-CPU
Intel Core i7 920Intel Core i7 930AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
4.785.034.01


The latest iteration of CINEBENCH looks prettier and shows the CPU's activity on the benchmark screen. The eight-thread Core i7 is about 25 per cent faster than the AMD chip.

CINEBENCH R11.5 - 64-bit - single-CPU
Intel Core i7 920Intel Core i7 930AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
0.961.021.01


But about the same speed if evaluated on a single-core basis.

Pov-ray 3.7.0 beta 35a - 64-bit
Intel Core i7 920Intel Core i7 930AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
36583826.473328.16


The step pattern of Core i7 930, 920, and Phenom II X4 965 BE should look familiar now.