SYSMark 2007 Performance
Our journey starts with SYSMark 2007, the only all-encompassing performance suite in our review today. The idea here is simple: one benchmark to indicate the overall performance of your machine.
The Core i7 860, as expected, falls right in between the i5 750 and the i7 870. The overall performance impact of slightly faster clock speeds and Hyper Threading is small, it's only in the individual cases that you see large gains from the feature. Most applications have difficulty stressing four cores, pushing eight threads isn't any easier.
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blyndy - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
Intel Core i7 920214 / $284 = 0.75 SYSmarks per $
Intel Core i7 870
233 / $562 = 0.41 SYSmarks per $
Intel Core i7 860
223 / $284 = 0.79 SYSmarks per $
Intel Core i5 750
217 / 196 = 1.11 SYSmarks per $
AMD Athlon II X4 620
147 / 99 = 1.48 SYSmarks per $
yacoub - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
Your prices are wrong. The 860 is $230, which makes it 0.97 SYSmarks per $.The 750 is $160, which means 1.36 SYSmarks per $ by your measurement.
johnsonx - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
I just love it when someone quotes some below cost, loss-leader sale price they heard about somewhere once to prove a value arguement.yacoub - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
You mean "on-going, still valid sale prices that you can get today".stanljl - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - link
Most of the US doesn't live reasonable close to the 21 cities that have microcenters. In cause you haven't looked there really aren't that many locations so "on-going, still valid sale prices you can get today", really doesn't apply to the vast majority of the people in the country.strikeback03 - Monday, September 21, 2009 - link
It is a valid price, but please add the disclaimer "If you have a microcenter nearby" instead of just pretending those are widely available prices. I plan on buying a processor when I help my parents move down near Philly next month, otherwise I (like most) don't have a Microcenter anywhere nearby.formulav8 - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
Yeah with only 2% of the people able to get one at near that price. Quoting an obvious loss leader as valid pricing for those looking it nutty. Newegg or ZZF is a much better gauge of price.NA1NSXR - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
Who cares, let him pay up. Nothing on P55 has made me regret getting that $200 D0 920. Nothing. Not even close. The OC, heat, and platform pricing advantages all failed to materialize.The 920 is not a 2.66Mhz bloomfield. It is a 3.8GHz chip supporting the fullest featured consumer platform at the moment.
kilkennycat - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - link
Where? Where? Where? From a reputable supplier and with in-stock delivery, of course.Newegg and ZipZoomFly: 860 $299
850 $199
mgivler - Monday, September 21, 2009 - link
Microcenter, for in-store purchase. I purchased an i7 860 last week for $229. The i5 750 is cheaper, $159 seems right.