Core i7-3770K vs. AMD FX-8150 and Core i7-2600K CPU Review
PCMark 7
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The new PCMark 7 performs a series of tests and gives scores in the following categories: An overall score called PCMark; a Productivity score, which is the system performance when using applications such as web browsing and home office applications; a Creativity score, which is the system performance when viewing, editing, converting, and storing photos and videos; an Entertainment score, which is the system performance when recording, viewing, streaming, and converting TV shows and movies, importing, organizing, browsing music, and gaming; and a Computation score, which indicates the processing performance of the system. Let’s analyze the results.
On the PCMark 7 overall score, the Core i7-3770K and the Core i7-2600K achieved the same performance level, with the new CPU achieving a score 15% higher than the AMD FX-8150’s.
On the Productivity set, the Core i7-3770K and the Core i7-2600K achieved similar scores, with the new CPU achieving a score 7% higher than the AMD FX-8150’s.
On the Creativity suite, the Core i7-3770K was 28% faster than the Core i7-2600K and 34% faster than the AMD FX-8150.
On the Entertainment test suite, the Core i7-3770K and the Core i7-2600K achieved similar scores, with the new CPU achieving a score 16% higher than the AMD FX-8150’s.
On the Computation test, the Core i7-3770K was 30% faster than the Core i7-2600K and 75% faster than the AMD FX-8150.