Ivy Bridge CPUs are about 5% more powerful than Sandy Bridge CPUs at the same clock speed.i7 CPUs have Hyper Threading which games do not use. Benchmarks have shown that HT actually reduces game performance by 1% or 2% on average, so if you do not use any programs that can take advantage of HT, then buying a Core i7 CPU is not worth it.Ivy Bridge CPUs do not overclock as well as Sandy Bridge CPUs.

1. Ivy Vs Sandy Bridge

Practical Advice: Sandy Or Ivy Bridge? The only significant difference between Katmai and Deschutes was SSE, and that alone didn't justify the change between generations. Because that was the.

IB CPUs generally maxes out at 4.5GHz while Sandy Bridge can go as little further at about 4.8GHz to 5.0GHz. It varies from CPU to CPU and very good cooling is required.IB CPUs generally consume about 15w - 20w less less power than SB CPUs under load.IB CPUs have either the Intel HD 2500 / HD 4000 graphic core vs. The Intel HD 2000 / HD 3000 graphic core.

Ivy Vs Sandy Bridge

For a gaming rig the integrate graphic core doesn't make much difference. Well so then be grateful that InvalidError went out of his/her way to elaborate on a matter that some might find beneficial and you're not willing to.

You didn't want to explain it, so someone else did and now you feel justified in complaining about that. I don't understand that perspective.Unfortunately, I have dealt with a lot of people who simply wants to be spoon feed with information both at work and apparently here in this forum. It seems people are too lazy draw out the simple conclusion based on the information provided. At least I hope it's people being too lazy to think for themselves rather than people too stupid to think for themselves.Last time I've checked doing simple multiplication does not kill.

GOOGLE FIRST! You can find a lot of the answers you need!This is a subreddit dedicated to the entire battlestation setup, desk, chair, audio, peripherals, etc.NO OS/PLATFORM WARS It doesn't matter if you think macs are vastly superior or vice versa. If you bring that kind of discussion here, you'll get booted. We're just going for the sweetest setup, that is all.NO ATTACKING PEOPLE It doesn't matter if you dislike something in their post, this is a friendly subreddit for people to drool over pictures of computers.Related Subreddits.Guides.

I am upgrading my old i3 530, and I was looking at the newer i5's. I was wondering what is the difference between Ivy and Sandy Bridge so I can buy the right CPU. I preferably want to play BF3 on at least high settings. Here are my specs:i3 530 @ 2.93 GHzGigabyte GA-H57M-USB38GB Corsair VengeanceEVGA GTX 550 Ti 2048MBCooler Master Silent Pro 1200WAlso, I obviously have to get a new motherboard. Install updates automatically keeps turning off computer. I was looking at the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H. If anyone can suggest a motherboard too I'd appreciate it.