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Intel logo Core i7-920
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Intel logo Core i5-680

Intel Core i7-920 logo Intel Core i5-680 logo
General information Core i7-920 Core i5-680
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Bloomfield Clarkdale
Clock 2.7 GHz 25 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 2.9 GHz 25.6 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 73 W 43.8 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 32 nm 28.9 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-920 Core i5-680
Overall Score 36788 0 % 36069 2 %
Future Proof 10 % 44.4 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1832 0 % 1693 7.6 %
Single Thread Score 1223.3 22.8 % 1584.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 4186.7 MB/s 0 % 3884.4 MB/s 7.2 %
Compressing Data 61 MB/s 0 % 43 MB/s 29.5 %
String objects sorting 8372.4 thousand/s 0 % 5722.8 thousand/s 31.6 %
Prime numbers generation 22 millions/s 0 % 11.1 millions/s 49.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15020 millions/s 0 % 10429 millions/s 30.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6405.2 millions/s 0 % 4318.4 millions/s 32.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-920, Core i5-680.

Average frames per second Core i7-920 Core i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.9 FPS 61.9 FPS
High settings 102.3 FPS 99.0 FPS
Medium settings 127.9 FPS 123.7 FPS
Low settings 159.9 FPS 154.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-920 Core i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 115.4 FPS 114.2 FPS
High settings 184.7 FPS 182.7 FPS
Medium settings 230.8 FPS 228.3 FPS
Low settings 288.5 FPS 285.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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