Processor Rankings – 79 Processors From Best To Worst

Following the last post that ranked graphics cards from best to worst, here’s the same treatment for processors.

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1. Core 2 Extreme QX9650
2. Core 2 Extreme QX6850
3. Core 2 Extreme QX6800
4. Core 2 Duo E6850
5. Core 2 Extreme X6800
6. Core 2 Extreme QX6700
7. Core 2 Quad Q6700
8. Core 2 Duo E6750
9. Core 2 Duo E6700
10. Core 2 Quad Q6600
11. Core 2 Duo E6600
12. Athlon 64 X2 6400+
13. Core 2 Duo E6550
14. Athlon 64 X2 6000+
15. Phenom 9600+
16. Phenom 9500+
17. Athlon 64 X2 5800+
18. Core 2 Duo E6420
19. Core 2 Duo E6400
20. Athlon 64 X2 5600+
21. Athlon 64 X2 5400+
22. Athlon 64 X2 5200+
23. Athlon 64 FX-74
24. Athlon 64 FX-72
25. Pentium D EE 965
26. Pentium D 960
27. Athlon 64 FX-70
28. Core 2 Duo E6300
29. Athlon 64 FX-62
30. Athlon 64 X2 5000+
31. Athlon 64 FX-60
32. Pentium D EE 955
33. Pentium D 950
34. Core 2 Duo E4600
35. Athlon 64 X2 4800+
36. Core 2 Duo E4500
37. Core 2 Duo E4400
38. Core 2 Duo E4300
39. Athlon 64 X2 4600+
40. Pentium D EE 840
41. Athlon 64 X2 4400+
42. Athlon 64 X2 4200+
43. Athlon 64 X2 4000+
44. Athlon 64 X2 3800+
45. Athlon 64 X2 3600+
46. Athlon 64 4000+
47. Athlon 64 FX-55
48. Athlon 64 3800+
49. Pentium D 945
50. Pentium D 840
51. Pentium D 820
52. Pentium 4 3.8GHz
53. Athlon 64 3700+
54. Athlon 64 FX-57
55. Pentium 4 3.6GHz
56. Pentium D 940
57. Athlon 64 FX-53
58. Athlon 64 FX-51
59. Pentium D 930
60. Athlon 64 3600+
61. Athlon 64 3500+
62. Athlon 64 3400+
63. Pentium D 830
64. Pentium 4 3.4GHz
65. Pentium 4 3.2GHz
66. Pentium D 805
67. Pentium D 925
68. Athlon 64 3200+
69. Pentium 4 3.06GHz
70. Pentium D 920
71. Pentium D 915
72. Pentium 4 3.0GHz
73. Athlon 64 3000+
74. Athlon 64 2800+
75. Athlon XP 3200+
76. Pentium 4 2.8GHz
77. Pentium 4 2.6GHz
78. Athlon XP 2800+
79. Pentium 4 2.4GHz

As before, the list is taken from the March issue of PC Gamer. Part of an article discussing the hardware requirements of modern games, this is a list of rankings according to mainly performance and features, but also taking into account value for money.

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