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At the high end, per-core performance hasn't increased significantly. However, at the 2-4 core level, it has. For example, the i3-4360t is 72% faster than the i

At the high end, per-core performance hasn't increased significantly. However, at the 2-4 core level, it has. For example, the i3-4360t is 72% faster than the i3 550, even though the 4360t uses half the power of the 550. Plus, you need to keep in mind other things that will affect perceptions of performance, like the pci-e lanes being on-die with the most recent generations of chips. While the high end has plateaued to some extent with recent generations, Intel's pumped a significant amount of work making their other lines considerably more performant.

vardump 12y ago
> At the high end, per-core performance hasn't increased significantly. When comparing aforementioned CPUs (Intel Core i7 980X and Intel Core i7 5930K), I'd call 4->16 FLOPS per clock and 25.6 GB/s -> 68 GB/s memory bandwidth significant. I think integer rate has also at least quadrupled. Of course, because of high latencies, when running pointer chasing or branchy code, there's little improvement. The software just can't take advantage of hardware capabilities. What kind of software are you considering when making that statement?