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When it comes to gaming there is a clear winner that stands above the rest. No one will detest the Intel i-series are truly amazing processors. An Intel i5-2500K 3.3GHz will defeat any AMD processor to date in any gaming benchmark test. Any Intel i-series with better stats than this is only improving upon the i5's performance. In Skyrim specifically, the i5 is around 30% faster than any AMD when measuring FPS and time spent to draw frames. Of course, not every is going to need or be able to afford this performance straight away. Below is a list of Intel i-series processors for each STEP install. To obtain the most "upgrade-ability" use the LGA 1155 socket type. | When it comes to gaming there is a clear winner that stands above the rest. No one will detest the Intel i-series are truly amazing processors. An Intel i5-2500K 3.3GHz will defeat any AMD processor to date in any gaming benchmark test. Any Intel i-series with better stats than this is only improving upon the i5's performance. In Skyrim specifically, the i5 is around 30% faster than any AMD when measuring FPS and time spent to draw frames. Of course, not every is going to need or be able to afford this performance straight away. Below is a list of Intel i-series processors for each STEP install. To obtain the most "upgrade-ability" use the LGA 1155 socket type. | ||
<span style="color:#32c832; font-weight: bold;">Performance STEP:</span> Intel i3-2120 Sandy Bridge Dual-core 3.3GHz retailing around $130 | |||
<span style="color:#c8c832; font-weight: bold;">Baseline STEP:</span> Intel i5-3470 Ivy Bridge Quad-core 3.2GHz retailing around $200 | |||
<span style="color:#ff4b00; font-weight: bold;">Extreme STEP:</span> Intel i7-3770K Ivy Bridge Quad-core 3.5GHz retailing around $330 (this only provide minimal improvement. The i5 above is more than enough for Skyrim). | |||
<span style="color:#ff4b00; font-weight: bold;">Overkill:</span> If you have to have the best of the best: Intel i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E Six-core 3.2GHz ($570) and Intel i7-3970X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E Six-core 3.5GHz ($1,080) | |||
== Terminology == | == Terminology == |