PCMark Vantage simulates the use of real-world applications and gives scores for the following categories:
- PCMark
- Memories
- TV and Movies
- Gaming
- Music
- Communications
- Productivity
- HDD
For a detailed description of each one of these tests, please download and read the PCMark Vantage Reviewer’s Guide.
You can see the results for each category below. We are not going to compare the results for the Memories and HDD suites.
Core i7-980X achieved an overall score 17% higher than Core i7-870, 20% higher than Core i7-965, 23% higher than Core i5-750 and 35% higher than Phenom II X4 965.
On the TV and Movies benchmark Core i7-980X achieved a score 10% higher than Core i7-965, 12% higher than Core i7-965, 12% higher than Core i7-870, 30% higher than Core i5-750 and 31% higher than Phenom II X4 965.
On the Gaming set Core i7-980X achieved a score 13% higher than Core i7-965, 16% higher than Core i7-870, 28% higher than Core i5-750 and 71% higher than Phenom II X4 965.
On the Music benchmark Core i7-980X achieved a score similar to Core i7-870 and 7% higher than Core i6-750 and 30% higher than Phenom II X4 965. Core i7-965 achieved a score 3% higher than the reviewed CPU.
On the Communications tests Core i7-980X achieved a score 62% higher than Core i7-965, 64% higher than Core i7-870, 68% higher than Phenom II X4 965 and 79% higher than Core i5-750.
And finally on the Productivity benchmark Core i7-980X achieved a score 5% higher than Core i7-965, 6% higher than Core i7-870, 16% higher than Phenom II X4 965 and 17% higher than Core i5-750.
