Intel, ranked the performance of CPU difficult to understand by "5-star" in model number

Intel has ranked "5 stars" by performance for easy understanding of the CPU lineup.

In the ranking, it is said that the "Core 2 Duo E 8000" series of dual core CPU is outperforming the "Core 2 Quad Q 8000" series of quad-core CPUs, and performance is not understood only by looking at the model number, etc. It is a hint to distinguish between CPUs.

Details are as follows.
Processor Ratings - Intel

According to this page, Intel's ranking of the current CPU this time is the following five stages.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★:Top model adopting ultimate technology that maximizes processing speed
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆:By adopting advanced technology, a model that realizes comfortable speed
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆:A smart model that is good at energy saving
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆:Reliability proved model
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆:A model that combines reliability and price

Ranking is like this. The left is CPU for desktop PC, right is for laptop.


According to this table, "Core i 7" series and "Core 2 Extreme QX 9000" series are located in the highest rank in CPU for desktop PC, quad core CPU of rank comparable to "Core 2 Duo E 8000" of dual core CPU is " It is not "Core 2 Quad Q 8000" series but "Core 2 Quad Q 9300 +" series.

It seems that it is fairly roughly divided, but when choosing a new personal computer, it may be better to refer to this index.