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Processor Charts: Normalized Performance Rating

No clue what to choose?
Don't worry! Let your wallet decide, look at a CPU with a NPR of 3 or higher that has 3+ cores and is x64. You should be able to run anything currently out there, you may not be able to run at the highest settings with all the cool stuff, but you should be able to have a responsive and enjoyable experience if the software is properly optimized or allow the tweaking of performance settings.

Do not base your decision on the NPR chart alone. Certain models may perform better in special areas. Be a smart consumer, study what you buy. It is your money after all. But hopefully this NPR chart is a quick starting point to help you narrow down your choices.

Upgrade Advisor instructions:
Click on your model or a model close to yours to activate the upgrade advisor. The ideal upgrade advice for average computing is roughly a 2-3 NPR point increase compared to your current model.

White is your current selection. Red means you will get less performance with these. Brown means improved performance but not enough gain compared to the cost. Green means a 2-3 NPR increase and is the advised upgrade range and hopefully affordable. Blue means too much performance increase thus potentially too expensive. 		Cost Calculator instructions:
Choose two models to compare and enter their cost. The resulting cost vs performance is displayed below. Do not enter currency signs, do not enter "," or spaces. Decimal point "." is allowed though. Choosing a model in the NPR chart will auto-select it as model 2 in the calculator.

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BrandModel (125 entries)SeriesCoresSocketFeatures
All: x86, SSE3
None: VEX3, VEX4		NPR
IntelCore i7-975 ExtremeBloomfield XE41366x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)6.2
IntelCore i7-965 ExtremeBloomfield XE41366x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)6.1
IntelCore i7-950Bloomfield41366x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)5.9
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX9775Yorkfield XE4771x64, SSSE3, SSE4.15.7
IntelCore i7-940Bloomfield41366x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)5.6
IntelCore i7-870Lynnfield41156x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)5.4
IntelCore i7-860Lynnfield41156x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)5.2
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX9770Yorkfield XE4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.15.2
IntelCore i7-920Bloomfield41366x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)5.0
AMDPhenom II X4 965 BEDeneb4AM3x64, SSE4A5.0
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX9650Yorkfield XE4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.9
IntelCore 2 Duo E8600Wolfdale2775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.9
AMDPhenom II X4 955 BEDeneb4AM3x64, SSE4A4.8
IntelCore i5-750Lynnfield41156x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)4.8
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX6850Kentsfield4775x64, SSSE34.7
IntelCore 2 Quad Q9550SYorkfield-6M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.7
IntelCore 2 Quad Q9400Yorkfield-6M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.6
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX6800Kentsfield4775x64, SSSE34.6
AMDPhenom II X4 945Deneb4AM3x64, SSE4A4.6
IntelCore 2 Quad Q8400Yorkfield-4M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.5
AMDPhenom II X4 940 BEDeneb4AM3x64, SSE4A4.5
IntelCore 2 Quad Q9300Yorkfield-6M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.4
AMDPhenom II X4 920Deneb4AM3x64, SSE4A4.3
IntelCore i5-661Clarkdale21156x64, SSSE3, SSE4 (4.1+4.2)4.3
IntelCore 2 Quad Q9450Yorkfield-6M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.3
IntelCore 2 Extreme QX6700Kentsfield4775x64, SSSE34.3
AMDAthlon II X4 630Propus4AM3x64, SSE4A4.2
AMDPhenom II X2 550Callisto2AM3x64, SSE4A4.1
AMDPhenom II X4 810Deneb4AM3x64, SSE4A4.1
AMDPhenom II X3 720 BEHeka3AM3x64, SSE4A4.1
IntelCore 2 Quad Q8200Yorkfield-4M4775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.14.1
AMDPhenom X4 9950 BEAgena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.9
AMDAthlon II X4 620Propus4AM3x64, SSE4A3.9
IntelCore 2 Quad Q6600Kentsfield4775x64, SSSE33.9
AMDPhenom X4 9850 BEAgena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.8
AMDAthlon II X3 435Rana3AM3x64, SSE4A3.8
AMDAthlon II X4 605ePropus4AM3x64, SSE4A3.8
AMDPhenom X4 9750Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.6
IntelCore 2 Duo E8500Wolfdale2775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.13.6
AMDPhenom II X3 710Heka3AM3x64, SSE4A3.6
AMDPhenom X4 9650Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.5
IntelCore 2 Duo E7500Wolfdale-3M2775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.13.5
IntelCore 2 Duo E8400Wolfdale2775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.13.4
AMDPhenom X4 9550Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.4
AMDPhenom X3 8750Toliman3AM2+x64, SSE4A3.4
AMDPhenom 9700Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.3
AMDPhenom X3 8650Toliman3AM2+x64, SSE4A3.2
IntelCore 2 Extreme X6800Conroe2775x64, SSSE33.2
AMDPhenom 9600Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.2
IntelCore 2 Duo E6850Conroe2775x64, SSSE33.1
IntelCore 2 Duo E8200Wolfdale2775x64, SSSE3, SSE4.13.1
AMDPhenom 9500Agena4AM2+x64, SSE4A3.0
AMDAthlon II X2 240eRegor2AM3x64, SSE4A3.0
IntelCore 2 Duo E6750Conroe2775x64, SSSE33.0
AMDAthlon II X2 250Regor2AM3x64, SSE4A3.0
AMDPhenom X3 8450Toliman3AM2+x64, SSE4A3.0
IntelCore 2 Duo E6700Conroe2775x64, SSSE33.0
AMDAthlon X2 7850Kuma2AM2+x64, SSE4A2.9
IntelCore 2 Duo E5300Wolfdale2775x64, SSSE32.9
AMDAthlon 64 X2 6400+Windsor2AM2x642.8
IntelCore 2 Duo E6600Conroe2775x64, SSSE32.7
AMDAthlon X2 5400Windsor2AM2+x64, SSE4A2.6
AMDAthlon 64 X2 6000+Windsor2AM2x642.6
IntelCore 2 Duo E6550Conroe2775x64, SSSE32.5
AMDAthlon 64 FX-62Windsor2AM2x642.5
AMDAthlon 64 X2 5600+Windsor2AM2x642.5
IntelCore 2 Duo E6420Conroe2775x64, SSSE32.4
AMDAthlon X2 7750 BEKuma2AM2x64, SSE4A2.4
AMDAthlon 64 X2 5400+Windsor2AM2x642.4
IntelCore 2 Duo E6400Allendale2775x64, SSSE32.4
AMDAthlon 64 X2 5200+Windsor2AM2x642.3
AMDAthlon 64 X2 5000+Brisbane2AM2x642.2
IntelPentium EE 965Presler2775x642.2
IntelCore 2 Duo E6320Conroe2775x64, SSSE32.1
AMDAthlon 64 X2 4600+Windsor2AM2x642.1
IntelCore 2 Duo E6300Conroe2775x64, SSSE32.1
AMDAthlon 64 X2 4800+Brisbane2AM2x642.1
IntelPentium EE 955Presler2775x642.0
IntelCore 2 Duo E4300Allendale2775x64, SSSE32.0
AMDAthlon 64 X2 4400+Brisbane2AM2x642.0
AMDAthlon 64 X2 4200+Windsor2AM2x641.9
IntelPentium D 960Presler2775x641.8
IntelPentium EE 840Smithfield2775x641.8
IntelPentium Dual Core E2160Conroe L2775x64, SSSE31.8
AMDAthlon 64 X2 4000+Brisbane2AM2x641.8
AMDAthlon X2 BE-2350Brisbane2AM2x641.8
AMDAthlon 64 X2 3800+Windsor2AM2x641.8
IntelPentium D 950Presler2775x641.8
IntelPentium D 840Smithfield2775x641.6
IntelPentium D 940Presler2775x641.6
AMDAthlon X2 BE-2300Brisbane2AM2x641.6
IntelPentium Dual Core E2140Conroe L2775x64, SSSE31.6
AMDAthlon 64 X2 3600+Brisbane2AM2x641.6
IntelPentium D 930Presler2775x641.6
IntelPentium D 830Smithfield2775x641.5
IntelPentium 4 EEPrescott 2M1775x641.5
IntelPentium D 920Presler2775x641.4
IntelPentium D 820Smithfield2775x641.4
AMDAthlon 64 4000+Orleans1AM2x641.4
IntelPentium 4 "E" 570Prescott17751.4
IntelPentium 4 "E" 661Cedar Mill1775x641.4
IntelPentium 4 "E" 660Prescott 2M1775x641.4
IntelPentium 4 "E" 560Prescott17751.3
IntelPentium 4 "E" 651Cedar Mill1775x641.3
AMDAthlon 64 3800+Lima1AM2x641.3
IntelPentium 4 "E" 650Prescott 2M1775x641.3
IntelPentium D 805Smithfield2775x641.3
IntelPentium 4 "E" 550Prescott17751.3
IntelPentium 4 "E" 641Cedar Mill1775x641.2
IntelPentium 4 "E" 640Prescott 2M1775x641.2
IntelPentium 4 "E" 540Prescott17751.2
AMDAthlon 64 3500+Lima1AM2x641.2
IntelPentium 4 "E" 631Cedar Mill1775x641.2
IntelPentium 4 "E" 630Prescott 2M1775x641.2
IntelPentium 4 "E" 530Prescott17751.1
AMDAthlon 64 3200+Orleans1AM2x641.1
AMDSempron 64 3600+Manila1AM2x641.1
IntelPentium 4 "E" 620Prescott 2M1775x641.1
AMDSempron 64 3500+Manila1AM2x641.1
IntelPentium 4 "E" 520Prescott17751.1
AMDAthlon 64 3000+Orleans1AM2x641.0
AMDSempron 64 3400+Manila1AM2x641.0
AMDSempron 64 3200+Manila1AM2x640.9
AMDSempron 64 3000+Manila1AM2x640.9
AMDSempron 64 2800+Manila1AM2x640.8
NPR Chart, upgrade advisor, cost calculator and CSV file © Roger Hågensen, EmSai 2010

Sources: Tom's Hardware 2007 CPU Roundup used for initial data. New models added individually when convenient from Tom's Hardware, Overclockers Club, Tech Report, Guru3D.

© Roger Hågensen, EmSai™ 2010