I recently had a conversation with a member here about an i7 4770 for 7k, vs a new i3 9100f for a little more than 7k.
These 2 benchmark about the same (passmark), the i7 being a tad higher, but can someone tell me they'd compare CPUs across gens? I'd think that improvements in architecture and efficiency would mean that the i7 wouldn't be comparable to a 9th/10th gen i7, with lower tier CPUs achieving the same performance as previous gen higher tiers.
If not the benchmarks, what else do you look at?
These 2 benchmark about the same (passmark), the i7 being a tad higher, but can someone tell me they'd compare CPUs across gens? I'd think that improvements in architecture and efficiency would mean that the i7 wouldn't be comparable to a 9th/10th gen i7, with lower tier CPUs achieving the same performance as previous gen higher tiers.
If not the benchmarks, what else do you look at?