Windows 7 x64 Pro Intel Ivy Bridge vs. Sandy Bridge Benchmarking of Microsoft Windows 7 Pro x64 with the Intel 8.15.10.2696 Windows 64-bit graphics driver on an Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge processor and Intel Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge CPU. Testing for a future article. Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 85.10 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 42.82 |==================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 37.64 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 21.68 |====================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 42.38 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 24.36 |====================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 182.97 |====================================== Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 146.50 |============================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 31.17 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 31.40 |======================================= Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 75.73 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 51.83 |=========================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 182.28 |====================================== Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 127.86 |=========================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 71.68 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 53.54 |============================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7: Intel Core i7 3770K . 36.73 |======================================= Windows 7: Intel Core i5 2500K . 22.02 |=======================