Intel recently launched its 7th-gen Core desktop processors, which boast increased clock speeds and performance.<\/p>\n
The new\u00a0processor microarchitecture\u00a0is a refinement of the 6th-gen Skylake processors, with the new processors able to use\u00a0the LGA 1151 socket present on 100-series and new 200-series chipsets.<\/p>\n
In order to determine if the new processors offer a performance improvement, we have compared the Cinebench scores of the 7th-gen CPUs with equivalent chips from previous generations.<\/p>\n
The 7th-generation units\u00a0bring a notable increase in clock speed, and include an unlocked Core i3 dual-core processor \u2013 the first of its kind.<\/p>\n
The new processors are also the first to support Intel\u2019s high-speed Optane storage technology.<\/p>\n
To ensure a reliable comparison, all benchmark figures are based on Cinebench 10 legacy tests conducted by Anandtech<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Single-threaded and multi-threaded results were compared across processors based on the Haswell, Skylake, and Kaby Lake architectures.<\/p>\n 5th-generation Broadwell processors were not included in the comparison, as they did not have a mainstream range comparable to\u00a0previous or subsequent generations.<\/p>\n The table below compares the benchmark scores of the top-of-the-range Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs across three generations.<\/p>\n