I tested desktop performance initially using both Everest Ultimate (Trial Edition) and Futuremark’s PCMark05

Everest was first and when put up against similar competition we can see that the numbers speak for themselves.







Like the i5 i tested in the Maximus Gene III review recently the i7 is one seriously powerful chip – even at stock speeds! Only it’s slightly lower core clockspeed and its lower memory speeds (unrelated to the chip) return lower numbers when compared to the i5.

PCMark05 returns the same story. Very similar performance between the i5 and i7 with each trading blows at every similar overclock. The AMD is once again down on performance.