1st Gen Core i7 Vs 12th Gen Pentium - Can Old High-End Keep Up with Modern Entry-Level

In 2008 the Intel Core i7 920 was a fantastic quad core processor. It had hyperthreading, support for triple channel memory and overclocking potential. In 2023, one of these costs next to nothing, and although expensive motherboards and old architecture makes it difficult to recommend, the performance is still acceptable. 0:00 Intro, Specs, Test Methodology and General Thoughts 1:44 Cinebench Performance and Gaming Results, Stock and Overclocked Thanks for watching :)