[gentoo-user] Re: new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 25/07/12 23:05, Philip Webb wrote:
> Isn't  22 nm  going to be faster than  32 nm  ?
>[...]
> How do you compare cores vs nm ?
> How far is cache size important ( 6 vs 8 MB )?

You simply ignore all that stuff and look at how fast the CPUs are. 
Some 45nm CPUs are faster than some 32nm and 22nm ones.  How small the 
manufacturing process is does not say much about performance.  At least 
not directly.

IMO, the best recommendations come from Tom's Hardware.  They update 
their recommendation every month or two:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

Ignore the "Gaming" in the title.  It's really a recommendation of 
performance vs price.  The only effect their focus on gaming has is that 
they ignore the integrated graphics of Intel CPUs.