Benchmark -noun

'An established point of reference against which computers or programs can be measured in tests comparing their performance, reliability, etc.'

Compare prices from top retailers to find hardware that gives you the best performance for your pound using objective benchmark statistics from Passmark.com, suppliers of high quality performance benchmarking solutions

Top 10 Benchmark'd Processors

We determine the top ten best value processors by dividing the price of the CPU from a range of retailers by its benchmark score. The retailer with the lowest price is shown, click on the processor name to find more prices from different retailers. All prices include delivery.

	Product Details / Compare Prices	Best Price	Benchmark	/ £
#1	Intel Core i7 I7 950	£64.99	6308	97.06
#2	Core 2 Quad Q9400	£64.99	3755	57.78
#3	Phenom II X4 965	£87.99	4259	48.4
#4	Core i3 2120	£89.99	3949	43.88
#5	Pentium Dual-Core E5700	£51.29	2071	40.38
#6	Core i3 2105	£103.17	4078	39.53
#7	Core i3 I3 550	£70.31	2717	38.64
#8	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700	£62.46	2277	36.46
#9	Pentium G620T	£63.13	2291	36.29
#10	Athlon II X2 250	£49.42	1690	34.2

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Top 10 Best Value Hard Disks

We determine the top 10 best value hard disks by dividing the capacity of the disk by its price telling you how many gigabytes you get per pound. Benchmark scores are shown for reference purposes. The retailer with the lowest price is shown, click on the processor name to find more prices from different retailers. All prices include delivery.

	Product Details / Compare Prices	Best Price	Benchmark	/ £	Capacity (GB)	/ £
#1	Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB	£79.98	768	9.6	2048	25.61
#2	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB - 600 MBps	£148.99	634	4.26	3072	20.62
#3	Hitachi 2TB DeskStar 7200 SATAII 64MB	£99.96	0	0	2048	20.49
#4	WD AV-GP 2 TB Internal hard drive - 300 MBps	£107.39	0	0	2048	19.07
#5	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3 TB Internal hard drive - 600 MBps - 7200 rpm	£179.58	0	0	3072	17.11
#6	Seagate Barracuda Green 1 TB Internal hard drive - 300 MBps - 5900 rpm	£62.99	0	0	1024	16.26
#7	WD Caviar Green 1.5 TB - 600 MBps	£98.40	660	6.71	1536	15.61
#8	Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Internal hard drive - 600 MBps - 7200 rpm	£67.98	694	10.21	1024	15.06
#9	Samsung SpinPoint F3 Desktop Class HD103SJ 1 TB	£69.99	864	12.34	1024	14.63
#10	Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1 TB	£71.28	466	6.54	1024	14.37

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Top 10 Benchmark'd Graphics Cards

We determine the top ten best value graphics cards by dividing the price of the card from a range of retailers by its benchmark score. The retailer with the lowest price is shown, click on the processor name to find more prices from different retailers. All prices include delivery.

	Product Name / Compare Prices	Best Price	Benchmark	/ £
#1	Gainward GTS 450 Golden Sample Goes Like Hell	£59.98	1447	24.12
#2	ASUS ENGTX550 Ti/DI/1GD5 Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£84.79	1881	22.18
#3	Sapphire RADEON HD 6770 Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£79.99	1749	21.87
#4	Gigabyte GV N550OC-1GI Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£91.99	1881	20.45
#5	Sapphire RADEON HD 6870 Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£139.99	2819	20.14
#6	eVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti Superclocked Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£94.99	1881	19.8
#7	Gigabyte GV N56GSO-1GI Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£141.98	2718	19.14
#8	eVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£168.98	2982	17.65
#9	Sapphire RADEON HD 6770 FleX Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM	£99.99	1749	17.49
#10	Sapphire RADEON HD 6570 Graphics card - 1 GB - DDR3 SDRAM	£49.99	855	17.1

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