Quoting: chrisq

Quoting: 2pack2u2

Quoting: chrisq

Quoting: 2pack2u2Why do they have to put i7-series on recommended. Can't be any more specific?? Come on, there is a HUUUUGE difference in between first i7s and the ones we got nowadays.....

It's not really that huge, which is what has kept me from upgrading my i7-2600.

I7-880: https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7+880+%40+3.07GHz&id=833 [External Link]
i7-6700: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-6700+%40+3.40GHz [External Link]
Not huge difference you say?

Considering that there are no real reason to upgrade even a 6 year old sandy bridge i7, and you had to resort to comparing the very worst to a $2000 cpu, I think it's still OK.

What you seem to not understand is that these requirements are directed at people with zero-to-none interest in cpus, and with that in mind, this is the best metric.

Please do tell what you think would be better and at the same time useful for its purpose.
A list of 80 different models?
iX + year of release?
gflops?
Keep in mind the audience.

Quoting: chrisq

Quoting: 2pack2u2Why do they have to put i7-series on recommended. Can't be any more specific?? Come on, there is a HUUUUGE difference in between first i7s and the ones we got nowadays.....

It's not really that huge, which is what has kept me from upgrading my i7-2600.