Are CPU's Getting Faster? (2009 AMD Phenom II vs 2018 Intel i7 8750H

Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this video we explore the question of whether modern CPU's are faster than older ones. Specifically, how does an i7 from 2018 compare to a Phenom 2 from 2009.

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