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PC hardware of 2012

Efficiency years. Process shrinks mean cooler, quieter machines. SSDs become standard and 4K appears.

Fastest of the year: CPU AMD FX-8350 · GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Showing 80 of 142 parts released in 2012: the best documented ones.

AMD FX-8170CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-8140CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-8300CPU · Piledriver Core AMD FX-8320CPU · Piledriver Core AMD FX-8350CPU · Piledriver AMD FX-6200CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-6120CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-6130CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-6300CPU · Piledriver Core AMD FX-4170CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-4320CPU · Piledriver Core AMD Athlon X4 750KCPU · Trinity AMD FX-4120CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-4130CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-4150CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD FX-4300CPU · Piledriver Core AMD Athlon X4 740CPU · Trinity AMD FX-4200CPU · Bulldozer Core AMD Athlon X4 730CPU · Trinity AMD Athlon X2 340CPU · Trinity Intel Pentium G2120CPU · Ivy Bridge Intel Pentium G870CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium G645CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron G555CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 1407CPU · Sandy Bridge-EN Intel Pentium G640CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron G550CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 1403CPU · Sandy Bridge-EN Intel Pentium G2100TCPU · Ivy Bridge Intel Pentium G860TCPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium G645TCPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 2020MCPU · Ivy Bridge Intel Pentium B980CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium G640TCPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium B970CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron G550TCPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron G540TCPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron B830CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 1405CPU · Sandy Bridge-EN Intel Pentium 2117UCPU · Ivy Bridge Intel Celeron B820CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron B815CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 997CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron 887CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 987CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium B915CCPU · Gladden Intel Celeron 877CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Pentium 977CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron 867CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron B730CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron G465CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron B720CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron 807CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron 797CPU · Sandy Bridge Intel Celeron 725CCPU · Celeron AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz EditionGPU · Tahiti XT2 AMD Radeon HD 7950 BoostGPU · Tahiti Pro2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680GPU · Kepler AMD Radeon HD 7950GPU · Tahiti Pro NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MXGPU · GK104 AMD Radeon HD 7870 XTGPU · Tahiti LE AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz EditionGPU · Pitcairn XT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670GPU · GK104-325-A2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MXGPU · GK104 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MGPU · GK104 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 TiGPU · GK104-300-KD-A2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660GPU · GK106-400-A1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEMGPU · GK104-200-KD-A2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MGPU · GF114 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SEGPU · GF114-200-KB-A1 AMD Radeon HD 7850GPU · Pitcairn Pro AMD Radeon HD 7970MGPU · Wimbledon XT NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 3GPU · GF116-200-KA-A1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TiGPU · GK106-220-A1 NVIDIA GeForce GT 640GPU · GK107-300-A2 NVIDIA GeForce GT 645 OEMGPU · GF114 NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 OEM RebrandGPU · GF116-150-A1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MGPU · GF114 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MXGPU · GK104 NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 OEMGPU · GK107-320-A2

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