Testseek.com have collected 114 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156.
October 2009
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114 Reviews
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Abstract: Intel is on the verge of transitioning to 32nm. We'll see the first parts this year. What do you do with your 45nm fabs when you start moving volume away from them? Make really cheap quad-core Nehalems of course:I'm talking $196. I'm talking faster th...
Abstract: So there you have it: The Lynnfield series processors come very much recommended. The Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 come very much recommended, but that Core i7 860 makes the most sense price performance wise.
Abstract: Intel has created an odd position for its new Lynnfield CPUs by releasing them eight months after the high-performance LGA1366 platform. On the one hand, it's great to see that Intel has finally produced a quad-core CPU that can hold its own against the best dual-core CPUs in games. This means that at long last
Abstract: That being said we are surprised that the Intel Core i7-870 easily defeated the Intel Core i7-920 and Core i7-940 in the vast majority of the benchmarks. It has been rumored that Intel was going to quit producing..
I’ll be honest—when I first got my hands on a pre-production Core i5 three months ago, the processor took me by surprise, even with an artificial cap of 2.8 GHz on its Turbo Boost functionality. That was before final specs or pricing was avail...
The Core i7-870 represents the best Lynnfield currently has to offer. Needless to say, my expectations were quite high. When it comes to performance, though Intel delivered. The i7-870 consistently topped the charts, even outpacing the Core i7-920 in ...
It is interesting to note that in this article we featured three new processors, being the Phenom II X4 965, Core i5 750 and Core i7 860, all of which cost less than $300 US and are able to outperform the Core 2 Quad Q9650. Now when you consider the fa...
All in all, LGA1156 platform makes a very good impression. And although it is evident that Intel’s main goal with the new Lynnfield family launch is the transfer of Nehalem microarchitecture to the mainstream price segment, we often got the feeling...
Abstract: Ultimately, Intel's has done what they set out to do with Lynnfield--bring Nehalem's features and benefits down into more mainstream price points. The new Core i5 and Core i7 800 series processors are excellent additions to Intel's already stellar CPU line-up and the..
Intel has a whole family of products with this launch with new processors, new motherboards to support the processors and a new Platform Controller Hub that changes their entire cost equation. If you want a CPU that offers decent performance without sp...
