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October 2009
(82%)
114 Reviews
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Theres a lot to like about the LGA 1156 CPU lineup. Before we go any farther into the conclusion lets look at the expected price at the 1k distribution level. With the i5 750 priced at $196 on a thousand CPUs we can expect to see it surfacing aroun...
Abstract: So the mainstream iteration of Nehalem has now hit the street -- and it should be a success story. The benchmarking numbers speak for themselves, no matter how you look at them. As of right now, the Core i5 750 and i7 860 are superior options to AMD's latest quad-cores
Abstract: For the average user, Core i5 provides a better cost/benefit ratio than Core i7. It is true that Core i7 is faster than Core i5 even when we compare a Core i7 and a Core i5 running at the same clock rate as we did in our review
Despite some hassles with a quirky motherboard, our experience with the new Lynnfield processors were mainly positive. They do not offer the kind of performance increase that LGA1366 brought to the table, but they bridge the gap between Core 2 Quads a...
Very fast; "self-overclocking" Turbo Boost feature; supports Hyper-Threading
Upgrades require new motherboard with LGA 1366 socket and new chipset; supports dual-channel, not triple-channel, memory architecture
This CPU offers superb performance for the price that will excite video editors, rabid gamers, and others looking for top performance. Less-demanding users, though, should consider the much cheaper Core i5. ...
If price of new Core i7 870 CPU will be around 500€ (as we were told) than is seams that Core i7 920 is much better solution. With very similar results CPU that costs the half of that amount offers better price/performance ratio. Even when you add up...
Abstract: Intel continue their dominance in the CPU industry with two new CPU's, the Intel Core i5 570 and Intel Core i7 870. Moving away from just raw GHz power, Intel continue to maximise their CPU's and unlike their previous Core releases, these two CPU's tar...
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Published: 2009-09-07, Author: Sean , review by: tweaktown.com
Over the last few weeks I have read both sides of the argument about Lynnfield. The AMD fans are saying it is a last ditch effort by Intel to prevent AMD from stealing market share. On the other hand, the Intel fans are saying it is going to be the...
We were deeply impressed by the performance and low power requirement of Lynnfield and feel confident that the Core i7-860 - the now-announced slightly slower (2.80-3.46GHz) sibling of the i7-870 we tested - will be the processor of choice through to ...
