What will it cost … Core i7-965 EE @ 3.20 GHz – $999, Core i7-940 @ 2.93 GHz – $562, Core i7-920 @ 2.66 GHz – $284.
Can you buy them yet … no.
Start off with Ryan’s review as he takes them through an extended version of our testing process.
“Intel’s new Core i7 series of processors is a modern marvel of technology that brings previously inaccessible performance to the consumer. In areas where multi-threaded applications are dominant, heavy multi-tasking is the norm or multimedia encoding is the primary function, the move to a HyperThreaded Core i7 part is a no brainer. But Intel’s biggest problem might not have anything to do with AMD or another outside source: the fact is that the Core 2 Quad processors are still fantastic performers, widely available and pretty damn cheap. Anyone that has a quad-core system will likely not find a compelling performance benefit to upgrade from it to a Core i7 unless they subscribe to one of the usage models mentioned above. Intel has definitely attempted to curb this dilemma with the introduction of the $284 Core i7-920 and I think that this CPU will find its way into many of our reader’s machines.”Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- Intel Core i7 Synthetic Benchmarks @ [H]ard|OCP
- Intel Core i7 Application Results @ [H]ard|OCP
- Intel’s Core i7 processors @ Tech Report
- Intel Core i7 Review: Nehalem Gets Real @ ExtremeTech
- The Dark Knight: Intel’s Core i7 @ AnandTech
- Intel Core i7 – 920 @ CPU3D
- Intel Core i7 – everything that Core 2 should have been – performance numbers @ HEXUS
- Intel Core i7 – Nehalem Architecture Dive @ bit-tech
- Intel’s Core i7 920, 940 and 965 processors @ bit-tech
- Core i7 Nehalem Benchmarks @ CPU3D
- Intel Core i7 920, 940 and 965 Processor Review @ Legit Reviews
- Intel Core i7 920 and 965 XE CPU Review @ Madshrimps
- Intel Core I7 Review @ OCC
- Getting To Know Intel’s New Core i7, Video Spotlight @ HotHardware
- Intel i7 – Codename Nehalem @ LostCircuits
- Intel Core i7 and Asus Rampage 2 Extreme Review @ DriverHeaven
- Intel Core i7 Performance @ t-break
- Intel Core i7 Processors: Nehalem and X58 Have Arrived @ HotHardware
- Intel Core i7 920 / 940 / 965 @ Neoseeker
- Intel Core i7 and X58 chipset – all systems go @ HEXUS
- Intel Core i7 920, 940 and 965 Extreme Edition @ Techspot
- Intel Core i7 Performance Preview @ Techgage
- Intel I7 Coverage @ Bjorn3D
- Intel Core i7 “Nehalem” @ hardCOREware
- Intel Core i7 920 and Core i7 965 @ Guru of 3D
- Intel Core i7 Multi-GPU SLI and Crossfire game performance @ Guru of 3D
- Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform @ Benchmark Reviews
- Intel Core i7 Nehalem Arrives and FSB Departs @ Tweaktown
- Intel Core i7 940, 920 and 965 Extreme Edition @ Legion Hardware
- All about Intel Core i7 Socket LGA 1366 Cooling @ Tweaktown