hothardware.com — Today, Intel is finally releasing new Core i7 models and speed bins to the market, as well as announcing a new flagship chip, the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. At a stock clock speed of 3.33GHz and Intel Turbo Boost speeds at 3.45GHz (all cores) and 3.6GHz (single core), you can bet this new Core i7 is one hot-rod of a quad-core CPU.
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slapoJun 3, 2009
At least these:The GIMP can create up to 16 threads,RawTherapee scales with CPUs (virtual or real, CPUs or cores),RAWHide scales at least up to 4 cores,Google Chrome creates multiple processes, so it might benefit from more cores (even if they're not physical cores),7-zip is quite nice and scales with multiple CPUs/cores if you set it to use them.There's probably more of those.
bipolarruledoutJun 3, 2009
Extremely Expensive Edition.
yage2006Jun 3, 2009
Still not above 4ghz this is getting really boaring. When you come out with a 5ghz one then you can call it "extreme"Otherwise the only thing I find extreme is the price.
menorikeyJun 4, 2009
I am reading they will be very similar in speed to the i7's but cheaper. A lot of i7 owners are pissed at Intel about this.
alarchyJun 4, 2009
Just like they "discontinued" the Q6600 because it was so popular, and easily overclockable (especially with the G0 stepping)? I'm sure the i920 will be available for quite a while, and seriously doubt it will have its price jacked up if it doesn't get preemptively discontinued because of its popularity.Intel is not that dumb.
runninrebelOct 13, 2009
For the money, the i5 is a great option...If you plan, for whatever reason, to purchase the i9 early in 2010, then you'll want to go with the i7 or else you'll need to purchase another MOBO.
runninrebelOct 13, 2009
I hear your cry, but there are some....And remember, who needs 425 horses under the hood? How many people you know ever even WHIFF the speedometer near 175, yet those cars still get bought by the thousands every year.
runninrebelOct 13, 2009
I'm with you on that....The only reason I can think of, is that the 975 socket is the only one that will accept the i9 when it comes out (at least that is what I THINK I read from Intel)....So you won't need another MOBO....But still, 1K? Man, that's a top graphics card and monitor with enough left over for dinner for two at Ruth Cris....
surfacewoundOct 13, 2009
The 975 uses LGA 1366, same as the 920 and 940/950.