Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 Processor Reviews

Why spend more money? 3/27/2010

By Iccullus

Pros: It Easy to Overclock this thing. Compare Intel Chips and the only difference are the GHz. Take some time and do a little research and learn how to OC - Get the most Bang for your buck with this chip. I've got a current OC at 3.5 GHz with air cooling and this is my first attempt at doing this. This chip cost me a fraction of the Extreme chip price and I am pushing a larger clock speed currently. This chip is powerful and efficient.

Cons: Nothing - I love this Chip

Other Thoughts: If you don't know how to Overclock a CPU please do your research first so you don't inadvertently fry your chip out. Lots of motherboards offer tools to do this and there is plenty of information on the internet - but even for beginners this chip is very resilient and capable of taking a lot of abuse. Low power consumption and efficient. If you plan on overclocking don't forget to get a capable CPU Heat-sink fan - The stock heat-sink just simply will not cool it correctly.

Where to Buy

Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920

The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU

The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU

Final Words

I have to say that Intel's Core i7 980X is the first Extreme Edition CPU that I've ever gotten excited about. In the past you used to have to choose between more cores or high clock speeds. Thanks to power gating and Gulftown's PMU, those days are over. The 980X gives you its best regardless of what you throw at it. Lightly threaded apps benefit from the larger L3 cache and heavily threaded apps take advantage of the extra cores. The performance advantage you get at the low end ranges from 0 - 7%, and on the high end with well threaded code you're looking at an extra 20 - 50% over the Core i7 975. Even more if you compare to a pedestrian processor. There are a few cases where the 980X does lose out to the Core i7 975 thanks to its higher latency L3 cache, but for the most part it's smooth sailling for the 6-core beast.

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