Intel has finally lifted the embargo on the yet-to-be-launched Intel Core i7 processors and the Intel X58 Express Chipset! Intel strongly believes that this new platform will be the must have work horse for digital media & gaming enthusiasts for many months to come. Read on to see how the Intel Core i7 920, 940 and 965 do against 14 other processors!
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GI-JOE wrote:Good review, but I was wondering, is there any chance you could include some games in there other than 3DMark?
It's the first of a few, so I'm sure there will be gaming results in one 'down the line'.
Says so in the review:
With so much to talk about this new platform we made the decision to focus just on processor performance for this article and then take a deeper dive at other features in the weeks to come.
Oh yeah I'll have a deep dive on gaming and memory coming... Right now I'm testing triple SLI with 3 GTX 280's versus Quad CrossFireX with two Radeon HD 4870 X2's.
The other reasons it wasn't included now:
I just got the Corsair triple channel kit on Thursday along with the Kingston Triple Channel kit.
On Thursday I got the three GTX 280's for Triple Channel Testing
On Thurdsay ATI released a hotfix driver for the X58 platform that changed performance numbers significantly
Friday was Halloween and I had parties and plans for Friday night and Saturday night
Getting new drivers, new video cards and production memory kits on Thursday was just too much to test over the holiday weekend with plans already made.
Also I have over 5 LGA 1366 cooling soltions and those will be in a roundup as well.
Nice job with the review, looks like it was a session of endurance benching that would make one go crazy. Just curious, you try maxing out the baseclock at all? I've been seeing results all over the place from ~150MHz to 200MHz and was curious if it's board or CPU related. It sounds more and more like the CPUs are all over the place which will severely hamper the i920 and i940 overclocking.
Overclocking has the same struggles that AMD is having on Phenom, so the QPI frequency seems to be area to watch. I'll post more when I spend more time overclocking these.
typo? cause if its not than the memory bandwidth numbers are even more amazing! and about the overclocking, are you actually able to change the baseclock?
no that was a typo... That would be triple channel that was run in the review. Three 2GB modules at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings with a command rate of 1T is what I ran. Not bad for a 6GB kit and 1.40 Volts. I'm very impressed what that Corsair memory kit can do with just 1.4 Volts. That specific kit has the more expensive Samsung IC's, but it's a winner hands down.
Rumored launch of November 17th, 2008. I imagine that is the correct date as that date has been the primary date mentioned in quiet circles for weeks. Can't wait for these chips, now time to sell my QX9650
Rumored launch of November 17th, 2008. I imagine that is the correct date as that date has been the primary date mentioned in quiet circles for weeks. Can't wait for these chips, now time to sell my QX9650
I am determined to get one of these badass systems for myself within the next 2-3 months. I'd say the move from an E6750 to any of those processors is a VERY nice jump.
Cyberpower generic case
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
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DAMN - now to stress test those puppies on f@h!!
