Intel Lynnfield Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 Processor Review

Introduction Intel is on the verge of transitioning to 32nm. We'll see the first parts this year. What do you do with your 45nm fabs when you start moving volume away from them? Make really cheap quad-core Nehalems of course: I'm talking $196. I'm talking faster than AMD's entire lineup. I'm talking about arguably the best processor of [...]

Intel Core i7 870 Preview

Benchmark results of new Intel Core i7 870 (Lynnfield) CPU did appear a month ago along with some announcements about new CPUs (Core i7 870, Core i7 860 and Core i5 750) and new chipset (P55). We managed to get our hand on fully functional configuration based on Intel Core i7 870 CPU paired with Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 motherboard. One of the [...]

AMD raises Phenom II ceiling to 3.4 GHz

Starting today, AMD is marketing a stepped-up version of its Dragon platform's top-of-the-line processor, the Phenom II X4 model 965, for a price of $245 in 1,000-unit quantities (the "tray" price, street prices may be a little higher). The "stepped-up" part of the bargain involves a feature that just two years ago, AMD's marketing team was [...]

Intel Quietly Announces Core i5 and Core i3 Branding

Now that's pretty quiet. Intel, today, announced its Core i5 and Core i3 branding with very little detail. The post that inspired all of this is here, The important take away points are as follows: 1) The new brand is Intel Core. There will be three derivatives: Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3. 2) The Core 2 Duo and [...]