Intel Core i7 benchmarks...coming soon!
Blog Intel has taken the wraps off its new Core i7 (Nehalem) processor architecture, which features an integrated memory controller and new QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) point-to-point links. The first CPUs to become available later this month — all quad...
[November 3, 2008, 16:03]
Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) review
Reviews The video and sound encoding tests show that applications in this area are far from optimised for multi-core processors. On the top model — the Core i7 Extreme 965 — QPI runs at 3.2GHz, but only reaches 2.4GHz on the smaller models.
[November 4, 2008, 13:22]
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition review
Reviews Core i7 has enough architecture changes to require a brand-new connection design between the chip and the motherboard. AMD adopted this integrated controller strategy in the early days of its Athlon dual-core processors, and it was one of the...
[November 3, 2008, 22:47]
Intel announces Nehalem desktop branding
News Intel has revealed the consumer branding for the successor to its Core 2 Duo brand. The manufacturer's upcoming chipset microarchitecture — codenamed 'Nehalem' — will find its way into desktop PCs as 'Core i7'.
[August 11, 2008, 12:20]
Intel's 2010 roadmap review
Reviews Intel's roadmap for the next 12 months, presented at IDF in San Francisco, includes a gradual transition to a 32-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process, the first CPUs with integrated graphics processing and a six-core processor for desktops.
[November 4, 2009, 10:20]
Benchmarks: AMD's Phenom II review
Reviews The Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 and Core 2 Quad Q9550 processors operated on a Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard, while the Nehalem Core i7 920 chip used a Gigabyte EX58-DS4 board. When it comes to compression and decompression with 7-Zip, Intel's Core...
[January 30, 2009, 15:34]
Intel moves Nehalem into new niches
News On Tuesday, Intel said its Core i5 processor family, two new Core i7 chips and a series of Xeon chips geared toward small businesses are now available. The new Core i7 chips are the 870, which runs at 2.93GHz, and the 860, which runs at 2.8GHz.
[September 8, 2009, 16:58]
Red Hat version 5.3 released
News Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 became globally available on Wednesday, with the new enterprise OS featuring virtualisation improvements, support for Intel's Core i7 architecture and inclusion of the Open Java Development Kit from Sun.
[January 21, 2009, 7:30]
looks like i will have to save
Talkback Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £218.00 i7 looks like the way to go Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £209.99 G.Skill NQ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple
[March 12, 2009, 18:54]
Intel brings Nehalem to notebooks
News Intel has moved its latest desktop and server chip architecture to the laptop with the announcement of its 45nm Core i7 mobile processor, based on its new Nehalem micro-architecture. Formerly known as Clarksfield, the quad-core chip combines Intel...
[September 24, 2009, 9:00]
Intel and the correct use of power
Blog Take Clarksfield, the Core i7 Mobile processor. Run software that wants a single thread but uses it a lot, and the connected core is given more volts and a faster clock frequency until it's using a great deal more than the ten watt standard...
[September 23, 2009, 23:38]
Ten crucial server attributes
Articles So this Dell T710 houses a pair of brand-new Intel Core i7 Xeon processors, using 45nm processor microarchitecture — code-named Nehalem. Generally speaking, a core philosophy behind server design is the notion that the machine must continue to...
[September 18, 2009, 16:15]
Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009) review
Reviews However, you'd be right to be concerned that although the iMac's core features have improved, Apple hasn't evolved the iMac to match other all-in-ones, particularly Sony's 24in. The 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor is actually the same as in the...
[March 5, 2009, 10:50]
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009) review
Reviews As with the older Mac Pro, the new model comes in either single-chip quad-core or dual-chip eight-core configurations, but Apple has now upgraded to Intel's Xeon 5500 chips, based on the Nehalem core shared by Intel's Core i7 consumer desktop chips.
[March 23, 2009, 12:09]
HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System review
Reviews We installed the RDX on our self-built 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 testbed system running Windows 7 RC. Our review sample was the external USB 2.0 version, which comprises a robust rubber-clad docking unit and a chunky, shock-proof removable cartridge...
[June 10, 2009, 16:06]
Sun upgrades xVM VirtualBox
Blog There is also more support for Mac OS X on Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x), improved support for VMware's virtual machine disk format (VMDK) and Microsoft's virtual hard disk (VHD) file format, for better transfer of critical business...
[December 19, 2008, 14:46]
Opera 10 beta: screenshots review
Reviews On our testbed 3.2GHz Core i7 PC running Windows 7 RC, Opera 10 beta shows an improvement on the Sunspider JavaScript benchmark over the current stable version (9.64). Opera 10 beta is the latest incarnation of a browser that currently lags in...
[June 3, 2009, 10:50]
