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2009-01-06 20:44:11


What ISVs [independent software vendor] are saying about the Intel Core i7 processor



See what 4 industry leading ISVs (Adobe, Avid/Pinnacle, Ubisoft, Nero) are saying about the Intel® CoreTM i7 processor and how it will benefit digital content creators and gamers




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HP Pavilion Elite m9600 Desktop Offers Intel Core i7 Chip

Hewlett-Packard is offering a new desktop – the HP Pavilion Elite m9600 – that uses one of Intel’s Core i7 processors that is based on the Nehalem microarchitecture released in late 2008.

In addition to the Core i7 processor, the HP desktop offers newer DDR3 (double data rate 3) memory and HP is offering between 3GB and 12GB of SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random access memory). HP is also offering between 500GB and 1TB of data storage with the new desktop using a SATA (serial ATA) hard disk drive. HP is also allows for RAID configurations with the HDDs as well.

In terms of graphics, HP offers a choice of a pair of Nvidia GeForce GPUs (GPUs) – the GeForce 9600GS and the 9800GT. In addition, the desktop can also support an ATI Radeon HD graphics card.

Finally, the HP HP Pavilion Elite m9600 desktop supports the 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate. HP is offering a starting price of $949 for this new desktop, but that limits users to a 500GB HDD and the Nvidia GeForce 9600GS graphics card.

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2009-06-25 02:31:37


Nehalem Speeding Up: Intel Core i7-975 XE and Core i7-950 Review


Intel finally updated their Core i7 family and introduced two new solutions that feature not only higher clock frequency, but also have new D0 processor stepping. So, the new processors can boast not only better performance but also certain advantages during overclocking, improved heat dissipation and power consumption.

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2009-06-25 21:26:12

Intel air-cools Core i7 to 5.07 GHz!





This is the fastest ever air cooled processor in the history of the IT industry: If you take the 133 MHz QPI base clock and multiply it 38 times, a nice lucky number in Chinese, you'll get a whopping 5.07 GHz.



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2009-07-22 12:12:18


Intel Core i7 Overclocking Tutorial (NCIX Tech Tips #19)



In the episode of NCIX Tech Tips, Linus gives you the basics of taking your Intel Core i7 even further with an overclocking tutorial.



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2009-09-10 10:49:33

Under Core i7's Hood: Comparing The C0 And D0 Steppings

Whether you're looking at the IT hardware business or automobile industry, products often receive bug fixes, improvements, or upgrades during their active life cycle. Cars get face-lifted once they’ve been on the market for a while, usually at that halfway point between launch and the introduction of a successor.

In terms of silicon devices, we’re talking about steppings, which often incorporate a number of different improvements. When Intel
introduced its Core i7-975 Extreme, it started to replace the 965 Extreme's C0 stepping with the more advanced D0 silicon. We found some significant differences between the two.


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2010-01-02 12:43:15


Gulftown 6-core is officially named "Core i7 980X"


Without further ado, the official name of Intel’s flagship 32nm desktop chip is Core i7 Extreme 980X. News of the confirmation comes from Chinese-based site PCOnline.com.cn which claims to have an official revised Intel roadmap in its hands. Judging by the image, the roadmap does seem valid and official with an “Intel Core i7” logo slapped above the X58 architecture layout image. On another note, the site states that the new flagship desktop chip will run at 3.33GHz, which basically makes it a Core i7 Extreme 975 with all the quirks of the 32nm Westmere family architecture and two additional cores.



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2010-01-11 12:09:51


An Intel Core i7 powers a multi-touch display that's visually displaying 500 news feeds simultaneously, all of which are interactive.


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Intel® Core™ i7 Processor


Product information

3.06 GHz, 2.93 GHz, and 2.66 GHz core speed
8 processing threads with Intel® HT technology
8 MB of Intel® Smart Cache
3 Channels of DDR3 1066 MHz memory

View Intel® Core™ i7 processor performance benchmarks

Download the product brief

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All Core i7 Models



In the past, Intel processors used an external memory controller located in the north bridge chip (also known as Memory Controller Hub, MCH). This means that with CPUs using this older architecture, the chipset (and therefore, the motherboard) is the component that sets the type and amount of memory you can install in the computer. With the Core i processor line, the memory controller is embedded in the CPU, and it is the processor (and not the chipset) that sets the memory type and amount you may have installed in your system. The motherboard, however, may have a limitation on the amount of memory you can install.

The memory controller integrated in the Core i7 accepts only DDR3 memories, supporting the now standard dual-channel (triple-channel on socket 1366 models) architecture up to 1.6 V. Memory modules which require voltages higher than this will not work and may even damage the processor. The speeds supported will depend on the CPU model, as we will present in the next pages.

Socket 1366 models use a triple-channel memory architecture, meaning that they access three memory modules at the same time. So, with these CPUs, you must install at least three memory modules in order to reach the maximum performance they can provide. This architecture provides a 50% bandwidth increase compared to the dual-channel architecture. For example, DDR3-1066 memories working in dual channel mode have a maximum theoretical transfer rate of 17 GB/s, while if working in triple channel they have a maximum theoretical transfer rate of 25.5 GB/s.


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