We follow up on our Intel Core i7 coverage and give you a look at just how much power you are going to need when overclocking that new Core i7 model 920 from 2.66GHz to 3.8GHz.
We give you a quick look at overclocking the Intel Core i7 920 processor that runs at a stock speed of 2.66GHz. What do you need in terms of cooling when you bring it up to 3.8GHz with at 1.35 vCore? You are not using the stock heatsink for sure.
We take our Intel Core i7 processors ranging from 2.66GHz all the way up to 4GHz and turn them loose on Ubisoft’s FarCry 2. It is a great game but does it need a new CPU to give you a better gaming experience? The results even surprised us.
We take the Intel Core i7 965EE, 940, and 920 processors, and run them through six "content creation" applications stretching from Premiere Pro CS4 to encoding MP3s. Clock-for-clock comparisons are supplied as well as a look at what two extra cores get you compared to the "old" dually Core 2 Duo E8500.
We give you a one page article written with the benchmark monkey in mind! (We have a few around here too!). Core i7 965EE, 940, and 920 paced through four synthetic benchmarks and compared to Core 2 QX9770 and E8500. And we even throw in a little Prescott too, just because it was cold in the office.
Intel's Rajesh Kumar, Director of Circuit & Lowe Power Technologies, talks about the Nehalem series of processors and what exactly the big changes are with it compared to current generation technology in this higher resolution video.
A battle of the most powerful processors on the face of the Earth? Nope. Who sucks the least? Not really, but closer. Marketing teams will have you believe one thing, but we are here today to show HardOCP readers what they likely care about. Which one just works better, Atom or Nano?
In case you have a few more questions about the inner workings of the upcoming VIA Nano Processor, we have an internal white paper for you. Has more than a few benchmarks and power numbers noted as well. Good read!
Power efficient processors based on ‘Isaiah’ architecture designed for optimized performance for mainstream PC markets and new device types.
This is almost a non-issue, but some would have you think otherwise. But to make sure you are kept in the loop, AMD has fixed the TLB Erratum occurring on its B2 version of the Phenom processors. The new "B3" is all fixed up.
Before VIA showed off their latest processor architecture this week, they gave us the "grand tour" of the Centaur offices in Texas. There is a lot more to this place than a bunch of engineers sitting around playing with their slide rules.
If you would have told me last year that I would be able to sit down and play Crysis on a VIA low power CPU, well, I think I would have to had called BS on that, but I did just that yesterday. That get your attention?