Intel Core i5 750 & Core i7 860/870 Review --- TheThirdMedia Hardware

List of Quad-core Processors

Now that Nehalem has gone mainstream, we have updated our table with the current generation of quad-core offerings from both AMD and Intel:

Current Quad Cores Compared

Processor Name	Lynnfield Core i5/i7	Core i7	AMD Phenom II X4 (AM3)
Processor Model	i7-870, i7-860, i5-750	i7-975Extreme Edition, i7-965 Extreme Edition, i7-950, i7-940, i7-920	965 'Black Edition', 955'Black Edition', 945, 910, 810, 805
Processor Frequency	2.93GHz, 2.80GHz, 2.66GHz	3.3GHz,3.2GHz, 3.06GHz, 2.93GHz, 2.66GHz	3.4GHz, 3.2GHz,3.0GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.5GHz
No. of Cores	4	4	4
Front Side Bus (MHz)	-	-	-
HyperTransport Bus / QuickPath Interconnect/Direct MediaInterface	4.8GT/s	6.4GT/secfor i7-975 XE, i7-965 XE, 4.8GT/sec for i7-950, i7-940, i7-920	2.0GHz
L1 Cache (data + instruction)	(32KB + 32KB) x 4	(32KB + 32KB) x 4	(64KB + 64KB) x 4
L2 Cache	256KB x 4	256KB x 4	512KB x 4
L3 Cache	8MB	8MB	6MBfor 900 series4MB for 800 series
Memory Controller	Integrated Dual Channel (up toDDR3-1333)	Integrated Triple Channel (up toDDR3-1333)	IntegratedDual Channel (up to DDR2-1066 or DDR3-1333)
TDP (W)	95	130	95 - 125
Instruction Set Support	MMX,SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	MMX,SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	MMX,SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel EM64T / AMD64	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) / AMD Cool 'n'Quiet	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virtualization Technology	Yes (Enhanced)	Yes (Enhanced)	Yes
Packaging	LGA1156	LGA1366	AM3
Process Technology	45nm	45nm	45nm SOI
Processor Codename	Lynnfield	Bloomfield	Deneb
Die Size	296mm²	263mm²	258mm²
No. of Transistors	774 million	731 million	758 million



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