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Intel Core i5 750 & Core i7 860/870 Review
[Abstract]
Lynnfield Makes its Long Awaited DebutMeet Lynnfield, Intel's latest processors that have been on the upcoming horizon for the longest time. The mainstream successor to Intel's Core 2 platform ...
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Test Setup
Since the new Lynnfield processors are targeted at the mainstream, with a price range of less than US$600, we won't be comparing them to the flagship Bloomfield Core i7. Instead, the less powerful models, the Core i7-950 and 920 will be used. We also tested a set of results for the Core i7-870 with Turbo Boost disabled (meaning that it runs at its default 2.93GHz) to find out the impact of that feature on performance.
Intel's older Core 2 quad-cores will also be represented, since Lynnfield is the intended successor for this segment and we'll be using the scores for two of the higher end 45nm Core 2 Quad, the Q9650 and Q9550, since prices for these formerly top processors have fallen heavily since their heyday.
Finally, AMD's Phenom II X4 may be facing its sternest test yet as Intel finally has a competitively priced Nehalem to undermine AMD's value proposition. We'll be showing the top two models, the X4 965 and 955 Black Edition in our benchmarks.
Intel Core i5/i7 (Lynnfield) Test Configuration
- Intel DP55KG (Intel P55 Express chipset)
- 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1333 (CAS 7-7-7-20)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 (ForceWare 178.24)
- Seagate 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive (one single NTFS partition)
- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
- Intel INF 9.1.1.1015 and Matrix Storage Manager 8.9.0.1023
Intel Core i7 Test Configuration
- Gigabyte X58 Extreme (Intel X58 Express chipset)
- 3 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1066 (CAS 7-7-7-20)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 (ForceWare 178.24)
- Seagate 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive (one single NTFS partition)
- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
- Intel INF 9.1.0.1007 and Matrix Storage Manager 8.6.0.1007
Intel Core 2 Quad Test Configuration
- ASUS P5E3 Deluxe (Intel X38 Express chipset)
- 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1333 memory modules (CAS 7-7-7-20)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB SATA hard disk drive (one single NTFS partition)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 (ForceWare 178.24)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
- Intel INF 8.3.1.1009 and Matrix Storage Manager 7.8.0.1012
AMD Phenom II X4 Test Configuration
- MSI 790FX-GD70 (AMD 790FX + SB750)
- 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1333 (7-7-7-20)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive (one single NTFS partition)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 (ForceWare 178.24)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Benchmarks
The following benchmarks were used in this review:
- BAPCo SYSmark 2007 Preview (ver 1.04)
- Futuremark PCMark 2005 Pro
- Lightwave 3D 7.5
- 3ds Max8 (SP2)
- Cinebench 10
- XMpeg 5.03 (DivX 6.8 encoding)
- Futuremark 3DMark06 v1.1
- AquaMark3
- World in Conflict v1.05
- Crysis v1.1
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