Question regards to the i7 intel processors family

raghavsood999

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Hello computer technicians, im just wondering if there is such intel i7 CPU with
up to 8 cores or more then 8 cores, without using the HYPERTHREADING technology.
Even if hyper threading features is enabled in a quad core i7 processor for example, then i know that windows will show up as the computer having 8 cores because the cpu is a 4 core cpu with 2 threads per CPU.

- So, now if there is a CPU which has 8 cores or more, please tell me without thinking about the hyperthreading feature. What is the hyperthreading feature is off? then the computer will reconize 4 cores only?

- Also can you tell me the website navigate to and the processors speed/secifications.
-in laptops, what is the max RAM it can support. I need it for lots of virtualization work or executing multiple virtual machines for SERVER work.
I dont want a server, i rather get a client desktop or laptop computer with the best and latest intel i7 processor.
Im looking at a i7 3rd generation extreme condition or the latest one which has more then 8 cores. The situation were i want to explore the cores and determine its freq and technologies is written above. So please read that first. It will explain what i want the most.
Raghav.
 
There are no 8 core i7s in existence right now. The most powerful i7 is the 3970x on the LGA 2011 socket, it is a six core CPU with hyperthreading, and it costs around $1000. If you want 8 physical cores from Intel, you have to look at their Xeon chips, which are aimed at the server market. Ivy Bridge E is supposed to come out later this year, but once again the i7s will cap out at 6 cores, with 8 cores only being available on the Xeon chips.

If you turn off hyperthreading, then Windows will only see your physical cores, so most i7s would be down to 4 cores in that case, the only exceptions being the hexacore i7s which for the current generation are the 3930k, 3960x and 3970x.

If you want to run lots of VMs, you might want to go for a desktop system with a higher core count. The highest core count you can get in a laptop right now is 4. 6 cores and up are only available in desktop systems.

As for maximum RAM, on LGA 2011 boards, 64GB is typically the maximum amount of RAM that you will get. For laptops it varies depending on model, but few if any laptops are going to sport more than 16GB of RAM right now. Limited space in a laptop means you can have fewer DIMMs, so that means less memory, right now the maximum amount of RAM you can get per DIMM would be 8GB. Most laptops will only have space for 2 DIMMs.