Intel Introduces New Core i7, i5 Processors
It's new hotness.
After months of whispers, Intel today officially introduced the next major platform for its processors with the introduction of the Core i5 and updates to the Core i7 and Xeon 3400 series for mainstream desktop and entry server markets.
Formerly codenamed "Lynnfield," these new chips are based on Intel's award-winning Nehalem microarchitecture and are designed for consumers who need high-end performance for digital media, productivity, gaming and other demanding applications. These processors, along with the new Intel P55 express chipset, are available today.
The new Core i7 and i5 processors are the first Intel processors to integrate both a 16-lane PCI Express 2 graphics port and two-channel memory controller, enabling all input/output and manageability functions to be handled by the single-chip Intel P55 Express Chipset. Previous Intel chipsets required two separate chips – a northbridge and a southbridge.
Check out our three feature articles today for the full scoop:
- Intel Core i5 And Core i7: Intel’s Mainstream Magnum Opus
- In Theory: How Does Lynnfield's On-Die PCI Express Affect Gaming?
- Core i5, Core i7, CrossFire, And SLI: Gaming Paradise, Redux?
Also see the video below for a little primer of what's so great about the new platform and chips:
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doomtomb You can see how he stumbles when he speaks... because Intel really made a mess with their naming convention. Core i7s on two different motherboard sockets is too confusing for mainstream.Reply -
Woohoo!!! A new CPU that doesn't outperform the year-old Core i7, jacks up "mid-range" mobos up to price-points not seen in years, and features an on-die PCI-e controller, which apparently doesn't help and might actually hurt performance.Reply
Intel's marketing people are laughing at you right now, I'm sure some fanboys are going to "upgrade" their i7 920 to a newer i5 just to be part of the celebration... -
Microcenter still has i7 920s for $199 which is where I got mine, so I'm not exactly complaining about the priceReply
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jgv115 Actually, the socket change is not as bad. The P55 is much more cheaper than X58. The socket change was necessary.Reply
I think Intel have the upper hand now. -
christop: Intel kept LGA775 for years, but everytime a new CPU came out, it wouldn't run on the older chipsets, so you had to spend a day researching it to find out that you still couldn't use the newest CPU in your motherboard(figuring out what could run Conroe was a nightmare).Reply