LGA 1156 Core i7s & Core i5s Reviews

[purefun65]

We're talking about platforms here, whatever mobo you choose will behave very similar. Core i7 9xx means x58, triple channel, QPI, etc. This means ultra high PC for what it does, and don't even talk about OC. x58 is a failure as a desktop platform. Lynnfield just confirms it, same perfomance (except in bandwidth synchtetic test because of dual channel), way lower PC, lower cost, way higher turbo mode...

At the core level, both CPUs are the same except maybe ultra minor tweaks on the s1156 side.

we will see the difference when the new gpu's are starved for bandwith with this platform. sorry but 2 8x by lanes wont cut it. sli and crossfire will lose compared to x58 chipset.This is xtreme systems who wants less?