Quote Originally Posted by Rammsteiner View Post
How many times were we told not to follow so blindly those ES numbers? So why would those i5 numbers be correct?
Plain and simple, the i5 numbers come from the same person that showed off the i7 numbers and the number from the retail parts where same/better then the ES shown by that person.

Quote Originally Posted by Rammsteiner View Post
I dont know whether it's true AMD needs a 3.2~3.4Ghz CPU to match a 2.66Ghz i5, but do we already know what speeds Intel is going to release anyway? Cause if it's that 'fast', they might only compete with their own line if they release the same frequency i5's.
i5 is the replacement for S775, i7 is just a byproduct from Serverparts (Xeons). I expect them to have the exact same frequenzy as the i7s, maybe one notch lower (no 3,2ghz part).