Core i7 870 Tested

**Kean** · 08-09-2009, 09:33 AM

Nice test.
I think gap between 750 and 920 would be wider, if used faster memory modules.
SPI 32M is quite disappointing here.

**kl0012** · 08-09-2009, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Shadov

Quite frankly speaking I'm not impressed by the results.

That way I will just stick to the (IMHO) best price / performance AMD Phenom II 955 and stay with socket AM3. When AMD brings Istanbul to desktop then ill consider an CPU upgrade.

i5-750 is damn screaming fast for its price ($196 expected). Having reasonable performance advantage over PII-955 and also lesser power consumption it will give PII-955 to run for its money.
Here is direct comparision i5-750 vs PII-955:
http://diy.pconline.com.cn/cpu/revie...7/1702311.html

On a side note I wonder how Intel will screw everyone with all these new sockets. Its going to be amusing to watch all these "upgrades", where users find their motherboards incompatible.

I doubt it will screw anyone since it was already known for ages. BTW, AMD also changes sockets sometimes.

**informal** · 08-11-2009, 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by kl0012

i5-750 is damn screaming fast for its price ($196 expected). Having reasonable performance advantage over PII-955 and also lesser power consumption it will give PII-955 to run for its money.
Here is direct comparision i5-750 vs PII-955:
http://diy.pconline.com.cn/cpu/revie...7/1702311.html

I doubt it will screw anyone since it was already known for ages. BTW, AMD also changes sockets sometimes.

Yes the turbo mode is quite useful(goes up to 3.2Ghz iirc).But many users won't stick with default clocks anyway and will OC their systems. Plus AMD will release the 3.4Ghz model within the same price range the 955 occupied and probably another 3.6Ghz model in Q4.These should be enough to battle most of the i5 range.

**onethreehill** · 08-13-2009, 05:54 PM

Core i7 870 OCed

Originally Posted by stasio

http://img522.imageshack.us/i/bclk254.jpg/

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=231925

**~~Xoulz~~** · 08-14-2009, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by Bo_Fox

P3 and Athlon were neck-to-neck most of the time, LOL! Fastest Athlons were usually ahead of the P3 by about 50Mhz, beating it to 1GHz in April, 2000. When Athlon was first released, it came in 550, 600, and 650 Mhz variants, to counter Intel's 550Mhz P3.

Just some good ol' nostalgia!

It all depends on what matters to you the most. What defines the biggest boost for you? Some boosts are "feature" boosts, like PCI-E over AGP, SATA over IDE, DDR2 over DDR, etc.. Some are sheer speed boosts, like going from a 500MHz P3 to a 2GHz AthlonXP, to a 3GHz AthlonX2, finally to a 4GHz Corei7. Some of us do not need those boosts, but some upgrade because those boosts are needed so badly, even if it's only for 1 favorite game.

SATA3 will be the "feature boost" next year, while USB3.0 will probably come the year after, in 2012, given the snail-pace progress of finalizing and approving specifications + delays.. and PCI-3.0 might come out sooner than that. We'll just be seeing 6-core 32nm processors or Clarkdale+IGP, etc.. I find the IGP part interesting as it might eventually lead to a new standard for 2D/low-3D hybrid graphics, mainly for power-saving features while the add-on GPU cards sit idle. The next "speed boost" for me would be at least 5GHz on air, using 12 threads while consuming less than 150W or so for the CPU. Right now, when most of us overclock our i7's to 4GHz, our CPU's eat around 200W under load, which is well over the 110-135W TDP. Add in 4GB sticks of 2500MHz 7-7-7 DDR3 that will eventually become cheap in 18 months or so. Everything's gonna be focused on SSD's anyways, like the shift from CRT's to expensive LCD's, from single AGP video card to expensive SLI, etc..

Well said!

**onethreehill** · 08-16-2009, 02:38 PM

Core i5 750 from Fry's

Remember how we told you yesterday that Fry’s had listed the Core i5-750 on its website for a short time before catching the mistake and pulling the listing? Well, [H] reader Matt H. just let me know that he got his order in yesterday (before the ad came down) and the processor arrived this morning. Sweet! Now all he needs is a motherboard.

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2009/08/...essors_in_wild

**RPGWiZaRD** · 08-16-2009, 02:43 PM

I think that pretty much settles it that not only far eastern etailers got these chips in stock. It's just US and europe are more strict with the NDA.

At least it promises good for when the day for the meant-to-be-launch actually comes. Both Lynnfield and P55 motherboard supply seems to be healthy if there's signs of leakage from both far east and US a month beforehand.

**onethreehill** · 08-16-2009, 02:55 PM

Would you like to pick one up?

Core i5 750 in stock, same day shipping @Fry's
http://www.frys.com/product/5981624?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

**corey** · 08-16-2009, 03:36 PM

4 different models of Gigabyte's P55 motherboards sale at here (Turkey). Though there's no sign of CPU's yet. Can we expect an earlier release from Intel?

**revogamer** · 08-16-2009, 03:44 PM

ASUS mobos in stock in new zealand, no chips though either

**onethreehill** · 08-16-2009, 11:52 PM

i7 870 and Gigabyte P55-UD6 hitting retail shelves in Australia.

Originally Posted by dinos22

dinos22

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/....php?p=3964510

**villa1n** · 08-17-2009, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by Chri$ch

Retail Core i5-750 OC Test at the different clocks (3.6, 3.8 and 4Ghz)....

(Source: playwares.com)

Game Test with 6 different CPUs at the same clock (3.6Ghz)

(Source: playwares.com)

For me, that just made i7 920 a much better chip for gaming... seems it beats out the i7 8xxx quite handily in games... those 20 lanes are going to choke lynnfield with the new GPU's coming out at high res, any xfire or sli set up... going to be cpu bottlenecked it seems, qpi ftw. Surprising how well amd's chips keep up as well, price perf wise.. definitely nice.

**onethreehill** · 08-17-2009, 02:41 PM

Intel i5 750 retail chip

Originally Posted by clon22

Just got mine today.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/sh....php?t=2469250

**orangekiwii** · 08-17-2009, 10:48 PM

the thing about those 20 lanes is... for me i do NOT SLI or Xfire or anything i just buy a good card and keep it until it doesn't suit me anymore... and no single pci-e card will use all the 2.0 bandwidth just yet... maybe next gen (doubtful) or the next (gtx500 - might but i suspect the next is truly when we'll see a single 2.0 slot maxed out) and by this time i'll need to upgrade my processor...

lynnfield would have been great if it game out at the same time as nehalem... but it didn't

**onethreehill** · 08-18-2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by orangekiwii

the thing about those 20 lanes is... for me i do NOT SLI or Xfire or anything i just buy a good card and keep it until it doesn't suit me anymore... and no single pci-e card will use all the 2.0 bandwidth just yet... maybe next gen (doubtful) or the next (gtx500 - might but i suspect the next is truly when we'll see a single 2.0 slot maxed out) and by this time i'll need to upgrade my processor...

lynnfield would have been great if it game out at the same time as nehalem... but it didn't

I am not sure I understand what you are saying
Lynnfield is as fast as Bloomfield clock for clock in games
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcon...04&pageid=5452

**onethreehill** · 08-20-2009, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by clon22

I happened to have a sample board(ES) with me.

I gave it a test with my retail 750 chip.
Nothing much here.
Just some pics and simple runs.

Ran some 32m tests on the P55 based chipset.

Some quick shots of the bios :

Really cool bios.(I luv it)
Everything is adjustable... hohoho...

There, 32m runs for comparison.
(I suck though... )

200x20

211x19

222x18

Next, I mounted my stock vapo LS.
Did some validations.

245 bclk :

CPU speed validation :

Hehe...
No time to test too much.
Those of u who luv further adjusting of your bios,
this bios is for you.

Seriously...

http://forums.vr-zone.com/overclocki...ml#post7077452

**orangekiwii** · 08-20-2009, 10:25 PM

pretty cool seeing one out in the wild

**onethreehill** · 08-23-2009, 04:02 AM

i7 860 and MSI P55 GD80 Test
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=232754

**xVeinx** · 08-23-2009, 07:44 AM

If those temps do indeed go with that speed, that's pretty insane. Those are the temps I'd get if I were running at half speed on my i7 920 :p.

**Smartidiot89** · 08-23-2009, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by onethreehill

i7 870 and Gigabyte P55-UD6 hitting retail shelves in Australia.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/....php?p=3964510

There it is! Gigabyte True 24-phase design, Sayaa Edition FTW

**ajaidev** · 08-23-2009, 10:59 AM

It says 750 vs phenom 2 955

Here's the translated version:-

Single 3777 3673
Multi 14087 13271

Sysmark 07: --
E-learning 153 171
Video 240 210
3d 201 190

x264 70.9 74
Winrar 2711 2837

The original lang is Hindi "India"

**onethreehill** · 08-23-2009, 03:50 PM

EVGA P55 E658 FTW NF200 Preview + Bios Screenshots + I7 920 vs I5 750
http://www.xtremesystems.org/FORUMS/....php?p=3973798

**onethreehill** · 08-25-2009, 12:08 AM

Core i5 750 Overclocking Preview @HardOCP
http://hardocp.com/article/2009/08/2...cking_preview/

**Talonman** · 08-25-2009, 05:15 AM

Thnaks for the post...

I like the video reviews. I wish more would do so.

**caffeine** · 08-25-2009, 07:58 AM

Thanks Onethreehill... Can't wait for more. Temps look good considering the poor cooling.

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