Core i7-970 "cheapest" Intel six-core on shelves around the world

[Zed_X]

Intel quitely released most anticipated six-core Core i7-970

Freq is 3,2 GHz and price 850 USD! Is on shelves in Europe now, here are german shops for example, price 835 EUR

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

[-Sweeper_]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

[v0dka]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

An excellent way to piss off the first buyers.

[sdsdv10]

An excellent way to piss off the first buyers.

Intel has been doing this for the last few years. Hasn't seemed to stop people from buying. Soon the i7 950 is set to drop from $562 to $294. I don't see folks digging out their pitch forks and torches just yet...

[WhiteFireDragon]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

q6600 was the first exclusive consumer quad, hence the price premium. this isn't the first intel hexacore, but it's still in the price territory of the intel extremes.

but hopefully you're right.

[-Sweeper_]

q6600 was the first exclusive consumer quad, hence the price premium. this isn't the first intel hexacore, but it's still in the price territory of the intel extremes.

but hopefully you're right.

no, it was QX6700 (november 2006), priced at U$999...

[NKrader]

no, it was QX6700 (november 2006), priced at U$999...

Which is amazing btw

[-Sweeper_]

Which is amazing btw

yeah, pretty much ahead of its time

[Wesker]

q6600 was the first exclusive consumer quad, hence the price premium. this isn't the first intel hexacore, but it's still in the price territory of the intel extremes.

but hopefully you're right.

Hm? The Core 2 Quad Extrme QX6700 came out before the Q6600, IIRC.

[kadozer]

Q6600 also launched at U$851, 3-4 months after -> U$530.... then U$266...

be patient

This.
And also don't forget the great Microcenter in store price.

[stangracin3]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

[Zed_X]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

yeah, of course

[Iconyu]

Intel quitely released most anticipated six-core Core i7-970

Freq is 3,2 GHz and price 850 USD! Is on shelves in Europe now, here are german shops for example, price 835 EUR

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

Still nice to see it released, I think Intel will go with a lower clocked model later on rather than lower prices on this one.

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

...seriously?

[ghost_recon88]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

I was hoping for a second it was gonna be cheaper than that

[Scubar]

no...
this is the cheapest six core


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

Yea but that one will be absolute pants in comparison to the Intel offering. Even the i7s out already trample on it.

[Sn0wm@n]

Intel quitely released most anticipated six-core Core i7-970

Freq is 3,2 GHz and price 850 USD! Is on shelves in Europe now, here are german shops for example, price 835 EUR

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a524845.html

mis-leading thread title ..... not the cheapest x6 on the planet

[informal]

mis-leading thread title ..... not the cheapest x6 on the planet

Should have said : " Core i7-970 "cheapest" intel six-core on shelves around the world"

We have six cores on desktop for under 200 bucks now. Oh and it can do 4Ghz on air too

[dartaz]

Should have said : " Core i7-970 "cheapest" intel six-core on shelves around the world"

We have six cores on desktop for under 200 bucks now. Oh and it can do 4Ghz on air too

But PII X6 @ 4GHz is not as good as i7 quad core at same clock in majority of cases



I wonder why people compare AMD 6 core to intel 6 core ?

[gosh]

But PII X6 @ 4GHz is not as good as i7 quad core at same clock in majority of cases

Test multitasking performance (two or more applications) and applications where data isn’t using aligned (most of them).

[xVeinx]

Test multitasking performance (two or more applications) and applications where data isn’t using aligned (most of them).

Even using linux, where the performance difference is minimal, there are noticeable differences in performance between the 1055T and the Core i7 920. Compilation time for software is still faster on the 920 (5-7%), and sequence alignment using indexing and a Wheeler-Burrows algorithm is still faster (about 8% or so, software is called Bowtie for those interested). The 1055T is no slouch for sure, but it isn't a complete 920 killer in every instance either. Programs I've coded do in fact run faster on the 1055T, but it all depends on what your doing.

[demonkevy666]

But PII X6 @ 4GHz is not as good as i7 quad core at same clock in majority of cases



I wonder why people compare AMD 6 core to intel 6 core ?

failed to show Nb speed
so bus speed bump on I7 930 has advantage there.

[informal]

But PII X6 @ 4GHz is not as good as i7 quad core at same clock in majority of cases



I wonder why people compare AMD 6 core to intel 6 core ?

Only the last 4 are the actual real workloads,2 of them being games with poor MT optimizations and the other 2 showing almost identical performance(where MT optimization is present and done properly).Remember that Nehalem core does have IPC advantage in single threaded applications,it varies from none to 15-20% but it's present.Nobody is denying that. One may argue this advantage is not that big(I'm the one) and it all boils down to price/perf./watt ratio. Basically you get 2 relatively evenly matched systems that each has its strong points.It depends on what you are using your system for and how much you get for the $ you pay.

[duploxxx]

But PII X6 @ 4GHz is not as good as i7 quad core at same clock in majority of cases



I wonder why people compare AMD 6 core to intel 6 core ?

why compare them if you clock them the same? do the test again @ stock... if you want to oc anyhow you can just order a T1055 and oc it.

We can not compare amd and intel on this 6 cores categuory.
Even if amd has a 6 cores, intel is far away with the HT technology.
The amd 6cores can be compare to the i7 920 ( HT on equivalent to 6 physicals cores on perf ).
We have to wait the amd HT to compare the same cores.

then you will have to wait for a very very long time, perhaps never
it doesn't matter if you make a design for ht or more cores, logic is much bigger on a core with HT then without, this is a development choice.
If current AMD would have the same IPC/ghz Intel would be in very bad shape....with or without HT. But we know k10 has lower IPC so it will be depending on BD, sandy is just again an enhancement, not a real leap forward, this was done with Nehalem.

[dartaz]

why compare them if you clock them the same? do the test again @ stock... if you want to oc anyhow you can just order a T1055 and oc it.

At stock i7 930/860 match the performance of T1090

If you overclock them to the same clock, the i7 is better in most cases

[Sam_oslo]

This is another class than AMD's offering, we shouldn't get carried away and mix them. It is a 32nm (with less power usage and heat), and has HT which makes it "almost" equal to 9C, and is faster at stock and will OC much higher too.

That said, this thing got more expensive that rumored/expected, and that's too bad. But the major reason for that is the lack of competition. AMD can't offer a competing CPU in the class yet. The price will hopefully fall when AMD moves to a 9-core 32nm CPU with higher frequencies and better OC-headroom.