Testseek.com have collected 114 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156.
October 2009
(82%)
114 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
602 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
820100114
The editors liked
More Affordable
Lower Thermal Output
Turbo Technology
Dual Channel Memory Support
Excellent Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned)
Very fast
"self-overclocking" Turbo Boost feature
Supports Hyper-Threading
Rock solid performance for decent price
Low PCIe latency.
Incredible Performance
Turbo Boost Technology
HyperThreading Technology
Low Power Consumption
DDR31333 Support
8 MB Shared Cache
The editors didn't like
Yet another motherboard upgrade (sigh....)
Different CPU cooler Needed
Different mounting needed for CPU Cooler
Upgrades require new motherboard with LGA 1366 socket and new chipset
Supports dual-channel
Not triple-channel
Memory architecture
I'd have liked 16 more PCIe lanes for full 2 x 16 SLI or Crossfire.
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Published: 2010-11-04, Author: Nick , review by: icrontic.com
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Published: 2010-06-22, Author: David , review by: techworld.com
A significant price drop with a minor performance loss against Intel's top-line CPU makes this 45-nanometer, quad-core model an excellent buy....
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