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%)
601 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.
We were deeply impressed by the performance and low power requirement of Lynnfield and feel confident that the Core i7-860 - the now-announced slightly slower (2.80-3.46GHz) sibling of the i7-870 we tested - will be the processor of choice through to ...
With the new Lynnfield CPU Intel presents a very interesting new product line. Only the Core i7 870 CPU comes with a rather high price tag. For example with an i7 860 CPU it is possible to configure a system where the base components as CPU, mainboard ...
Abstract: Intel has been sitting pretty as the producer of the fastest CPUs in the world ever since it launched Core 2 back in mid 2006. No matter what AMD has done to catch up, Intel has always been one step ahead, leaving AMD to compete on value alone. T...
Abstract: We consider any product score above '50%' as a safe buy. The higher the score, the higher the recommendation from HEXUS to buy. Simple, straightforward buying advice. The rating is given in relation to the category the component competes in, therefore the CPUs are evaluated with respect to our 'mid-range and high-end components' criteria.
Abstract: The new i7-870 offers consumers noticeable performance benefits over the fastest of the Core 2 family and does so at an attractive price point. In addition to this it regularly performs..
Superb performance, Good pricing, Innovative new features
None
Lynnfield has one more surprise in store: Windows 7 is tweaked to work with its multiple cores and threads. Core Parking is a new technique to not only help applications make better use of available threads, but also prevent apps from jumping between c...
Como lo hemos dicho en numerosas ocasiones, AMD siempre golpea bajo con los precios y el rendimiento de sus productos en estos últimos trimestres, pero hoy le llegó el turno a Intel de dar un golpe bajo a AMD con sus nuevos procesadores en general, ya ...
Abstract: En juin 2006, Intel abandonnait sa tant décriée microarchitecture Netburst pour lancer Core, renonçant dès lors à la course à la fréquence au profit de l'efficacité pour un résultat que l'on connait : jamais le fondeur n'a depuis cédé le trône des perform...
