Testseek.com have collected 132 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366.
November 2008
(89%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(97%)
589 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Turbo Boost
8X HyperThreading
Quick Path Interconnect
Triple Channel Ram Capable
Overhead for Overclocking
Astonishing Performance
45nm Architecture
Hyper Threading Technology
Memory Transfer Speeds a lot faster than before
Good Overclocker
Fast
Overclocks very good
Runs cool
Stable
Rock Solid Stable
Cool Running
Really fast for even the lowest i7 offering
OnDie Memory Controller
Excellent Overclocking Potential
Availability
Very Affordable
Excellent Memory Performance
Good Price to Performance Ratio
Great Overclocking Potential
Great Performance
Overclocks Really Well
Kicked the Q6600 To The Curb
Reasonable Temps
Reasonable Price
Very Stable
Easy OCing
Much Higher Video Encoding Performance Than Previous CPUs
The third fastest processor currently on the planet
The price is definitely right
Tri-channel DDR3 offers an average of 33% more memory bandwidth
Utilization of SMT (Hyperthreading) greatly enhances performance
Increased parallelism effectively all...
Significant architectural and process differences with the Core 2 series
Out of the box performance blows away the C2D E8400
Overclocking monster with huge performance increases
The editors didn't like
Upgrading an entire system may be out of budget (you decide)
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Intel Core i7 920 started by Peter View original post
Price
Yet another motherboard upgrade (sigh....)
Requires Expensive LGA 1366 Motherboard Hardware
Triple Channel Memory Configuration Necessary For Best Performance
None
A new X58 based motherboard will be required
New power efficient memory will likely be required
We tried to make our tests at least a tad more interesting by using different memory modes -- and we found out that this parameter does not affect results. The only result that stands out against the common background is demonstrated by Core i7 920, b...
This processor cost a bit more than the average one on the market. The Core i7 has been quite expensive to be honest and therefore Intel is releasing a Core i5 to be a more middle class cpu that people can afford. The Core i7 920 will apparently dissa...
Well, Ill start off by apologizing to AMD and our readers for some of the conclusions I drew from the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon review. I deserve a good measure of blame for rationalizing the difference that we saw when comparing a machine with Radeon H...
Despite the shortcomings that our engineering samples had, we were still extremely impressed with the performance of the Intel i7 920. The overclocking ability of the chip alone makes it a must have. Reports across the internet of the new D0 stepping ...
Abstract: Again, if you want to see how your system performs to the Intel Core i7 920, install the Phoronix Test Suite and run phoronix-test-suite benchmark michael-23540-28957-28437. That will take care of the test installation, setup, the actual testing proc...
Upgrading an entire system may be out of budget (you decide)
I have been waiting a long time for Intel to finally say goodbye to the NorthBridge (MCH) and produce a processor with the memory controller on the chip itself. I am glad my wait is finally over. In the past I had experienced problems overclocking Int...
Significant architectural and process differences with the Core 2 series, Out of the box performance blows away the C2D E8400, Overclocking monster with huge performance increases
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So we get back to my original question: "Is the i7 all hype?" Looking at the physical architectural differences between the i7 and the Core 2 series, Intel has made some significant changes in their new processor line. The Nehalem is not just a warmed...
There is no question about the benefit of using a higher speed memory in your system. What is interesting is when the cost benefit really goes away. Think about using a slower speed memory for half the price of the high speed counterparts. System perfo...
