Testseek.com have collected 171 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 980X Extreme 3.33GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 980X Extreme 3.33GHz Socket 1366.
March 2010
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171 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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453 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Six Core Performance with HyperThreading
Turbo Boost Technology
Optimized for Windows 7
12MB (Shared) L3 Cache
Much Improved Thermal Solution (DBXB)
32nm Processor
6CPU cores with 12processor threads
32nm Westmere die process technology
Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AESNI)
Good for at least 4.0GHz overclock
12Watt idle power consumption
Excellent media transcoding or file compression perfo...
Ridiculously Fast when Used Properly
32nm die Shrink
Lower Thermal Output Per Core
Turbo Technology
Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned)
Only a BIOS Upgrade Needed
Extreme Performance
Great Overclocker
6-Cores
Compatible With Existing Mobos
Major boost over previous EE CPU in programs that use all cores
Same price as previous quad-core champ
Hex Core Performance
Drop In LGA 1366 Upgrade
Dream Like Overclocking
Managable Thermal Envolope
Scalable Performance
The editors didn't like
Not for the Budget Minded
Gold
Extremely expensive enthusiast product
Additional CPU cores limit overclocking headroom
Does not add performance to highlevel gaming platforms
I have to say that Intel's Core i7 980X is the first Extreme Edition CPU that I've ever gotten excited about. In the past you used to have to choose between more cores or high clock speeds. Thanks to power gating and Gulftown's PMU, those days are over. T...
Abstract: So how does it feel to have the worst Core i7 980X overclocking scores online?I can't say that it's what I'm most proud of. That award would have to go to the time I wrote a review and left out the 'l' in overclocking. Needless to say after everyone p...
Abstract: For years now, Intel has been fast-tracking innovations in multicore CPUs, changing how (and how quickly) we work with computers. So it's hardly surprising that the first dual-core chip and the first quad-core chip have led to where Intel has arrived t...
Even before benchmarking Intel’s new Core i7-980X I had a sense for how the processor would perform. Add cores and cache, but leave the rest of the architecture alone, and don’t be surprised to see scaling wholly dependent on software’s...
Ridiculously Fast when Used Properly, 32nm die Shrink, Lower Thermal Output Per Core, Turbo Technology, Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned), Only a BIOS Upgrade Needed
Price US$999, Poor amount of programs to take advantage of it.
I have always had about Intel's Extreme edition processors. Sure they are expensive, but for the professionals that will use them properly, they are money well spent and time saved. I professionally can't put a processor down if it is priced beyon...
Final Words & Conclusion Well, Intel has done it again. The Core i7 980X is grand and majestic - It's their USS Enterprise, big and powerful. I quite honestly did not expect the processor to be this good. Now before we continue, I must state this, ro...
Abstract: Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Performance Preview: 6-Core Processing ArrivesIt's been over three years since Intel ushered in the quad-core era of computing with their introduction of the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 in November 2006. Back then we couldn...
Intel continues to prove its dominance in the CPU world with the release of the Core i7-980X hexa-core processor. With 12 threads of computing power behind it the new Extreme Edition part offers computing power unrivaled by other desktop processors espec...
The Intel Core i7-980X Desktop Processor Extreme Edition ushers in the era of six-core processors and is the most powerful processor in the world!If you like this article, be sure to ! ...
Extreme Performance, Great Overclocker, 6-Cores, Compatible With Existing Mobos
Ultra Expensive, Resources Will Be Wasted With Some Workloads
The Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is sort of a jack-of-all-trades. The processor's stock frequency is 3.33GHz, which is tied for the fastest clock of any Core i7 CPU. That means even while processing single-threaded workloads, it's going to be as fast or f...
