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Intel Launches Pentium Extreme Edition 955

Posted by Zonk on from the end-of-the-year-chip dept.

BSG Man writes "Intel's 3.46 GHz Pentium Extreme Edition 955 dual-core processor launches today, and HotHardware has a full review with benchmarks on Intel's new i975X Express based D975XBX motherboard. This processor is based on Intel's 65nm (or .065 micron) Presler core with 2MB of full speed, on-die L2 cache dedicated to each core, for a whopping 4MB of total L2 cache. As expected, the new Pentium Extreme Edition 955 scores well in encoding, desktop business and a few professional rendering tests but overall it's given a run for its money by AMD's Athlon 64 X2 4800+ dual-core processor, especially in gaming scenarios."

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  1. +1 grammar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    but overall it's given a run for its money by AMD's Athlon 64 X2 4800+ dual-core processor

    Wow, you managed to use "it's" and "its" in the same sentence, and both correctly. A /. first!

  2. Dear Lord! by Caspian · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...but overall it's given a run for its money...
    Both homophones are used correctly! Who are you and what have you done with the Slashdot editors!?
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    1. Re:Dear Lord! by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny

      The editors are on vacation during the holidays, they hired a bunch of monkeys, armed them with Open Office and gave them strict instructions to run the spell/grammar check before posting any articles.

      The monkey's don't mind the extra work.

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    2. Re:Dear Lord! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The monkey's don't mind the extra work.

      On the bright side, no one will confuse you with a monkey.

      At least, not today :)

    3. Re:Dear Lord! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      there knot hear at the present thyme. You're guest as to they're affect on the story is as well as mine.

  3. Times have changed by trifish · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I read about that 4 MB of L2 cache, I recalled that my Atari ST had 0.5 MB of regular RAM back in 1990. I'm probably too sentimental...

    1. Re:Times have changed by nizo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah but you couldn't play games for the PC like Duke Nukem Forever on your old Atari ST. Oh wait....

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  4. Re:I can't wait by Elvis+Parsley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any use of the word "extreme" with regards to a silicon chip is wrong.

    That said, I will withdraw my statement if this processor parachutes off of cliffs.

  5. Urine? by dannyelfman · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm not so sure the market droids gave it much though when they came up with this critter's name. Ah, can't wait to see the zine articles: ``Intel's PEE will flush the competition''

    What's next? Will AMD come out with Fast Asynchronous Redundant Technology?

  6. Intel Launches Pentium Extreme Edition 955... by HoboMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Intel Launches Pentium Extreme Edition 955; meanwhile, AMD points and laughs.

    More at 11.

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  7. HotHardware indeed by Halvard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lot's of Intel gear has kept my coffee warm over the years.

  8. Not on par for gamers ? by Vulcann · · Score: 3, Funny

    scores well in encoding, desktop business and a few professional rendering tests but overall it's given a run for its money by AMD's Athlon 64 X2 4800+ dual-core processor, especially in gaming scenarios

    Let me get this straight - we have double the cache, 3.something GHz of speed and two cores, just so that I can start Outlook faster ?!?!?

    The real market for any typical high end machine is in gaming and rendering. Sure there will be a market for people who use these machines for "encoding" but if it cant compete in a billion plus gaming market that pretty much drives a lot of hardware innovation, I'd say this thing is a waste of time for Intel.