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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!?
    --
    With spending like this, exactly what are "conservatives" conserving?
    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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      [Fuck Beta]
      o0t!
    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: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.

  4. 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?