Intel Launches Pentium Extreme Edition 955

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday December 27, 2005 @07:35AM 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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is this a *real* launch? by TubeSteak · 2005-12-27 07:41 · Score: 4, Insightful

Is this a launch launch, or a paper launch?

I kinda got tired of reading about product launches that you couldn't go to a store and buy.

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Use words more precisely by Dr.+Spork · 2005-12-27 08:28 · Score: 4, Insightful

When you say "given a run for its money" it suggests that the AMD chip's performance is about even with the EE Pentium. But this is wrong. The article itself concludes
"The Athon 64 X2 4800+ was the faster CPU in a majority of our real-world tests, and it consumed less power to boot."
But even that's a big understatement if you looked at the actual benchmark results. Neck and neck? Come on! Please, editors, accept submissions that aren't misleading.