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Core 2 Extreme 40% faster than Pentium EE 965?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the chip-drag-strips dept.

Marc writes "As far as I know, this is the first time that Intel has talked about what we can expect from its new gaming CPU, Core 2 Extreme. For once, there is no word on power consumption on this new chip, but Intel talks about raw speed and a 40% gain over the current 3.73 GHz Extreme Edition 965 - which would be rather impressive and could indicate a problem for AMD. In this interview with TG Daily, Intel also claims that a Core 2 Extreme-based enthusiast PC will leave the pixel power of a Playstation 3 in the dust. Gamers, this appears to become the most exciting year for you in a long time!"

6 of 282 comments (clear)

  1. Re:An exciting year... by ceoyoyo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not impressed even by their marketing numbers. When I bought my 386 it was way more than 2x the speed of my 286. My 486 was at least twice as fast as the 386, ditto the Pentium, K6 and Athlon.

    40% faster? Who cares. Especially for games.

  2. old axiom... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    2 is always smaller than 3 - even for larger values of 2.

  3. oh boy!!! by lavaface · · Score: 5, Funny
    Gamers, this appears to become the most exciting year for you in a long time!"

    . . . until next year. : )

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    harmonious design
  4. Only 40% increase? by joebok · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would expect in actuality we would be seeing something like a 60-70% increase in speed. A company like Intel would probably estimate conservatively so as to not over-hype a new product.

    1. Re:Only 40% increase? by SteveAyre · · Score: 4, Funny

      not over-hype a new product

      You're new to this planet, aren't you?

  5. Re:Comparing apples and oranges by karnal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shit, I've only got 1GB of ram.

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    Karnal