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Intel Core I7 Launched, Nehalem and X58 Tested
MojoKid writes "Today marks the official launch of
Intel's new Core i7 processor, the most major overhaul of Intel's core processor architecture since the release of their Core 2
design. As has been reported, the Core i7 is a major departure from
Intel's aging Front Side Bus architecture of old, now replaced by
Intel's QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) serial links. This 20 lane
bi-directional (40 lanes total) point-to-point connection provides 6.4 GT/s of
bandwidth and scalability for future multi-socket designs as well. In
addition, the Core i7 now has an integrated triple channel memory controller
offering over 3X the bandwidth of the previous Core 2 architecture with
DDR3 system memory. Though the product is set to ship in volume later this
month,
the early benchmark numbers show Intel's new chip is markedly faster
clock-for-clock versus their previous generation CPU and much faster than
anything AMD has out currently."
It's GT/s, not GTB/s, there's no bytes. Just 6.4 * 10^21 per second. Or maybe 6.4 * 10 ^ 9 Teslas per second. Or 6.4 cars per second.
What is a GT/s? (Honest question, looking for an honest answer.)
Damn, if you had been looking for a biased answer I'd have linked you to Wikipedia...
GoaT/se ?
Squirrel!
Of course, "Core 3" was what everyone expected them to do, so Intel couldn't possibly use that. Using imaginary numbers is much more logical.
Will it still play solitaire?
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You didn't see the bundle offer for one of these with a copy of Duke Nukem Forever?
You made me RTFA. The same ad-laden FA I was complaining about. Thanks. So, from the article.
Because the Core i7 Extreme 965 has its overspeed protection removed--i.e. its multipliers are unlocked--we overclocked the processor by raising its multiplier to 25 and also experimented with an increased QPI speed.
My 4GHz Core 2 is not a $1000 *Extreme* part. Humanly priced i7s will have overspeed protection.
I have the feeling you knew this was the case anyway, but had me read TFA just for kicks... shame on you!
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Or to put it in other words: unoptimized code would gain from i7 more than highly optimized code, since in former case CPU would have more opportunities to optimize memory accesses on its own and better fill up the data bus.
I see!! You mean Vista might actually run well on this processor??!!
How amazed would you be to suddenly find that you just forgot what I wrote and you needed to reread my post.... again.
Why on earth would you be expecting the the Core 3 to follow the progression of:
Core
Core Duo
Core2 Duo
The correct answer should be the 2Core2 Duo, or the Core2 Duo Dos, or the BiCore2Duo. Maybe the DuoCore2 Duo? Anyway, follow the pattern- keep adding things that mean "2." In several years, we should have had BiDuo2Core2DoubleDuo Dos MarkII.
Instead, it looks we're heading for the e8, or the pi9, or the ln10, or maybe the 11!. Except for that they'll change the pattern again, because now everyone's expecting math terms.
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