Slashdot Mirror
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 not out until I can buy one from Newegg"
No, It's not out until I can buy it at the Apple Store in the mall. My bet is that Apple will beat Newegg.
Either way this is really just an increment. 20% faster at best. You can't see it without a stopwatch.
But for anyone who is not already running the top of the line CPU they can get 20% more speed today just by moving to a faster Core 2. This new CPU should only be news for people who are already running Intel's best processors.