Intel Targets AMD With Affordable Unlocked CPUs

Posted by kdawson on Friday May 28, 2010 @02:23AM from the overclock-at-will dept.

EconolineCrush writes "For years, AMD has catered to gamers and enthusiasts with mid-range Black Edition processors whose unlocked multipliers make overclocking easy. Intel has traditionally reserved unlocked multipliers for its ultra-expensive Extreme CPUs, but it has now brought the feature to affordable models that compete directly with AMD's most popular processors. The Core i5-655K and Core i7-875K have two and four cores, respectively, and they're priced at just $216 and $342. It appears that both will easily hit speeds in excess of 4GHz with air cooling. Surprisingly, even at stock speeds, the i7-875K offers better performance and power efficiency per dollar than just about any other desktop CPU out there."

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Re:Description is flawed by geekoid · 2010-05-28 04:36 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Do you base all your decisions on rumor, or just ones that fit into your proAMD fanboiisms.

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