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Intel Targets AMD With Affordable Unlocked CPUs

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Re:That's "frequency", not speed by noidentity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And speed is simply the frequency at which something is performed. Who says this 4 GHz speed is clock rate, anyway? When I read it, I figured it was how many Libraries of Congress (LOC) it could process in a fortnight. Maybe it's just me.

  2. Re:That's "frequency", not speed by noidentity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Errr, I mean LOC per second, as the latter part IS specified by Hz (cycles per second).