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March 2010
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171 Reviews
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The forthcoming Core i7-980X will be, without any doubt, the fastest CPU for personal computers available on the market (until Intel comes up with an even faster product).From our tests we could clearly see that the user that will benefit the most from...
6CPU cores with 12processor threads, 32nm Westmere die process technology, Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AESNI), Good for at least 4.0GHz overclock, 12Watt idle power consumption, Excellent media transcoding or file compression perfo...
Extremely expensive enthusiast product, Additional CPU cores limit overclocking headroom, Does not add performance to highlevel gaming platforms
Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all a...
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Published: 2010-03-10, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
Ok, so maybe being a technology critic these days isn't so hard. The drawbacks of the Core i7-980X are pretty straightforward. If you're using programs that don't take advantage of more than four cores—and ideally more than eight threads...
Without a doubt, the Core i7-980X is a fast CPU, the fastest out of the box CPU available. The 980X has a retail price of $999, meaning it will replace the 975X in Intel’s lineup. In terms of applications that will take advantage of the 6 cores, there...
Hex Core Performance, Drop In LGA 1366 Upgrade, Dream Like Overclocking, Managable Thermal Envolope, Scalable Performance
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The Core i7 980x features an unlocked multiplier for easy overclocking, Intel Speed Step technology for an out of the box performance boost. The Hex core design makes it the ultimate solution for desktop power users, enthusiasts and those using heavil...
Published: 2010-03-10, Author: Sean , review by: tweaktown.com
Hmmm, what to say here? I could say that I was a little disappointed that Gulftown/ Core i7 980X did not perform better, or that I expected to see more headroom in overclocking. However, that is not the case. I saw a great performing CPU and there ...
Even though they will likely only be purchased by a small minority, Intel's 32nm six-core processors have easily been the most highly anticipated processors that we can recall. Even the day that the first Core i7's were launched people were alread...
Excellent Performance, Cool Running, Overclocking, 32nm construction, New instruction sets, Drop in compatible with Current chipsets, Stock Cooling solution Works great, Pricing (Same as 4 Core Extreme CPU), Real world benefits...
Cooling fan on P setting noisy, Pricing...
When it comes down to raw computing power the Core i7 980X is the hands down winner. But really is there any other expectation with its six cores, 12 threads and 12mb of shared L3 cache when compared to the four cores, 8 threads and 8MB of cache on th...
Major boost over previous EE CPU in programs that use all cores, Same price as previous quad-core champ
Still expensive, Same clock speed as previous EE CPU, so no faster with single-core-aware apps
With the right software, the blazing, six-core 980X is much faster than the previous CPU king. But with apps that can't employ multiple cores, it's no faster than its predecessor. ...
In einigen Benchmarks gibt es neue Rekorde: Der Core i7-980X kann vor allen Dingen in den Tests überzeugen, in denen alle Threads voll ausgelastet werden. Dann liefert er nicht nur ein wenig mehr Performance als die bisherigen CPUs, sondern ein wirkl...
