Intel Core i5-661: Clarkdale Rings The Death Knell Of Core 2

[mr_tuel]

say what you want, I'm sticking with my i7 for a while

 

[Jackeduphard]

Videos for the win, I like the moving pics... i feel like i am a 3 yr old watching Dora the Explorer! But it is 100x better then the old peaces with the pages and pages of pics you used to have up (lower bandwidth because it is streaming from Youtube!). Good job and keep it up ... there is a reason i keep coming to you guys and read almost ever post you guys do! (I buy recommendation off your reviews too ... so keep it fair and thanks guy!)

 

[JohnnyLucky]

hanks for including benchmarks for a few mainstream applications. Much appreciated.

 

[masterasia]

I think the i5 750 is still the best bang for the money.
Only $150 at Microcenter. I wouldn't waste any money on the new Clarkdales unless I'm trying go "Green".

 

[masterasia]

I think the i5 750 is still the best bang for the money.
Only $150 at Microcenter. I wouldn't waste any money on the new Clarkdales unless I'm trying go "Green".

 

[doomtomb]

[citation][nom]Crashman[/nom]Aparently Intel did buy YOU didn't. If Intel sold these cheaply, it might be considered anti-competitive, especially if they were selling them near cost in an effort to undercut AMD. Intel's relatively high price HELPS AMD to sell more processors, so your argument is completely opposite of the facts.If you like AMD, you'll want Intel to continue these moderately-high prices. If you hate AMD, you'll want Intel to lower its prices.[/citation]
You're an idiot.

 

[impaledmango]

I think if the i3 cpu drops to $100 it will end up being the best value cpu, or atleast rival the athlon II x4 cpus, because I can see that cpu hitting 4ghz relativley easy and wrecking all the quad cores that are @ stock.

 

[Onus]

This is a high-volume OEM / business machine chip. It's not for us. Nothing to see here folks, move along...

 

[ubergeek]

The only memory is listed is "Memory Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20 @ DDR3-1333"

Care to explain how I can use DDR3 memory in my EP45-UD3P motherboard which only accepts DDR2?

Can you please update the Memory section with All the different memory used?

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]ubergeek[/nom]The only memory is listed is "Memory Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20 @ DDR3-1333"Care to explain how I can use DDR3 memory in my EP45-UD3P motherboard which only accepts DDR2? Can you please update the Memory section with All the different memory used?[/citation]

Could just be a typo for the EP45T-UD3R

 

[cangelini]

Just gotta push harder on your DDR3 modules to get it to work ;-)

2 x CM2X2048-8500C5D

 

[ubergeek]

Thanks. I will push harder. :O)

 

[christop]

WoW Intel has cranked them out....

 

[randomizer]

RIP LGA775

 

[Caffeinecarl]

When are these releases going to help drive down the cost of the Core2 Quads? I would LOVE a Q9650 but at the current price points, it's just not selling to me... yet.

Very nice procs, but I don't need a new motherboard if I just buy a Core2 Quad... Plus, my motherboard has a "turbo" mode of its own built in. Not that I actually use it. These new chips are still for the most part, to me, a "parallel" upgrade. Other than my possible switch to a C2Q, my next upgrade is gonna be extensive and will be a brand new platform.

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

More than likely when they stop producing them I would expect the prices to go up because they are more rare now, and lots of people are looking to "max" out their current rig.

You can already see that if you look for dual core socket 939 AMD CPU's on ebay.

 

[bramc]

[citation][nom]False_Dmitry_II[/nom]More than likely when they stop producing them I would expect the prices to go up because they are more rare now, and lots of people are looking to "max" out their current rig.You can already see that if you look for dual core socket 939 AMD CPU's on ebay.[/citation]

Very much so.
I was upgrading my lga775 and have no choice left but to switch sockets. I'm going with Phenom II, btw.

 

[ashrafpasha]

I too think so..

 

[xtc28]

Wow! I cant believe the improvements made today by the CPU industry. Its almost toooooo much to fathom! 5 years ago .......... UHHHHH ....... NOW! ........ 10 yrs from now!!! One day we will just upload ourselves and keep on rockin!!!!

 

[tmc]

Ok, here's my interpretation... these i5/i3 wannabe cd chips seem like they are crippled against pci-e sli-cfx then what's the point, if for the similar price point AMD chips do something intel's does not.. that's shooting oneself in the foot.. if the idea here is to hold the line or somehow defy moore's pricing & raise the i5-750+ i7 9xx (1366) series then the intent is to slide AMD some marketshare on the cheap for q1, q2 and a little of q3 while intel quietly depleats the last of the 775 stock on 'value' customers-- while these cd chips have little market share or willing to purchase customer base. In order to make up for this, intel would have to have a genie lamp with a crystal ball hinting that single card enthusiasts under pci-e 3.0 single x32 slot under direct-x 11 whizbang cards will be the future.. dobutful before 2012 at the least. Nobody wants to throw out their 775 systems, much less run out and buy these new rigs without some tangible benefits over what is here today. Nothing in the killer apps department is currently that enticing. Not to mention that AMD rules the graphics market.. Intel's graphics on chip has yet to steal any thunder. Meanwhile NVIDIOTS seem to be out in the swampland serving up cheap highly overclockable dx 10.1x cards until they fire the entire lineup of engineers and get some designers with BALLS OF STEEL/FIRE.

Ok, I digress too much.. but having the higher stock mhz but limiting overall thruput of the graphics system seems like a bad tradeoff (currently) afterall, how are these power supply companies going to be advantaged if you don't need a 750+psu w/ 60+ amp 12v rail? How will overclocking memory companies be advantaged when intel tries to flood the market with mediocre limited(aka crippled) chips which pours sour milk on the enthusiast market for "killer pc parts". These chips seem bound for crappy machines like e-machines, dells, gateway computers, and maybe an overpriced mac or two. So good night & good luck AMD! You hardly need the luck.. just don't screw up your next X4 AM3+ lineup.

 

[WyomingKnott]

Does this mean that the i5-750 I bought last week is now a joke, unless I do massively parallel processing? 4-core, 4-thread. The 2-core, 4-thread models that just came out run much faster.

 

[xtc28]

You're an idiot.

Man Are you OK? Or are you going through the retarded phase of your life.......... Crashman is correct and you are the idiot!............. IDIOT!!

 

[andrewcutter]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/01/04/intel-core-i5-661-core-i3-530-cpu-review/1

there is a review for the i3 530. If what is said in this is true then an i3530 might be a better buy than a athlon x4II 630. the price is also going to be the same.

as for the i5661 i dont know what to say. overclocking it to 4 ghz and still the power consumption is less than stock i5 750 or 965. some ppl might be interested in that info. overclocked 965 and 750 are atleat 80 to 100 W more. Dont know what to make of that info. Still think the i5661 is not a good buy compared to others
but the i3 530 looks like it has got the atlon x4 II cornered. I smell more price cuts from amd... wonder how long they will last.......

 

[branflakes71]

[citation][nom]wyomingKnott[/nom]Does this mean that the i5-750 I bought last week is now a joke, unless I do massively parallel processing? 4-core, 4-thread. The 2-core, 4-thread models that just came out run much faster.[/citation]

I think these benches show the 750 as still being a great buy and a better solution, depending on your needs.

 

[Guest]

thank you for the nomenclature chart (for all the different proc families). Whoever is doing the naming scheme really needs to sit back and think about what would make since to the end user. The i3, i5, i7 has helped some...but good lord.