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

[grannyg]

In all future bench marks,can you compare the current chips to the i7 920
when all are overclocked.
Preferred apps to test would handbrake, dvd to h.264 or x.264
and other free x.264 conversion programs.
I could be wrong, but I think the i7 920(when overclocked) outperforms all the newer chips in this review.

 

[piasabird]

Why dont you compare the E7500?
If the object is to look at low-end processors compare it to the E7XXX series of processors. Is it better or not? Why pay more if you dont have to?

 

[Guest]

Hey guys,

Isn't the Core i5-750 a Lynnfield CPU? Why have you shown it in the video explaining "Intel's 32nm Clarkdale" along with a Clarkdale Core i3-540?

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]Dhruda[/nom]Hey guys,Isn't the Core i5-750 a Lynnfield CPU? Why have you shown it in the video explaining "Intel's 32nm Clarkdale" along with a Clarkdale Core i3-540?[/citation]

You mean the background image that compares the two? It's just there to compare the two methinks...

 

[kriss332]

Guys, i dont get this point. i5-661 equalling 750 ! I m no hardware expert,but AFAIK 750/760 is a beast in gaming.

 

[kriss332]

Guys, i dont get this point. i5-661 equalling 750 ! I m no hardware expert,but AFAIK 750/760 is a beast in gaming.

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]kriss332[/nom]Guys, i dont get this point. i5-661 equalling 750 ! I m no hardware expert,but AFAIK 750/760 is a beast in gaming.[/citation]Gaming? Not really. The 750/760 are kind of doggish in games by Core-i standards. Check this out:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i3-gaming,2588.html

It's all about clock speed when it comes to games.

 

[Guest]

i got this one in my computer and it runs oblivion starcraft 2 and fallout NV pretty well. it is way better than my x1650!