Intel Core i7-975 Extreme And i7-950 Reviewed

[indigoccs]

the 10-30% gain in performance with i7 is not for you little boyz/gmers/kids 10 to 30% means days in video editing, sound editing and 3d modeling... so the extra 200$+ are worth every penny

 

[CHRISTLUBAS]

[citation][nom]smithereen[/nom]I've never seen anyone saying that the Phenom II is faster than any Core i7...[/citation]
at least its cheaper and cool dragon poster

 

[kanaric]

why is that running so hot on that clock? I have had my i7 920 at 4.4ghz and it only got as hot as 80c on megahalems.

 

[Guest]

hey guys i need your advise my friend is ran into a financial bind and he is offering to sell me his intel i7 975 extreme for $450 do you guys think its still overkill even at that price point cause i was thinking off just buying i7 920 and overclock it and call it a day which i can get for a little over $200 which ill have about $250 left to play with on something else like memory, graphics card ext..

 

[lolwuut]

I'm a big fan of the i7 platform, but I think that even the AMD guys will agree that there wasn't ever a question about the 920 dominating the $250-$300(and beyond) price point. I think it'd be a good idea to show some more mainstream price points where the competition really is.
For what it is, it's a well written article, Don. I think you did a great job comparing the closest offering to the i7 920 that AMD has to offer, I think a lot of people might want to see a $60-$160 AMD vs Intel processor shootout, *THAT* would be a great read. Keep it up

 

[Guest]

I am very glad to see the new photoshop benchmark finally implemented.

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

[citation][nom]Anonymous[/nom]Who really cares about a couple of seconds these days.AMD has the BIG advantage of price especially in Australia.i7 CPU start at approx $500.00 compared to Phenom II at $220.00Intel Motherboard to suit i& - $320 to $500 AMD MB $200 - $300Spending $1890.00 AU for an Intel i7-965 Core i7 CPU, 3.20 GHz compared to a Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition CPU, 3.2GHz $418.00 AUEnd of day performance difference - ah heck all! I'll save the $$$[/citation]

Yeah, AMD has been profiting hand over fist..........

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

OMG it's so unfair to compare the i7s to a Phenom II. The Core i7s should only be compared to AMD's imaginary products which are better matches.

Seriously guys, what the heck can they use? They picked a few Intel procs and picked AMD's best stuff. That's all they could do.

 

[sl4sh3r]

[citation][nom]TechnologyCoordinator[/nom]OMG it's so unfair to compare the i7s to a Phenom II. The Core i7s should only be compared to AMD's imaginary products which are better matches.Seriously guys, what the heck can they use? They picked a few Intel procs and picked AMD's best stuff. That's all they could do.[/citation]

Thank you... I was reading all of the reviews and wondered why no one was pointing this out. Haha

 

[thedarcboi]

in what planet is the phenom 2 faster then the i7?

 

[Guest]

Toms,
PLEASE stop putting that stupid Castrol popup on top of your pages. Whenever it expands it covers the whole page. I already use Castrol and I really don't see why computer type people would even care what oil is in their cars.

 

[usspacelabs]

Phenom II is a fine processor for it's targeted market segment. Choice in a marketplace is always good. The Core 2s are grossly overpriced for now being Intel's low end. No price adjustments to them coming also. If you can snag a processor from MicroCenter like I did, it makes no sense to get the PII 955 or 965 when I can get a Core i7 for the same price or lower.

 

[quickce]

Phenom II is a fine processor for it's targeted market segment. Choice in a marketplace is always good. The Core 2s are grossly overpriced for now being Intel's low end. No price adjustments to them coming also. If you can snag a processor from MicroCenter like I did, it makes no sense to get the PII 955 or 965 when I can get a Core i7 for the same price or lower.

Absolutely agree...I just put together a Core i7 920 system. I went to MicroCenter and got the 920 for $199.99. At 199, even the best Phenom 2 can't touch the performance I get from my new rig.

I did the research and seriously considered getting the Phenom II 965, but couldn't justify the performance hit to save around 100$...

Just my 2 pennies....