Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Intel core i7 (aka Nehalem) en peru? cuando llega a wilson?

Todo muy bonito, todos los bench indican que es mas rapido que todo lo existen

Pero el procesador $320 (920 el mas barato), la placa X58 ($300) las memorias que tienes que comprarlas de 3 en 3 ($150) para aprovecharlo al maximo (triple channel) , todo precios USA.

Con lo mismo me armo un par de PCs con Q6600 con 8GB (o casi 3) que superan al juguete anterior, todavia creo no migro, primero que bajen las DDR3, otro punto debil es que usan DDR3 1066 , habiendo ya de 1600Mhz casi estandar y como el controlador de memoria esta integrado no vas poder usarlas a full con esta version de CPU.

Tambien que bajen las mainboards X58 , $300 es un exceso. y no trae nada interesante el ICH10R tambien lo tiene las G45 y P45, salvo para los gamers que quieren usar 2X SLI o 3x SLI, yo con mi 7600 estoy bien por ahora, Nvidia tambien amenaza en bajar sus precios por perdida de market share ante AMD, mejor espero, aqui en Peru lo mejor es comprarse un 9600 o 8600 con disipador pasivo (sin ventilador), me ha pasado y he visto mil veces como ese ventilador se malogra y la tarjeta ya fue, prefiero desde el inicio adaptar un cooler en el case y solucionar ese problema.

Segun los bench el triple channel tampoco implica un incremento importante en comparacion al
existente dual channel (que casi todas las placas son con DDR2 1066).

Veremos que pasa........ ojala que los Phenom II X4 a 45nm puedan hacer en algo la competencia a un precio accesible.



Saludos desde lima


Intel introduced its most advanced desktop processor, the Intel Core i7 processor. The Core i7 processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs, with new technologies that boost performance on demand and maximize data throughput. The Core i7 processor speeds video editing, immersive games and other popular Internet and computer activities by up to 40% without increasing power consumption.

The Core i7 processor more than doubles the memory bandwidth of previous Intel Extreme platforms, speeding the transfer of computer bits and bites in and out of the processor with Intel Quickpath Technology. Designed with Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology, the processor also allows multiple computing threads to run simultaneously, effectively enabling it to do two things at once. As a result, the Core i7 quad-core processor delivers eight-threaded performance.

The Intel Core i7 processor also offers unrivaled performance for immersive 3-D games—over 40% faster than previous Intel high-performance processors on both the 3DMark Vantage CPU physics and AI tests, popular industry computer benchmarks that measure gaming performance. The Extreme Edition uses eight threads to run games with advanced artificial intelligence and physics to make games act and feel real.

The Intel Core i7 processors and Intel X58 Express chipset-based Intel desktop board DX58SO Extreme series are for sale immediately from several computer manufacturers online and in retail stores, as well as a boxed retail product via channel online sales.

The Core i7 processor is the first member of the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture family; server and mobile product versions will be in production later. Each Core i7 processor features an 8MB L3 cache and three channels of DDR3 1066 memory to deliver the best memory performance of any desktop platform. Intel's top performance processor, the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition, also removes overspeed protection, allowing Intel's knowledgeable customers or hobbyists to further increase the chip's speed.

Intel Core i7 processor specification

Processor

Clock speed (GHz)

Price

QPI speed (GT/sec)

Cache

Memory speed support

TDP

Processor generation

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

3.20

US$999

6.4

8 MB

DDR3 1066

130W

New Intel Core microarchitecture (Nehalem) 45nm

Intel Core i7- 940

2.93

US$562

4.8

Intel Core i7- 920

2.66

US$284

4.8

November 2008

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