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The Intel Core i7-920 is the base model of three high-end x86-64 desktop processors. The i7 moniker refers to Intel’s seventh architectural generation, the Nehalem family of processors. Marketed to those seeking maximum performance, the Core i7-920 features a quad-core chip design with a clock speed frequency of 2.66 GHz with 8MB of L3 cache. One of the largest changes with the Core i7 is what Intel calls Quick Path, an innovation that allows for significantly increased memory bandwidth performance via the triple channel DDR3 memory controller. Intel has also brought back their Hyperthreading technology from the previous single-core Pentium 4 family, which allows the processor to perform two separate operations at the same time. Along with the rest of the Core i7 processors, the i7-920 requires a new motherboard technology to accommodate these performance enhancing changes; the x58 chipset.
MSRP $299.99
Release date November, 2008
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- 45 nanometer technology
- 4 processing cores at 2.66GHz
- simultaneous multi-threading technology (up to 8 processing threads)
- 32 KB instruction + 32 KB data L1 cache per core
- 256 KB L2 cache per core
- 8 MB L3 cache shared by all 4 cores
- triple channel DDR3 memory support up to 1066MHz
- Intel Turbo Boost, Intel Speedstep and Intel 64 technology
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Intel Core i7-920
• Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor
• Core i7 I7-920 Quad Core Processor
UPC: 735858204736
EAN: 735858204736
MPN: BX80601920
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MSRP $245.00
Released April, 2009
Pros
- unlocked multiplier allows for easy overclocking - can hit 3.7GHz or more
- affordable
- high performance - great for gamers or PC enthusiasts
- compatible with either older AM2+ or newer AM3 motherboards
Cons
- 125w TDP - very hot and power hungry (especially compared to the Q9550's 95w TDP)
- still not competitive with core i7
Intel Core i7-920
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
MSRP $245.00
Released January, 2009
Pros
- unlocked multiplier makes overclocking easy
- compatible with older AM2+ motherboards and DDR2 memory
- competitively priced
Cons
- 125w TDP
- Pro
- cannot be migrated to an upgraded AM3 motherboard
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June 30, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Offers Triple Channel DDR3 Support (Not available on Phenom II, C2 Quad or upcoming Core i5)
- relatively low price for the level of performance offered
- Highly overclockable (50% comparatively easily achievable)
- Performence scales almost linearly with clock-increase
- integrated memory controller unlike any previous chip from Intel
- great performance gains over previous generations
- Can disable single cores for power savings
- 8 threads
Cons
- requires motherboard upgrade
- Requires DDR3
- fairly expensive
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April 16, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Offers Triple Channel DDR3 Support (Not available on Phenom II, C2 Quad or upcoming Core i5)
- relatively low price for the level of performance offered
- Highly overclockable (50% comparatively easily achievable)
- Performence scales almost linearly with clock-increase
- integrated memory controller unlike any previous chip from Intel
- great performance gains over previous generations
Cons
- requires motherboard upgrade
- Requires DDR3
- fairly expensive
- Gaming performance hardly better than high end C2 Duo's (which are significantly cheaper)
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March 9, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Offers Triple Channel DDR3 Support (Not available on Phenom II, C2 Quad or upcoming Core i5)
- Highly overclockable (50% comparatively easily achievable)
- Performence scales almost linearly with clock-increase
- Can disable single cores for power savings
Cons
- requires motherboard upgrade
- Requires DDR3
- Gaming performance hardly better than high end C2 Duo's (which are significantly cheaper)
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April 20, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- Offers Triple Channel DDR3 Support (Not available on Phenom II, C2 Quad or upcoming Core i5)
- relatively low price for the level of performance offered
- integrated memory controller unlike any previous chip from Intel
- great performance gains over previous generations
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December 16, 2008
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- relatively low price for the level of performance offered
Cons
- requires motherboard upgrade
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November 5, 2009
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