Core i7 a new review with bechmarks

[maroon1]

AnandTech: The Dark Knight: Intel's Core i7


Very impressive performance. Core i7 2.66GHz performed on par with QX9770 on average

And for gaming, Core i7 2.66GHz model did outperform QX9770 in many games, but in some games the Core i7 3.2GHz model did performed a little worse than QX9770

So, in gaming the perfomance does vary a lot. But we have to take into condesdration that Core i7 performed better in newer games like Far cry 2 and fallout 3 where 2.66GHz model outperformed QX9770

Here also a review from Tom's Hardware

Analysis--Core i7 20% Faster Than Core 2 - Tom's Hardware : Intel's Core i7: Blazing Fast

Core i7 is around 20% faster than QX9770 clock for clock on average (not the max difference)

 

[lukas]

quiet impressive, we just need to see how well these overclock when some people off tech forums buy them, or the xs forums, cant wait tbh.

 

[Poizen22]

meh just wait a week or 2 for nos or veed to jump on this. preaty soon nos will realise 350$ on a qx6850 is a waste now that nehalem is out lols.

 

[veedubfreak]

NAh, i'm not jumping on nehalem until at least january. I'm going to wait for the EVGA x58 board and some of the bugs to get worked out. Also, DDR3 needs to come down in price.

 

[NightSurge]

The reviews I've seen of the new Core i7 has them all over the place. Some tests they did marginally better, some tests they did marginally worse than Q9450/Q9650/QX9770.

I'm sure that within a year or two, when they have all the latest and greatest, these new Core i7's will absolutely shatter all Q9650's and QX9770's, but for now it looks like they have some more work to do.

 

[Baez]

NCIX and NCIXUS now has the Core i7 models listed as a special order sale .

 

[veg1992]

Its good/bad performing.. but not worth considering until the price is not so bloated...

 

[NosBoost300]

meh just wait a week or 2 for nos or veed to jump on this. preaty soon nos will realise 350$ on a qx6850 is a waste now that nehalem is out lols.

i'm going to smite you if your words come true...

 

[veg1992]

i'm going to smite you if your words come true...

Hahaha

Lets take bets on how long this CPU stays in Nos' rig

 

[NosBoost300]

if i do buy core i7... i will not be selling this rig