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The "Fastest Processor on the Planet",
the Intel Core i7 processor, officially landed on Malaysian soil
yesterday. Broadly heralded by the computing industry as a technical
marvel, the Intel Core i7 processor holds the new world record of 117
for the SPECint_base_rate2006 benchmark test that measures the
performance of a processor. This is the first time ever for any single
processor to exceed a score of 100 points.
Available in two "flavors" - the Intel Core i7 and the Intel Core i7 Extreme - these quad core, eight thread processors promise up to 40% increase in performance for various heavy duty computing tasks such as video editing (apply changes/effects and review them on the fly without the need for rendering), and gaming (play Crysis on a three monitor setup at highest quality without lagging) as compared to previous quad core processors (Intel Core 2 Extreme).
The Intel Core i7 processors are on sale now and range from US$284 to US$999. For more information on the Intel Core i7, visit the Intel Website at www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors.
Full press release and more pictures after the jump.
Intel Launches Fastest Processor on the Planet
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Provides Performance on Demand,
Adds ‘Turbo Boost’ and ‘Hyper-Threading’ Technologies
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20, 2008 – Intel Corporation introduced its most advanced desktop processor ever, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor. The Core i7 processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs and is the most sophisticated ever built, 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 percent without increasing power consumption.
Broadly heralded by the computing industry as a technical marvel, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor holds a new world record of 117 for the SPECint_base_rate2006* benchmark test that measures the performance of a processor. This is the first time ever for any single processor to exceed a score of 100 points.
“Intel has delivered the fastest desktop processor on Earth to the most demanding users on Earth, the ones who are using their PCs for video, gaming and music,” said Ryaz Patel, Country Manager Sales & Marketing, Intel Malaysia. “When you couple what is Intel’s biggest leap in chip design with other incredible innovations like Intel’s solid state drives, the Core i7 processor has redefined the computer of tomorrow.”
Tech Web sites have been extremely positive in their product reviews. Anandtech states that “Core i7 continues to fuel Intel’s beacon of performance.” “The Core i7 is everything they promised it would be,” says PC Perspective. “Nehalem is a masterpiece,” says the Lost Circuits Web site. The Tech Report calls it “one of the most consequential shifts in the industry.”
A local rock band, NakedBreed who were present at the launch shared their views on how they can now use their PC powered by the latest Intel Core i7 processor to make their music in the comfort of their home. “The Core i7 processor is powerful enough to handle multiple computing tasks simultaneously and there is no lagging in handling our huge music files. The Core i7 processor technology now allows us to approach our music making in a variety of ways that are only available in professional studios a mere decade ago,” said founding member, singer-songwriter Justin "El Kapitan.
Intel’s unique Turbo Boost Technology accelerates performance to match a computer user’s needs and workloads. Through a sophisticated on-die power control unit and using new “power gate” transistors based on Intel’s advanced 45 nanometer, high-k metal gate manufacturing process, Turbo Boost automatically adjusts the clock speed of one or more of the four individual processing cores for single and multi-threaded applications to boost performance, without increasing power consumption. The Core i7 also has the latest Intel power-saving technologies, allowing desktops to go into sleep states formerly reserved for Intel-based notebooks.
The Core i7 processor more than doubles the memory bandwidth of previous Intel “Extreme” platforms, speeding the transfer of computer bits and bytes 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 8-threaded performance.
The Intel Core i7 processor also offers unrivaled performance for immersive 3-D games – over 40 percent 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 8 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 8 MB level 3 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.
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