Comments on: Intel Clarkdale Core i5 661 32nm CPU Review http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-32nm-cpu-review/ The No. 1 PC & Video Game Hardware Review Site in the world! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:56:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600 & i5 2500 Performance Review http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-32nm-cpu-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10002 Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600 & i5 2500 Performance Review Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:33:54 +0000 http://www.hardcoreware.net/?p=1549#comment-10002 [...] right there next to the CPU cores. Intel has had GPUs and CPUs coexisting with Clarkdale, but in that case, the GPU was a on separate die that sat next to the CPU and communicated over an MCP [...] [...] right there next to the CPU cores. Intel has had GPUs and CPUs coexisting with Clarkdale, but in that case, the GPU was a on separate die that sat next to the CPU and communicated over an MCP [...]

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]]> By: Carl Nelson http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-32nm-cpu-review/comment-page-1/#comment-8846 Carl Nelson Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:49:34 +0000 http://www.hardcoreware.net/?p=1549#comment-8846 It looks like I made an error when describing our test system. The HD4890 was only using in the gaming tests. A GeForce 8800GT was used for all other tests. Thanks for pointing this out, I will update the article immediately. BTW the only time the IGP was used was in the IGP tests on the last page. It looks like I made an error when describing our test system. The HD4890 was only using in the gaming tests. A GeForce 8800GT was used for all other tests.

Thanks for pointing this out, I will update the article immediately.

BTW the only time the IGP was used was in the IGP tests on the last page.

]]> By: Dave http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-32nm-cpu-review/comment-page-1/#comment-8844 Dave Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:35:54 +0000 http://www.hardcoreware.net/?p=1549#comment-8844 Carl, Thanks for all the work you put into this review. It really is helpful when you're trying to build a new system. One question... the test results for the i5-661 are WITH the Radeon HD4890 as the GPU? - not the integrated graphics - right? What confused me was the motherboard you used for the i5-661 was an H55, yet the results for the graphics performance (in say the PCMark Memories test) seem higher relative to the other CPU's than I would have expected. I'm comparing your test results with a similar set from Tom's - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-661,2514-8.html - I think they're using a slightly higher rated discrete card there - the Gigabyte Radeon HD 5850 1GB. Now I look at it again, the absolute PCMark Memories scores for the i5-661 are similar in both your results (5386) and Tom's (5592). Maybe the HD5850 produced the big difference in the i5-750 and i5-661 (with discrete GPU) results. So perhaps your i5-661 tests are using the integrated GPU? I'm confused... ! :) Carl,
Thanks for all the work you put into this review. It really is helpful when you’re trying to build a new system.
One question… the test results for the i5-661 are WITH the Radeon HD4890 as the GPU? – not the integrated graphics – right?
What confused me was the motherboard you used for the i5-661 was an H55, yet the results for the graphics performance (in say the PCMark Memories test) seem higher relative to the other CPU’s than I would have expected.
I’m comparing your test results with a similar set from Tom’s – http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-661,2514-8.html – I think they’re using a slightly higher rated discrete card there – the Gigabyte Radeon HD 5850 1GB.
Now I look at it again, the absolute PCMark Memories scores for the i5-661 are similar in both your results (5386) and Tom’s (5592). Maybe the HD5850 produced the big difference in the i5-750 and i5-661 (with discrete GPU) results. So perhaps your i5-661 tests are using the integrated GPU?
I’m confused… ! :)

]]> By: mike http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-clarkdale-core-i5-32nm-cpu-review/comment-page-1/#comment-7997 mike Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:45:05 +0000 http://www.hardcoreware.net/?p=1549#comment-7997 after just building a new system (Phenom 965), i was afraid to read this. phew! after just building a new system (Phenom 965), i was afraid to read this. phew!

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