Intel Penryn coming November 11th; Full lineup prices
Here’s some nice juicy leaked information this evening from Intel; a list of their entire launch lineup of the 45nm Penryn chipset (details here; benchmarks here) that will occur on November 11th. Be sure to come back on that day for a full review! (if the rumored date is true; we cannot confirm that here).
X5460 [...]
Modern CPU Architecture: A Crash Course
Just what is going on with processors these days? HCW regulars have noted a severe decline of new hardcore enthusiasts. The exciting days of overclocking, case mods, and drooling over new architectures seem to have passed. But what is to blame for this new age of premods and complacency with stock speed? [...]
AMD CPU Price Cut today
AMD has cut processor prices today, as expected. The price cuts apply to their entire lineup of processors, and in some cases are quite drastic:
Processor
Old price
New price
Athlon 64 FX-74
$799/pair
$599/pair
Athlon 64 FX-72
$599/pair
$599/pair
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
$241
$178
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
$188
$157
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
$178
$136
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
$167
$125
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
$136
$115
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
$121
$94
Athlon 64 X2 4200+
-
$83
Athlon 64 X2 4000+
$104
$73
Athlon [...]
A look at CPU prices and performance - in relation
Tech Report is taking a new twist on CPU reviews - they have posted an article which makes it easier to shop for a new CPU by plotting each processor’s performance and price on a graph. Yup, one more graph for the folks at Tech Report ;)
The results are somewhat predictable - Intel’s processors [...]
AMD’s Worst Week Ever
Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know, when everything that could go wrong does go wrong? By the end of the week, you feel like that things are never going to be the same. Sometimes, you just want to give up.
AMD happened to have had one of those weeks last week. [...]
First Penryn Benchmarks
Intel has provided us with some benchmarks of their dual- and quad-core 45nm Penryn processors. We normally aren’t to keen on posting furnished benchmarks, but Intel has a proven history of being spot on with their benchmarks in the past, so here you go (click for full size):
As you can see, it is smoking fast. [...]
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
Intel has released a new CPU to claim the title as the fastest desktop CPU available. It is the Core 2 Extreme Qx6800. Yup, it’s just a quad-core Kentsfield, exactly the same as it was when we reviewed it last November. The only difference is that it is clocked at 2.93 GHz, instead of 2.66 [...]
