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Fun Facts: Intel's Sandy Bridge Processors

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,045   +119

    For the launch of their 2nd-gen Intel Core CPUs (a.k.a. Sandy Bridge), Intel has compiled another interesting list of fun facts in a whitepaper. We have selected the ones we find more amusing and are republishing them with Intel's permission.

    Read the full article at:
    http://www.techspot.com/guides/357-fun-facts-intel-sandy-bridge/

    Please leave your feedback here.
    Julio Franco, Jan 14, 2011
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  2. alexandrionel Newcomer, in training Posts: 94

    This sounds really nice. Maybe in two years I will buy one.
    It would have been nice to have a comparison with the previous generation of CPU.
    I know that Intel makes only small steps in terms of technology because they milk as much as possible the cash cows.
    I would bet that the energy efficiency comparing to the previous generation is less than 10%.
    alexandrionel, Jan 14, 2011
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  3. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,045   +119

    Julio Franco, Jan 14, 2011
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  4. fpsgamerJR62 Newcomer, in training Posts: 489

    Here's another fun fact. You can now own a processor that can go match the performance of Core I7 Extreme Edition without spending a thousand dollars. Just grab a Core I7-2600K for $300+ and start overclocking. :)
    fpsgamerJR62, Jan 14, 2011
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  5. St1ckM4n TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,505   +196

    Nice, I like these fun facts posts.
    St1ckM4n, Jan 14, 2011
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  6. SilverCider Newcomer, in training Posts: 72

    XD yayayayay!
    How long will it take for me to break and buy one! Don't particularly need it though, doing just fine with i5 750 for now ;)
    SilverCider, Jan 14, 2011
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  7. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Yah. If you're on lga 1156 then just wait until ivy bridge.
    princeton, Jan 14, 2011
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  8. Benny26 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,514   +35

    Now that's a fun fact.

    I suppose it's a bit like....Did your mother once wear tights? Well, BP may have very well tried to use those tights to plug the biggest oil spill in American history. :D
    Benny26, Jan 14, 2011
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  9. Guest

    @alexandrionel
    No offense really, but this comment is just plain stupid. It's like you didn't even bother looking through the techspot articles for the performance reviews of the new 25&2600k processors, which clearly show a marked improvement in operating efficiency compared to their predecessors :\
    Guest, Jan 14, 2011
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  10. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Hes 0.18 posts a day. I doubt he reads many of the articles here. He probably read the sandy bridge one by semiaccurate charlie.
    princeton, Jan 14, 2011
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  11. biggabarr Newcomer, in training

    its`s better to walk a mile per day than non in a week , what ever the upgrade is it`s still an upgrade.
    biggabarr, Jan 14, 2011
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  12. Guest

    Oh my God, okey, here is another one, if a sandwich had the same number of layers than the number of transistors the 2nd Generation Intel Core processor has it will take to a million times the human population to eat it a million of million of years lol

    And I could go on.

    :-S
    Guest, Jan 14, 2011
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  13. gwailo247 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,105   +18

    An anagram of Sandy Bridge is Band Digs Rye.
    gwailo247, Jan 14, 2011
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  14. grvalderrama TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 188

    What are those things in the picture?
    grvalderrama, Jan 14, 2011
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  15. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,794   +24

    red1776, Jan 14, 2011
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  16. grvalderrama TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 188

    Hum, so, that's the intricate network of circuit lines that "look like a futuristic, multi-layered highway system".... thanks for the article, was great!
    grvalderrama, Jan 15, 2011
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