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Intel Core i5 750 2.67 GHz Socket 1156

The Intel Core i5 750 is a quad-core part based on the "Lynnfield" architecture, fabricated using a 45nm process and will use a new LGA1156 platform. It will operate at a healthy 2.66GHz and feature a whopping 8MB L3 cache, but no Hyper-Threading support will be present.

Based on 32 reviews

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Good:

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Pros

Performance.
Price.
Power consumption.
Availability.
Lower Thermal Output.
Turbo Technology.
Cheaper Dual Channel Memory Support.
Excellent Overclocking Potential.
DDR3-1333 Support.
8 MB Shared Cache.

Cons

Socket 1156 Motherboard Upgrade Needed.
Different CPU cooler Needed.
Its siblings are even faster.
No HyperThreading.
Requires New LGA 1156 Motherboard.
Idering its performance surpasses pricier CPUs from AMD.

By TechSpot on September 11, 2009

Looking back, quad-core processors have had quite the run already. Intel's first quad-core CPU, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was released almost three years ago, with the much more popular Q6600 following up months later at a rather steep $850. As you...

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By TechSpot on September 07, 2009

It has been 10 months now since Intel unleashed its Nehalem architecture and we showed you the Core i7 920, 940 and 965 Extreme Edition. Not much has changed in the high-end sector during this timeframe, as Core i7 processors are still brutally fast...

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By ImpulseGamer on October 20, 2010

Intel continue their dominance in the CPU industry with two new CPU's, the Intel Core i5 570 and Intel Core i7 870. Moving away from just raw GHz power, Intel continue to maximise their CPU's and unlike their previous Core releases, these two...

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By TechRadar on September 06, 2010

Late last summer, Intel rolled out the Core i5 750 based on Lynnfield, its mainstream Nehalem-class CPU. It became an instant favourite. Sure, it was short of a feature or three compared to Intel's finest, including HyperThreading. But for the...

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By Techworld on June 22, 2010

You don't get multithreaded processing power with the i5-750; as a result, this quad-core suffers on multitasking tests....

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By ITP.net on March 29, 2010

The Core i5 750 offers superlative performance, is eager to overclock and at US $192, is temptingly priced as well....

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By APH Networks on January 22, 2010

A few years ago, owning a dual core processor was something to be particularly proud of. "Bring on the dual cores", we used to say, and joke around referring to the amount of power we could pack under the hood with AMD Socket 939 based Athlon X2...

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By PCWizKid's Tech Talk on January 14, 2010

PCWizKid is definitely impressed how Intel PCWizKid Recommendedfinally has brought something new and refreshing to the processor market to compete for roughly 200 USD against AMD's latest Phenom II 955 and 965 processors. It's priced right and...

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By IT-Review on January 10, 2010

For about three months now, we have been talking about the next step in Intel's tick-tock strategy of introducing products. All of the new i series CPUs were made using Nehalem architecture, so the new 32 nm CPUs represent only a die shrink, in...

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By DigitalVersus on December 17, 2009

Intel's Range The Core i5 700 series was introduced in September 2009, and is made up exclusively of quad-core CPUs without hyper-threading. To compensate, they all have a Turbo mode, which increases their basic frequency by 133 or 533 MHz depending...

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