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Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366

Based on 14 reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros

Fast.
Overclocks very good.
Runs cool.
Stable.
Astonishing Performance.
45nm Architecture.
Hyper Threading Technology.
Memory Transfer Speeds a lot faster than before.
Turbo Boost.
8X HyperThreading.
Quick Path Interconnect.
Triple Channel Ram Capable.
Out of the box performance blows away the C2D E8400.
Cool Running.
Tri-channel DDR3 offers an average of 33% more memory bandwidth.

Cons

Price.
Requires Expensive LGA 1366 Motherboard Hardware.
Triple Channel Memory Configuration Necessary For Best Performance.
New power efficient memory will likely be required.

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 TechReaction.net on May 06, 2010

1090T and 1055T are the first real hexa-cores which is in reach of 99% enthusiasts, since Intel’s 980X retails for around 1000$(more than Rs. 55000 in Indian retail market), though if you are looking at purely performance numbers then I am sure...

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By Pureoverclock on September 09, 2009

Computer enthusiasts are an interesting breed, and those who call themselves overclockers are an even more fascinating group. Our pursuit for speed and performance isnt just an idle curiousity; for some its akin to a quest. Face it, performance is...

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By XtremeComputing on August 03, 2009

Throughout these benchmarks, the AMD Phenom II 955 just hasn’t been able to keep up with the i7 920. But AMD know this and it’s not intended to be the i7 920’s rival as the 955 is priced £60 less than the i7 920. (in fact even the...

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By iXBT Labs on August 01, 2009

We tried to make our tests at least a tad more interesting by using different memory modes -- and we found out that this parameter does not affect results. The only result that stands out against the common background is demonstrated by Core i7 920,...

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By Rbmods.com on July 25, 2009

This processor cost a bit more than the average one on the market. The Core i7 has been quite expensive to be honest and therefore Intel is releasing a Core i5 to be a more middle class cpu that people can afford. The Core i7 920 will apparently...

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By Ocaholic on July 23, 2009

With the recent Bloomfield product line Intel presents the most powerful desktop CPU available these times. Especially the Core i7 975 XE delivers more performance than any other CPU on the market and this by a quite big margin. But as expected, so...

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By Tom's Hardware on July 13, 2009

Well, Ill start off by apologizing to AMD and our readers for some of the conclusions I drew from the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon review. I deserve a good measure of blame for rationalizing the difference that we saw when comparing a machine with Radeon...

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By PCShopTalk on June 14, 2009

About a few months ago Intel let us review their Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor. This time they were generous enough to send us the new Core i7 920 45nm Nehalem processor. While the Core 2 Quad Q9400 ran on the older LGA 775 socket, the new Core i7...

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By TechwareLabs on June 10, 2009

Despite the shortcomings that our engineering samples had, we were still extremely impressed with the performance of the Intel i7 920. The overclocking ability of the chip alone makes it a must have. Reports across the internet of the new D0 stepping...

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