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Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition 3.3GHz Socket 1366

Based on 17 reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros

Extremely fast.
Overclockable for even more CPU muscle

Cons

Extremely expensive.
Not a significant speed boost over the Core i7-965 Extreme Edition.

Reviews

All (53)
Excellent (10)
Good (2)
Average (3)
Bad (2)

By X-bit Labs on May 13, 2010

The results of our comparative test of two Intel platforms are easy to understand and explain. Yes, it is best to equip your gaming platform with both a top-performance graphics card and a premium-class CPU if you’ve got the money, but what if...

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By Tom's Hardware on March 12, 2010

It has to be said that Intel’s 32nm production capabilities seem to be working really well. The Clarkdale and Gulftown designs centering on this new manufacturing process continue to impress us with regard to efficiency. The Core i5 dual-cores...

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By DigitalVersus on December 17, 2009

Intel's Range Intel unveiled its Core i7 900 in November 2008 with three models: the 920, the 940 and the 965 Extreme. This i7 975 Extreme followed on its own in July 2009. All of them are quad-core CPUs with hyper-threading technology allowing...

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By Tech ARP on December 15, 2009

Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Quad Core ProcessorThe Intel Core i7 is a new line of desktop processors based on the new Nehalem microarchitecture, which evolved from the Core microarchitecture which powered the highly successful Intel Core 2 line...

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By Tech2 on September 10, 2009

The Core i7-975 Extreme is Intel’s new speed demon that has set a new benchmark in the desktop computing space. Clocked at 3.33 GHz, this CPU is a notch higher than the former most powerful model, the Core i7-965, thanks to a bumped up multiplier...

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By PC Games Hardware on September 08, 2009

The Lynnfield is a worth successor to the Yorkfield. As Core i5-750 as well as Core i7-860 the new core shows that it is not inferior to the expensive Bloomfield. The performance benefit might not be as big as it had been from the Pentium D to the...

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By Motherboards.org on August 18, 2009

Intel has taken the performance crown from itself again with the launch of the Core i7 975 XE CPU. This CPU is the fastest available processor for the gaming enthusiast on the market with 8 logical cores running at 3.33GHz. If you have the $1000 this...

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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 Atomic MPC on July 23, 2009

The 975 takes top spot with a...

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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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