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Nehalem processor is ‘fastest yet’
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18/11/2008
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Intel introduced the Core i7 processor, said to be its most advanced desktop processor yet. The first member of a family of Nehalem processors, Core i7 speeds video editing, immersive games and other internet and computer activities by up to 40% without increasing power consumption.
“Intel has delivered the fastest desktop processor on Earth to the most demanding users on Earth, the ones who are using their pcs for video, gaming and music,” said Patrick Gelsinger, general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group. “When you couple what is Intel’s biggest leap in chip design with other incredible innovations like Intel’s solid state drives, the Core i7 processor has redefined the computer of tomorrow.”
According to Intel, Core i7 returns a performance figure of 117 on the SPECint_base_rate2006 benchmark test: the first time a single processor has exceeded 100 points.
Core i7 is the first member of the Nehalem microarchitecture family; server and mobile product versions will be in production later. Each Core i7 processor features an 8Mbyte level 3 cache and three channels of DDR3 1066 memory to deliver the best memory performance of any desktop platform.
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Graham Pitcher
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