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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
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Today, Intel has announced it's next Pentium Extreme Edition processor, which is based on the 65 nanometre core, codenamed Presler. It's the first of Intel's second generation dual core CPUs, and it features an increased L2 cache, the inclusion of Virtualisation Technology and a higher front side bus speed. Of course, the clock speed has had a bump up too. The Pentium Extreme Edition 840 ran at 3.2GHz, while the Pentium Extreme Edition 955 runs at a much more impressive 3.46GHz. How does the latest addition to the Extreme Edition line rack up against Intel's Pentium 4's and AMD's single and dual core processors? Read on to find out...
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Friday, September 9, 2005
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With Intel canceling their plans for any type of 4.0Ghz processor in the near future, Intel is focusing more and more on dual core and on other ways to make their chips faster other than increase the clock speed. The speed war is over, the efficiency battle has just begun. Because of these facts, this will be the fastest 64bit capable processor you will see in the 6xx range of Pentium 4s...
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Saturday, August 20, 2005
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The most obvious new feature of the LGA775 Intel Pentium D 840 processor is its dual-core nature. This 90nm processor uses a pair of Prescott cores running at 16 x 200MHz to bring multi-processing to the desktop in a LGA775 pinless package. The most significant extra that this CPU brings to the table is its support for 64-bit x86-64-based operating systems through Intel's EMT64 technology...
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Friday, July 22, 2005
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The new Intel dual-core processors codenamed Smithfield are the latest Pentium processors to hit the store shelves this summer. Not only are they packed with the same features as today's Pentium 4 processors (including EM64T and Execute Disable Bit), these processors come with two cores, all in one processor package. In other words, it's a 'dualie' which is compatible with today's 945 series, 955X and E7230 motherboards. Both the Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition comes packed with two 1MB L2 cache and operates at an 800MHz FSB frequency...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
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Today we go for a 100% overclock with a 1.6Ghz Pentium M Dothan CPU, using Dry Ice to cool the CPU this might be possible. To make things more interesting we also push an ATI X800 to its limit running it at -52°C
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Monday, June 20, 2005
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The Pentium D 820 is a very good processor for the price. It shines in several areas, especially those that utilize multiple threads, and during my benchmarking and game playing, it performed adequately, and surprisingly, there wasn't a terribly noticeable difference from the much more expensive 840 EE...
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Thursday, June 2, 2005
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In short, the i945G (or i945P) is a reasonable proposition for all but the die-hard enthusiast who needs the ability to run two graphics cards in tandem. I hope that motherboard manufacturers quickly release versions equipped with the ICH7R southbridge. You'll then be able to purchase it with, say, a Pentium D 820. Perfect for huge and varied storage potential, decent sound, and the loveliness that a dual-core CPU brings.
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Friday, May 27, 2005
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The Pentium 4 670 is just more of the same and is expensive to boot. The Pentium D however, is a decent introduction to dual-core from Intel, and for most consumers it will be the better choice by far. It's clear that AMD's X2 is a far better performer, but it also costs a lot more. Ultimately, with Intel's projected pricing, we could see entry level dual core PCs sooner rather than later.
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Thursday, May 12, 2005
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The Pentium 4 3.2E LGA775 (Land Grid Array) Socket 775 processor is based on the same 0.09 micron manufacturing process as its Socket 478 Prescott cousin. Actually, the CPU is based on the same 'Prescott' core as is found within Socket 478 CPUs; and includes the 31-stage pipeline which is 50% longer than that found in the 'Northwood' core Pentium 4 processors, with a 16KB L1 cache and a large 1MB L2 cache.
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Monday, April 11, 2005
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After testing the Dual Core Intel 840 processor versus the equally clocked Single core Intel 640, it is clear that the dual core processors offer a significant performance improvement when multi-tasking. Dual core processors are the future of computing and to be honest it does make a noticeable difference when running multiple applications at the same time. Our thoughts on dual core were only increased after completing the benchmarks used on this article.
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Would we buy a brand new PEE-based machine? Probably not, but that's the answer we give with most new technology. We said it about Serial ATA, PCI Express, DDR memory and DDR2 memory, and now we're saying it about dual-core processors - ultimately, the price premium for the Extreme Edition will be too high. That said, dual- and multi-core processors are definitely the way forward. Unlike Hyper-Threading, using a dual-core processor really is like adding a second CPU to your machine, rather than faking it up, as HT does. You really do have double the processor resources, all the time, not just when there happen to be some execution units going spare.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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With no official word from Microsoft as to when the 64-bit version of Windows XP will launch, Intel has taken its first step into the consumer level 64-bit market with its latest processors. Initial test results don't impress, but it would be unfair to draw too many conclusions based on a single test on an unreleased OS. However, it is disappointing to see the 32-bit performance drop compared to earlier Intel processors.
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With Windows x64 Edition nearing its' full release date, Intel has released their 64bit capable 6XX and Extreme Edition line of processors to tackle the new 64bit challenge and the nice thing is if you own a Intel? 925XE Express or i915 based chipset motherboard, 64bit computing is only a processor and a BIOS flash upgrade away.
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Thursday, February 24, 2005
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Overall, the additional features found on these new processors are definitely welcomed, albeit they are nothing new and have been around for a very long time on the AMD Athlon 64 processors. The move by the new lineup of Intel P4 600 series processors is definitely to catch up with its competitors offering and in a bid to outdo them, they come with a massive 2MB of on-die level 2 cache. While this huge cache is suitable for high performance workloads (suitable for even workstation class scenarios), for enthusiasts, it seems that the extra caches has limited benefits.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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From the past few pages of benchmarks, its quite clear that the performance of the 3.73GHz EE is not what one would expect from Intel's highest-end desktop CPU which is about 300Mhz faster than their previous EE CPU. This was bound to happen as Intel moved the EE to the 90nm based Prescott core which has a longer 31 stage pipeline. We saw the same thing when the normal Pentium4 shifted from Northwood to Prescott.
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