Testseek.com have collected 132 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366.
November 2008
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132 Reviews
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Abstract: Intel has been unchallenged on the desktop and laptop front since launching the Core architecture in 2006. The Core architecture trounced AMD at the high-end, forcing the Phenom manufacturer to fight back with aggressive value pricing. For the better p...
Great Performance, Overclocks Really Well, Kicked the Q6600 To The Curb, Reasonable Temps, Reasonable Price, Very Stable, Easy OCing, Much Higher Video Encoding Performance Than Previous CPUs
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The Core I7 920 mainstream CPU offers excellent performance at a decent price. It easily kicked the Q6600 to the curb and left it in the dust. We were able to do an easy FSB overclock on it giving it a nice boost from 2.66GHz to 3.433GHz with just a m...
Intel has gone from strength to strength in recent years, unlike Pentium 4 which really should have been put to bed after the Northwood core. In our eyes it was the only good core as it was a good overclocker and brought with it the first dual chann...
Low-end Core i7 CPU has excellent performance, Amazing overclocking ability, Many microarchitecture improvements, Triple-channel memory offers tremendous bandwidth capability, Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost give it a huge edge over the competition
umes lots of power at idle - even with SpeedStep enabledHyper Threading slows down some applications, Platform is a bit expensive
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
In 2009, we concluded about the Core i7 920 that performance gains of dozens of percent killed earlier processors, and the i7 980X review ended with the conclusion that Intel in the upper end only competed with itself.In 2018 that is another story. Wi...
Abstract: Late May we published a huge round-up of 45 desktop processors , followed by a review of Intel's fourth generation Core processors . Our readers immediately, and understandably, came with the request for a similar group test of laptop processors. It's a...
Abstract: On June 4 Intel is launching its next generation Core processors, also called Haswell. That means it's the perfect opportunity for us to retest all current processors and a number of older ones with a completely new test configuration. It will not only ...
Anyway stay tuned as I said in our previous articles, more CPUs will follow: AMD Phenom II x2AMD Phenom I x4AMD Brazos ?Intel Core i5 2500KIntel Core i3 Ivy BridgeIntel Atom ?Hey guys, which fight do you want to see next time? Feel free to leave a comment...
