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Intel launches Core i7 960

Derek Brush October 20, 2009 12:13 PM ET in Tech

intel logoIntel has quietly made a new addition to their LGA1366 lineup, the Core i7 960.

The new chip clocks in at 3.2GHz (3.33GHz with Turbo Boost), which puts it in the same league as a Turbo Boosted i7 860 (2.93-3.46GHz). The new chip replaces the 950’s position in the Core i7 lineup, and additionally makes way for the new 975 Extreme Edition CPU.

With a higher average frequency and an identical price of $562, the 950 also casts serious doubt on the value of the new Lynnfield-based Core i7 870.

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5 Comments:

  1. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner
    20 Oct '09, 1:27 pm

    Great googly moogly... that costs almost as much as the last full overhaul I made to my computer.

  2. Bandrik
    I love golllllld!
    20 Oct '09, 5:26 pm

    At that price one could get -several- bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label for UPSLynx.

    Drink up, intel.

  3. Thrax
    Cad
    20 Oct '09, 5:47 pm

    At that price one could also get the second fastest CPU on the market.

    /me shrugs.

  4. Serp
    Stay classy Icrontic
    20 Oct '09, 7:20 pm

    Ugh $562

    <3 my 920

  5. Derek Brush
    404 Brain Not Found
    20 Oct '09, 7:23 pm
    Quoting Bandrik

    At that price one could get -several- bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label for UPSLynx.

    Drink up, intel.

    Part of the problem is also that intel has no competition in the performance class the i7 is in. AMD has nothing comparable to the bloomfield line.

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