Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz Socket 1156.
October 2009
Experts 80% 54 Reviews
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The editors liked
Very fast
"self-overclocking" Turbo Boost feature
supports Hyper-Threading
Rock solid performance for decent price
low PCIe latency.
More Affordable
Lower Thermal Output
Turbo Technology
Dual Channel Memory Support
Excellent Overclocking Potential (Stay Tuned)
Superb performance
Good pricing
Innovative new features
Incredible Performance
Turbo Boost Technology
HyperThreading Technology
Low Power Consumption
DDR31333 Support
8 MB Shared Cache
The editors didn't like
Upgrades require new motherboard with LGA 1366 socket and new chipset
supports dual-channel
not triple-channel
memory architecture
Id have liked 16 more PCIe lanes for full 2 x 16 SLI or Crossfire.
Abstract: The arrival of less expensive socket LGA1156 Intel Core i5 and i7 chips changed that a bit. They are cheaper, but slightly slower than the top level Intel 975XE CPU. The system cost is also about on a par with the AMD top CPU bins. Yet, trying to put ...
Yet another motherboard upgrade (sigh....), Different CPU cooler Needed, Different mounting needed for CPU Cooler
In my opinion, the new Lynnfield Core i7 processors are a very good step in the right direction. Through testing and benchmarking, when compared to a Nehalem system, the new Intel i7-870 packs a lot of punch for the dollar. Performance differences wi...
When Nehalem launched, we received processors that were more powerful than anything we used before, and the brand-new architecture was a lot of fun to experiment with. But as I said before, there were a few reasons why people either chose to go with C...
Superb performance, Good pricing, Innovative new features
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Lynnfield has one more surprise in store: Windows 7 is tweaked to work with its multiple cores and threads. Core Parking is a new technique to not only help applications make better use of available threads, but also prevent apps from jumping between c...
So, the new platform has been launched. Is it successful? Yes, more than somewhat. If Core i7 for LGA1366 hadnt spoiled the triumph, we could have compared this situation with the transition from NetBurst to Core 2: when new Mid-End processors were f...
For some reason Intel thinks we need an i7-870. The i7-950 is priced equally so you can choose if you take either an dual-channel or triple-channel board. The naming scheme will confuse customers while performance is on par.The i7-870 is priced €459...
Abstract: But does that mean the Core i7-870 is worth its price tag? Power users with the chops for overclocking will find better value in the lone Core i5 model, which doesn’t feature Hyper-Threading but should scale up to 4GHz. At under $200, the Core i5-750 is a much more attractive CPU..
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 Cor...
Intels new Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 processors werent intended to win overall performance crowns, but they came closer than many expected them to in our testing. Lynnfield indeed brings the features and performance of the Nehalem architecture ...
