Lynnfield : ultimate quad-core

Arclight · 09-13-09, 07:09 AM

It's hard to sum up, so I suggest you read the article if you can make sense of techno-babble:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...px?i=3634&p=20

Excellent idle power and excellent performance independent of thread count, Lynnfield is truly a different beast compared to what we've seen in the Core2 and i7 chips, thanks to the turbo modes. The new i7 chips are on par or faster than the previous generation, and the i5 puts any AMD or Core2 to shame.

The "old" Bloomfields still have their advantages, like triple-channel memory (though 6-8 cores are needed to profit from it) and superior scaling for high-end multi-GPU SLI/Crossfire setups. But for someone like me, who prefers a single card, Lynnfield is the ultimate quad-core.

With this, the LGA-1156 puts an end to LGA-775 as a sensible choice for people building a new system, but LGA-1366 still holds 1 major benefit: you're a mere BIOS-flash away from 6-8 core support, something LGA-1156 doesn't seem to offer.

09-13-09, 07:09 AM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Lynnfield : ultimate quad-core It's hard to sum up, so I suggest you read the article if you can make sense of techno-babble: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...px?i=3634&p=20 Excellent idle power and excellent performance independent of thread count, Lynnfield is truly a different beast compared to what we've seen in the Core2 and i7 chips, thanks to the turbo modes. The new i7 chips are on par or faster than the previous generation, and the i5 puts any AMD or Core2 to shame. The "old" Bloomfields still have their advantages, like triple-channel memory (though 6-8 cores are needed to profit from it) and superior scaling for high-end multi-GPU SLI/Crossfire setups. But for someone like me, who prefers a single card, Lynnfield is the ultimate quad-core. With this, the LGA-1156 puts an end to LGA-775 as a sensible choice for people building a new system, but LGA-1366 still holds 1 major benefit: you're a mere BIOS-flash away from 6-8 core support, something LGA-1156 doesn't seem to offer. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.