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Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) 25% Faster Than Core 2 Platforms

Thanks goes out to Grant Gochnauer for sending in some links about the new Intel Core i7 “Nehalem” launch. While not quite the “50-100% faster” claims that Intel was making… or even the “50% faster across the board” claims they made, Nehalem is still looking like a nice upgrade over the current Core 2 architecture. Just [...]

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Intel Nehalem Benchmarks: 50-100% Performance Increases

First, thanks to Grant Gochnauer for sending this across, it’s a kick-ass preview of the upcoming (end of year most likely) Nehalem CPUs and Chipsets from Intel. Secondly let’s thank Anandtech for sneaking into the Intel expo and capping off these benchmarks for us. Quick Tips Nehalem is the upcoming CPU design from Intel at 45nm to [...]

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