Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 13th Nov 2008 13:32 UTC
Not too long ago, Intel unleashed Nehalem, or Core i7, upon the world. The new Core i7 chips are not just new processors; they also introduce an entirely new platform, and this combination produces some impressive performance figures, according to Ars Technica. "The new performance gap between Nehalem and pretty much everything else of comparable cost is the result of upgrades to both the CPUs core architecture and the platform on which the multicore chip now runs." Respected in-depth review sites AnandTech and Tom's Hardware agree with Ars' findings.
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in the AVG benchmark! With the fastest i7, you get an unusable system in 1 minute, while the fastest AMD does the same in 1 minute 48 seconds. The AMD gives you an extra 48 seconds to cancel a scan, hit the power button, pull the power plug. That's a win in my book