Testseek.com have collected 171 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 980X Extreme 3.33GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 980X Extreme 3.33GHz Socket 1366.
March 2010
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171 Reviews
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Abstract: Meanwhile, in Intel’s epic thumb war with AMD, Intel once more finds itself without a competitor—nothing from AMD is even close—and for the time being will have to be satisfied twiddling its thumbs.
There’s no doubt about it, the Core i7-980X is, by far and away, the highest performance processor currently on the market. A veritable technological demonstration, it impresses with a spec made possible by Intel’s mastery of the manufacturing process....
The Core i7 980X Extreme is an astounding processor with a number of unique strengths and very few weaknesses. Although we have known all along that the first Core i7 processor to feature six cores would use a 32nm manufacturing process, we still expe...
The Intel Core i7 980X is simply the fastest processor available to consumers. It is the unchallenged performance king, on just about any test. However, the margin of difference in performance, between this six-core and the older four-core processors ...
The performance of the i7 980x leaves us breathless. It doesn't matter what we threw in its direction, it just gobbled it up begged for more. We often need to tie our testing results up into a handy bundle and try and give a clear overall impression of th...
and Forecast Since the Gulftown is an Extreme Edition, Intel wants to have quite a lot of money for the processor: about 1000 Euros. But rumors say that a Core i7-970 will be released, too. For gamers the 6-core is nothing more than a precursor for a ...
Six Core Performance with HyperThreading, Turbo Boost Technology, Optimized for Windows 7, 12MB (Shared) L3 Cache, Much Improved Thermal Solution (DBXB), 32nm Processor,
Not for the Budget Minded, gold
Given the price of the Intel Core i7 980X, it may not be affordable to some, which is its only pitfall. I’m sure in time there will be more affordable six core Intel processors. This will open the door to many mainstream users who are looking to tak...
Abstract: It's been awhile since Intel introduced any kind of "Extreme" edition CPU's. The new Core i7 980X represents just that - a new CPU that's supposed to be the fastest, the meanest, the conqueror, the benchmark for all others.
I have to say that Intel's Core i7 980X is the first Extreme Edition CPU that I've ever gotten excited about. In the past you used to have to choose between more cores or high clock speeds. Thanks to power gating and Gulftown's PMU, those days are over. T...
