Testseek.com have collected 79 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition 3.46GHz Socket 1366.
June 2011
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Abstract: Image resizing with GraphicsMagick narrowed the delta between the Sandy Bridge and Gulftown CPUs. The Core i7 990X Extreme Edition was 94% faster than the Core i5 2500K and 18% faster than the Core i7 970. The greater number of cores with the Gulfto...
After we completed the first tests of Sandy Bridge processors, the verdict was extremely positive. Intel engineers did a great job on the new microarchitecture, so the actual products based on it ended up with a great combination of consumer features....
At $999, the Intel Core i7-990X is unquestionably pricey. But it's the fastest chip you'll find, especially if your business or personal computer use thrives on highly threaded workloads. Buy it now...
We lauded the i7-980X when it launched, as it justified its exorbitant price with its extra pair of cores and better overclocking potential compared with other LGA1366 CPUs. The i7-990X shares these features but enters a changed market, due to Intel's own...
Killer Performance, Tiger Blood-Infused, Most Overclocking Headroom Yet, 6-Cores, Yay, Compatible with Existing Mobos
Crazy Fast Means a Crazy Price Tag, Still No Official DDR3-1333 Support For Tri-Channel
Faster = goodness so we won't complain but if you were looking for something to get all hot and bothered about, you might want to stick to catching more Charlie-awesomeness on the major news networks. Intel is basically taking their fastest chip at the hi...
Faster than any other consumer desktop CPU, Same price as previous chip champ, Six cores, 12 threads means amazing speed for supported apps
Still expensive, Only slight speed bump over 980X
The 990X pushes desktop processing to new levels for media creators and editors, but it’s only slightly faster than its predecessor and as extreme as ever on price. ...
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Published: 2011-03-01, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
Well, I told you I was the finest PC processor on the planet, and now I've backed it up through 16 pages and some ridiculous number of benchmarks. I don't want to put too fine a point on it, but I am probably the zenith of human technological achievement...
Summing up something like the Core i7-990X is one of the easier tasks.For most of us it's simply a matter of cost, and like all "top range" Intel CPUs it is prohibitively expensive especially when compared to similar models such as the 970, or it's older...
Two months ago, when I finished testing Intel’s Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K, I came to the conclusion that you’d have to be battier than Charlie Sheen with a suitcase of blow to spend $1000 on a Core i7-980X Extreme Edition in the face of Sandy Bri...
