Testseek.co.uk have collected 132 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366.
November 2008
(89%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(97%)
589 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
890100132
The editors liked
Really good performance
Hyperthreading
Around 4Ghz overclockable
Good price/performance ratio for the CPU
Extremely fast
Best CPU architecture on the market
Quality quadcore performance
Works well with audio
Video
3D applications
Large improvement over the previous series
Does well even with nonoptimized software
Low power consumption when idle
The editors didn't like
Expensive system wide parts to upgrade
Runs hot
Needs almost a whole new PC
Pricey with all things considered
Power consumption is high when processor is active
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We tried to make our tests at least a tad more interesting by using different memory modes -- and we found out that this parameter does not affect results. The only result that stands out against the common background is demonstrated by Core i7 920, b...
This processor cost a bit more than the average one on the market. The Core i7 has been quite expensive to be honest and therefore Intel is releasing a Core i5 to be a more middle class cpu that people can afford. The Core i7 920 will apparently dissa...
Well, Ill start off by apologizing to AMD and our readers for some of the conclusions I drew from the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon review. I deserve a good measure of blame for rationalizing the difference that we saw when comparing a machine with Radeon H...
Despite the shortcomings that our engineering samples had, we were still extremely impressed with the performance of the Intel i7 920. The overclocking ability of the chip alone makes it a must have. Reports across the internet of the new D0 stepping ...
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Upgrading an entire system may be out of budget (you decide)
I have been waiting a long time for Intel to finally say goodbye to the NorthBridge (MCH) and produce a processor with the memory controller on the chip itself. I am glad my wait is finally over. In the past I had experienced problems overclocking Int...
