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Intel Core i5 2.66GHz gets benched

by on25 May 2009

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Beats Phenom II X4 955


Guys from forum at Asian hardware site Xfastest managed to get some pictures and do some benchmarks of Intel's upcoming Core i5 2.66GHz processor. The tests were done on Intel's reference motherboard, and it looks like this one will be enough beat AMD's Phenom II X4 955 CPU clocked at 3.2GHz.

As it was expected, the CPU is slower than Core i7 920 but it's quite enough for the 3.2GHz clocked Phenom II X4 955, at least in Cinebench 10. The CPU score in 3DMark Vantage hovers around 13700. These are still the first benchmark results and we will hold our judgment until we see a full review once these CPUs hit the market shelves. Most of people already call them Core i5 but the name has never been confirmed.

It does end up a bit faster than the Phenom II X4 955 which currently sells at around €210 in Europe, while the Core i7 920 can be found for €242. Of course, you must note that Core i7 platform is much more expensive due to the price of X58 motherboards and triple memory kits.

Lynnfield quad most likely stands at US $196, and it will be interesting to see if there will be any price drops from both camps once Core i5 hits retail/e-tail shelves.

You can find motherboard/CPU pictures and benchmark screenshots here.

Last modified on 25 May 2009
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