Check out the Lynnfield review out on www.anandtech.com to get an idea of what kind of performance figures are to be expected.
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Aljawal -----Original Message----- From: "Greg Sevart" <ad...@xfury.net> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:15:21 To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer While i5 is inferior to i7, it is nowhere near a "budget computing" solution. The i5 line is designed to be their for-the-masses mainstream product, whereas i7 was always designed to be high-end workstation and enthusiast class. The cheapest i5 is slated to be the 2.66GHz variant that should debut at $196 for 1000-order batches. It's still a very fast chip, and overall seems to compare favorably to the more-expensive 3.2GHz AMD Phenom II. Several reviewers have commented that if you were in the category that bought a Q6600 or Q9300 or the like, i5 is probably the Nehalem for you. If you bought higher-end SKUs, i7 is probably for you. Intel is just doing a "better" job of segmenting their market strategies that have, in fact, always been there. With the sub $5-600 i7's disappearing, I expect that we will see the cheaper X58 boards start to disappear as well, as manufacturers focus on P55 solutions. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:44 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Core i7 new computer > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jason.to...@cliffordchance.com > > > With the recent announcement on i7 and i5, I wouldn't even consider > an > > i7 anymore. > > > > Not good news either for those of us who jumped on the i7 bandwagon > > early :( > > I'm a bit confused by this comment. My understanding is that the i5 is > inferior to the i7 and aimed at budget computing. Am I missing > something? > > Jim Maki > jwm_maill...@comcast.net
