get the 920, i doubt the early 930s will OC as good as the current 920s/early D0s
i3 530 is good shit @ 125 bucks
[quote]Final Words
I like the Core i3 530. It’s the first real alternative Intel offers to AMD’s Phenom II X2 and Athlon II X4 processors. And dare I say that it’s perfectly competitive? With Clarkdale I get the feeling that Intel is actually trying to compete with AMD, instead of run them into the ground.
If you need a fast dual-core processor, the Core i3 530 is right for you. If you need affordable threaded performance, the Athlon II X4 is a better option. Intel attempts to sweeten the deal with TrueHD/DTS-HD MA bitstreaming support, but ultimately what we have here is a chip that is truly competitive.
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[url]http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3724[/url]
4GHz @ stock cooler, too? :aaa:
excellent, my plan appears to be falling through quite nicely.
just got an i7-920. i'll hold onto it for about a year or something (maybe just 8 months who knows) and move onto the gulftown. which was the original plan.
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not sure why someone felt i deserved a dumb rating, care to explain?
someone thought you were dumb, and others just gave you a dumb to see if you would whine about it (and you did)
no i didn't whine about it, i asked about the first one, because it doesn't make sense, and then i guess the other three thought it'd be really cool to chime in.
Can we finally get over 4GHz processors.
I know it doesn't mainly bring any more power, but I want to see big numbers!
[QUOTE=Facepunch her;19862805]Can we finally get over 4GHz processors.
I know it doesn't mainly bring any more power, but I want to see big numbers![/QUOTE]
overclock!
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[QUOTE=M_B;19862739]no i didn't whine about it, i asked about the first one, because it doesn't make sense, and then i guess the other three thought it'd be really cool to chime in.[/QUOTE]
omg M_B_ there you go again be quiet
bump, I'm a bit late to realize that all i3s have 4 threads. Not sure what intel is doing with their naming system..
here are some benchmarks for the Core i3 530.
3DMark Vantage Performance preset, HD 4770
i3 530 @ 4GHz
CPU Score 10971
CPU Test 1: 1516.90 PLAN/S
CPU Test 2: 14.57
VS Xeon X3440 @ 3.6 (I think?)
CPU Score: 23005
CPU Test 1: 3234.52 Plans/s
CPU Test 2: 29.21 Steps/s
They preform very closely when I divide the X3440s score in half (expected that the x3440 has double the threads and double the cores, )
X3440 vs i3 530
14.605 vs 14.570
As for SuperPi, I get 10.468 seconds @ 4GHz. According to HWBot an E8400 has to be @ 4.4-4.75 GHz to reach 10.4XX seconds.
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