Core i5/i7 on 1156

[IntelUser2000]

Originally posted by: Axon
It's $284.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuch...ts/showdoc.aspx?i=3574

relax up off the neurotic stick.

I'm not talking about the $5 difference. That's an i7 Lynnfield like it or not. Turbo Mode off, Lynnfield will be virtually identical to equal clocked Bloomfield. Turbo will allow it to compete with +133MHz higher clocked Bloomfield.

Only difference will be running SLI/Xfire.

Lynnfield>Bloomfield with single GPU
Bloomfield>Lynnfield with multi GPU

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: phillyman36
What about tasks such as video editing/encoding? Will the 1156 on die pci improve that in any way or is it just gaming performance?

If you are using software that is GPU accelerated, possibly. Otherwise no impact at all.

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
I'm looking at the future roadmap with the 1366lga socket. I vaguely remember seeing a 6 core 1366 socket chip. My interest are with AVCHD editing & encoding.

Is the 1366 socket both a server & (high end desktop) socket? If so that would make me more comfortable with the D0 920 I just bought.

That is my guess - 1366 will be used almost exclusively for servers and occasionally for extreme performance desktops. If you recall, i7 was launched specifically for server space and just happens to also provide excellent performance for desktops.

Originally posted by: IntelUser2000
Only difference will be running SLI/Xfire.

Lynnfield>Bloomfield with single GPU
Bloomfield>Lynnfield with multi GPU

Or...maybe not...

The Lynnfield processor series supports 16 PCIe 2.0 lanes and those lanes are assigned for graphics duty. The first x16 slot normally runs with 16 lanes and if you install a multi-GPU setup for CrossFire or SLI, then both slots run at x8. Truthfully, except for trying to set a benchmark record, the performance differences between dual x16 and dual x8 PCIe 2.0 is minimal at best in actual applications.

Of course, Gary didn't provide benchmarks to back up this claim but I suppose we'll see shortly.

 

[Axon]

There's no dispute on that point. I thought you were saying there was no 2.8 ghz Lynnfield at all near the $284 price point - e.g., that such a chip never existed, not that it is now branded an i7. That's my fault for assuming all Lynnfields would be core i5s

 

[IntelUser2000]

Here's another Lynnfield benchmark:

http://diy.pconline.com.cn/cpu...s/0907/1702311_11.html