The Intel Core i7

I think that a processor review is an appropriate place to start off my new blog. I have always been amazed by the growing power of computer processors and the i7 is no exception. The i7 is the most amazing processor to ever grace this earth. With four cores and two hardware threads per core, the i7 is capable of processing 8 instructions at the same time. The i7 comes in three different models, the 920, the 950, and the 975. The 920 runs at a core frequency of 2.66 ghz while the 975 extreme edition operates at a blazing 3.33 ghz. Rather than using a front side bus to communicate with the rest of the computer, the Core i7's use a QPI or QuickPath Interconnect. Both the 920 and the 950 have a QPI speed of 4.8 GT/s. GT/s is gigatransfers per second. The 975 Extreme edition has a QPI of 6.4 GT/s. All of these CPUs use the new LGA 1366 CPU slot so any motherboard you buy for them is built specifically with them in mind. All in all I am quite impressed with the computing power of these three new processors. Unfortunately the price tag on these monsters is quite hefty. (The 920 is the most reasonable retailing for $280, while the 975 retails for $1000). Once the price on these CPUs comes down, I will be converting to one of them at the first chance. Thanks for reading.