News - Intel's Core i5 750 processor pictured and benchmarked

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Chinese users get their hands on Intel's upcoming Core i5 processor. Early benchmarks within.

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Got to love the chinese!

corei7 870 benchmark results

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Why would Intel release a chip that is somewhere inbetween an i7 and a core 2 quad and then create a different socket to run it??:confused:

Can't help feeling that Intel have scored a bit of a own goal on this particular one as I would rather spend the extra possibly £60-70 and get an i7 920 rather than this cut down chip.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by davidcrofter

Why would Intel release a chip that is somewhere inbetween an i7 and a core 2 quad and then create a different socket to run it??:confused:

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Because it's a lot faster than a core2 quad while able to be run on a motherboard with almost half the BoM.

Will they be making any mainstream Gulftown's on socket 1156 (like, without HT) or is that just going to be for 1366?