News - Leaked slides provide a taste of Core i7-3960X performance

[HEXUS]

Intel's next flagship processor benchmarked and compared to Core i7-990X.

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[Roobubba]

I love the apparently known values of 12-15% faster, accompanied by an 'estimated' 36% faster 3D gaming performance. Playing to a crowd, perchance?

Still, looks nice, and about time they produced something faster. Maybe they're beginning to feel AMD snapping at their toes again?

[Biscuit]

Seems quite coincidental that bulldozer is just about to poke its head and intel release performance suggestions of their chips. I think the tactics are quite clear here.

[badass]

Seems quite coincidental that bulldozer is just about to poke its head and intel release performance suggestions of their chips. I think the tactics are quite clear here.

True, but I would be gobsmacked if this chip is in competition with any Bulldozer CPU.
All indications currently are that bulldozer will be competing with the mainstream Sandy Bridge CPU's

[tbaracu]

Idiot AMD, issue that quad channel for your MB, for what you waiting for?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

sweet