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ITP.net

03/2010

Intel Core i7 870

Although this Core processor is known as the ‘i7 870' it is based on the Lynnfield core rather than the higher-end and more expensive ‘Bloomfield' core. To distinguish a Bloomfield chip from a Lynnfield model, you'll need to pay special attention to the model numbering; all Bloomfield CPUs feature a 900 series number (such as 920, 940), whereas Lynnfield i7 CPUs use the 800 numbering scheme (860, 870).Retailing for US $562 the Core i7 870 is the most expensive processor in this grouptest. This chip runs at 2.93GHz and each of its four cores is HyperThreading enabled (like the Core i5 750), so the CPU can process eight threads simultaneously. Thanks to this the processor proved a hotrod when it came to running benchmarks.Running our multi-core Cinebench 10 benchmark test the CPU completed the job in 56 seconds flat and earned a score of 15,606. These are the quickest and highest numbers in this grouptest and moving forward, the 870 continued its trailblazing performance. It completed our WinRAR compression test in 60 seconds dead and completed our video and audio encode tests in a shattering 19, 36 and 117 seconds respectively.

TechReport

09/2009

Intel's Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 processors

Much has been written already about Intel's naming schemes for Nehalem-derived products, so I won't rehash any of those arguments. What you need to know is that Lynnfield introduces a new LGA1156 socket type and is thus incompatible with older Core i7 motherboards. Lynnfield chips will initially slot into two product lines, the Core i5-700 series and the Core i7-800 series. Bloomfield CPUs will coexist as higher-end specimens and members of the Core i7-900 series. Intel has three initial models based on Lynnfield, although I'd expect more to come eventually. Note that the lone Core i5 processor supports only four threads. In other words, Hyper-Threading has been disabled in this chip to differentiate it from the more expensive models. Another way the Core i5 differs from it siblings is its 2.13GHz uncore speed. That clock is important because it contributes to another Core i5-750 limitation: the max memory speed, without overclocking the base system clock, is 1333MHz. With a 2.4GHz uncore, the Core i7-800-series chips can hit 1600MHz memory speeds without extra help. The uncore speed also determines the clock speed of the L3 cache, another little Lynnfield control knob that will impact performance, if not tremendously.

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Intel Core I7-870 2.93 Ghz Processor Bx80605i7870 Cpu	$299.99	See it
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-870 2.93GHz 8MB LGA1156 CPU Retail	$299.99	See it
Intel (bx80605i7870) Processor - 1 X Core I7 870 / 2.93 Ghz - Lga1156 Socket...	$311.99	See it
2.93GHz Intel Core i7 Processor i7-870 8MB LGA1156 CPU Retail BX8060I7870	$319.56	See it
Intel Core I7 Quad-core I7-870 2.93ghz Processor	$331.46	See it
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156	$331.46	See it
Intel Core I7 Quadcore 17 Turbo Processor Bx80605i7870	$333.03	See it
Intel Bx80605i7870 Core I5 680 Clarkdale 3.6ghz Socket1156 Dual-core Desktop Cpu	$336.98	See it
Intel Bx80605i7870 Core I7 870 Lynnfield 2.93 Ghz Cpu	$339.85	See it
Intel Core I7 Processor I7-870 2.93ghz 8mb Lga1156 Cpu, Retail I7-870box Retail	$343.99	See it
2.93ghz Intel Core I7 Processor I7-870 8mb Lga1156 Cpu Retail Bx8060i7870	$347.86	See it
Intel Core I7 870 2.93ghz Quad-core Cpu Lga1156 8mbl3 95w Retail Bx80605i7870	$348	See it
Intel Core i7 870 Processor BX80605I7870 - 2.93GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail	$351.99	See it
Intel Bx80605i7870-i7-870 Lga1156 2.93g 8mb - Kit	$373.82	See it
Intel Core I7 Processor I7-870 2.93ghz 8mb Lga1156 Cpu, Retail	$385	See it
Intel Corp. BX80605I7870 Core i7 - 870 CPU 2.93GHz 8MBcac	$390.15	See it