Intel Core i5 2.66GHz gets benched

[Greebo]

How is integrated graphics controllers any different from on-board gpu's on a motherboard that is used by the box shifter market?

More powerful?

WHo can say since nobody's seen one except in Intel's roadmap? Which just reinforces the fact that the i5 is aimed at the box shifter market.

The GPU itself will be a die-shrunk version of the company's GMA X4500 series of products. Intel wasn't providing or didn't have additional details on the part, but indicated we could expect in-line improvements commensurate with a die shrink and power consumption reduction. Based on Intel's past history, that likely translates into a higher clockspeed and maybe a new unified shader processor or two. Hopefully the company will make full HD decode support standard across all of its future fusion processors.

Just so you know, the old GMA X4500 equates to a Nvidia 8400. So maybe this one will be slightly quicker. ANd don't forget 90% of all pc's sold in 2007 had integated graphics. Everything on one cpu and a cheap mobo will make for some decent performing business machines and normal home users.

Full article here:

http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/02/intel-talks-2009-its-32nm-full-speed-ahead.ars

Still no help to you if all the new i5 cpus won;t work in your board though.

 

[LeJosh]

I'm never going to get one tbh, just thought it was a bit strange. It will reduce time in the fetch execute cycle if it uses software rendering like that shader that a gpu does I suppose. All theory and speculation though.

 

[nightmare99]

whats that extra "mini RAM slot" next to the 4 normal ones?

Additionally, early details have surfaced regarding Braidwood, the codenamed version of an update to Intel's Turbo Memory. It should be due in early 2010 and will expand the format include as much as 16GB of flash cache to further improve boot or app load times on notebooks and other systems with slower hard drives.

look at that board - its a mess,

Its an engineering sample and as such it is not dessigned to suit you.

 

[Meaker]

I cant help but feel this is going to be 939 and 754 all over again.

 

[Greebo]

Or more to the point pentium 4 and early dual core all over again.

 

[LeJosh]

16GB of cache flash?

Jesus

 

[Tute]

I cant help but feel this is going to be 939 and 754 all over again.

This.

Why on Earth Intel need another socket is beyond me.

I think i'll be going AMD next time unless Intel pack it in with their socket swapping.

 

[Trunks9486]

Rather than being the same as i7 chips? Would be a lot easier if they were the same, but maybe some technical reasoning being it. I think socket 775 is the best Ive ever used, such a massive range of CPU's compatible with it! So easy to upgrade

That depends on your chipset, more often than not old chipsets do not support Core 2s.

 

[Greebo]

This.

Why on Earth Intel need another socket is beyond me.

I think i'll be going AMD next time unless Intel pack it in with their socket swapping.

As already stated, it's done to a cost for the box shifters IMO. i5 platform will give you current i7 performance but for much less money. If you longevity from Intel then get the i7 socket and pay the premium for it.

To me it is pointless getting the i5 atm.

 

[JoJo82]

Sticking i5 in the middle of the already good 775, and the not much better i7 processors does seem pointless for most people. Intel may be in for the same sort of stick AMD originally received when they released similarly pointless X3 processors.

 

[MikeHunt79]

Sticking i5 in the middle of the already good 775, and the not much better i7 processors does seem pointless for most people. Intel may be in for the same sort of stick AMD originally received when they released similarly pointless X3 processors.

The thing is, an OC'ed c2d is fast enough for 99% for things around today, it was such a huge step up from the p4... going to i5/i7 only gives a small performance boost over c2d I can't see much reason to upgrade from c2d really.

 

[nightmare99]

Sticking i5 in the middle of the already good 775, and the not much better i7 processors does seem pointless for most people.

It won't be in the middle for long as it will instantly replace the quad core 775 chips and filter downwards over the course of 2010 eventially replacing 775 altogether.

 

[Tute]

Actually having read a bit i'm prepared to partially take back my comment.

It looks like X58 is just going to become another "Socket 940" - high end but very limited life and replaced by a meaner, leaner, but faster platform.

 

[Meaker]

Not really since the X58 has more than 16x pci express lanes (total) and is going to support more than 4 cores going into the future.

 

[alex24]

It won't be in the middle for long as it will instantly replace the quad core 775 chips and filter downwards over the course of 2010 eventially replacing 775 altogether.

Not to mention the rumoured (and possibly confirmed) fact that the i7 920 and 940 are to be discontinued, widening that band of feasibility for the i5's.