{"id":137,"date":"2010-02-11T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T13:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=137"},"modified":"2010-02-11T15:51:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T13:51:23","slug":"intel-ring-the-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/intel-ring-the-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Ring The Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology is a constantly evolving process that ensures that every 6 months, something better is available to the consumer. The processing power is getting faster within a smaller CPU like never before. I mention this known fact as a new line of processors are being seen in notebooks<\/a> and desktop PCs<\/a>. The Intel Core i7<\/a> is widely used but now the Intel Core i3<\/a> and Core i5<\/a> has arrived . The big selling point for the i7 Nehalem<\/a> processors was integration, increase in performance and power efficiency. I think the power efficiency is a clear sign that green IT products will becoming more common as time goes by, at a lesser price to the consumer.<\/p>\n

Also the Intel Core 2 Duo<\/a> and Core 2 Quad<\/a> branding will be phased out and replaced with these newer modified Intel Core chips.<\/p>\n

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with the desktop processors:\u00ef\u00bb\u00bf<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Desktop Processor<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nCores<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nThreads<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nTurbo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i7<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i5<\/strong><\/td>\n2 or 4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i3<\/strong><\/td>\n2 or 4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Four cores and HT enabled with turbo mode yields you a Intel Core i7 on the desktop. If you only have support for up to 4 threads then you’ve got a Intel Core i5<\/a>; take away turbo and you have a Core i3. For those a bit confused, HT refers to Hyper-threading, which is Intel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/a> term for simultaneous multi-threading. Multi-threading indicates the ability to do multiple tasks at once.<\/p>\n

Mobile processors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mobile Processor<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nCores<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nThreads<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nTurbo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i7<\/strong><\/td>\n2 or 4<\/td>\n4 or 8<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i5<\/strong><\/td>\n2 or 4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intel Core i3<\/strong><\/td>\n2 or 4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The mobile i7 can be 2 or 4 cores and support 4 or 8 threads, which makes sense since there will be more dual-core than quad-core mobile processors. The rest of the lineup follows the desktop rules; Intel i5 and Intel i3 are capped at 4 threads and Core i3 doesn’t have Turbo.<\/p>\n

I suspect that consumers will have to do some more homework prior to purchasing a desktop PC or\u00c2\u00a0 notebook due to the similarity in name of the various Intel CPUs.<\/p>\n

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Technology is a constantly evolving process that ensures that every 6 months, something better is available to the consumer. The processing power is getting faster within a smaller CPU like never before. I mention this known fact as a new line of processors are being seen in notebooks and desktop PCs. The Intel Core i7<\/p>\n

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