Intel's Core 2 Desktop Processors Tested

Steve Kerrison writes "It's early morning here in the UK, but that doesn't stop us from being around to see the launch of Conroe and friends, Intel's newest desktop chips. Even a $180 Intel CPU can beat an Athlon FX-62 in a number of tests. Now that's bound to get the fanboy blood pumping, right? We've also taken a look at a pre-built system that's powered by the Extreme X6800 CPU, along with an nForce 4 SLI chipset. As you'd expect, it's quick."

So...

[the.metric]

will this be enough to run Vista?

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[Anonymous Coward]

this might very well be an interesting article but if they're going to submit me to atleast five flash ads on screen at the same time, this early in the morning, I think I'll pass.

Re:So...

[moro_666]

Actually i can't wait until they ship laptops with this cpu and a nasty integrated gpu that won't be able to pull vista off with all the bells and whistles attached. :)

  Now let's hope amd finds something to strike back on this, more competition means more cheap'n'fast cpu-s for us.

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I would have read the review...

[twistedcubic]

..but it seems I need to upgrade to this new Intel processor so that my computer can handle all the ads in the website.

Re:Intel's Core 2 need programmer do morething

[wbren]

Intel transfer the difficult from Hadware to software, for get more power, programmer need more technology.

I completely agree! The Intel transfer the from hardware to software, get more on the power. In conclusion:

What?

Re:Loss Leader?

[rgravina]

That has to be one of the most entertaining, yet informative, reviews I've read in a long time!

From TFLA (The Fine Linked Article):
"[Intel's] P4 chip has largely been having its ass handed to it on a silver platter by the Athlon64 family of CPUs from AMD."

and then later:

"But this is where their [(Intel's)] little parade comes to a screeching halt - why? Because in the most simplistic of terms, Conroe (dubbed Core 2 Duo) kicks the Athlon64 right in the balls and doesn't look back."

Now, my friends, *that* is how you write a review!

Re: Just don't run Office 2007

[Heir Of The Mess]

Yes, it should be just sufficient enough to boot the operating system and allow you to play Solitaire at a playable frame rate. They should have Core Trio out by then anyway so I wouldn't worry.

I wonder if we will ever see a Core Pentio?

Re: Just don't run Office 2007

[McFadden]

>I wonder if we will ever see a Core Pentio?

Probably a year or two before Vista ships.

Re:Sadly....

[baadger]

thats it...you're fucking banned from using parenthesis :P

now goto your room

Re:Its all about competition.

[spectrumCoder]

The Conroe was released to be in competition with AMD's future offerings, it is intended to be the final product. AMD released the FX62 to be in a pissing contest with Intel, but Intel has just pissed way further than AMD can reach with the FX62, putting them behind again, and upsetting the 'stupid' people who rushed out to change to an AMD system just because AMD was statistically better.

Re:ads ads ads

[iapetus]

There's your problem, then. With a Conroe you'd have enough power to display up to ten flash ads at the same time.

Re:Loss Leader?

[evilviper]

Now, my friends, *that* is how you write a review!

And on which of the 20 pages the review is divided into, should I insert these witty remarks.

Re:So...

[moosesocks]

Actually i can't wait until they ship laptops with this cpu and a nasty integrated gpu that won't be able to pull vista off with all the bells and whistles attached. :)

Nasty?

This is slashdot. Not Mean Girls.

 

Re:Kyle Bennet is an AMD whore...

[Fred_A]

They do the power tests with power saving settings turned off. This gives AMD the edge at idle, mostly due to a lower transistor count. As other sites have shown, turning the power saving settings on (as one would expect) puts Intel far out front at idle.

Does this mean that the AMD is faster when it does nothing ?

(puzzled)

Re:That's almost always the case

[sdpuppy]

Don't be silly - the other CPU is important - you gotta be able to display decent molecular modelling when you hit the "boss" button, no?

the endless CPU race

[digitaldc]

Even a $180 Intel CPU can beat an Athlon FX-62 in a number of tests

But, wait! YOU didn't wait for the next Athlon FX-63 processor that totally smashes that $180 Intel one!
It's coming out in a few minutes...

But wait again! A NEW $175 Intel next generation processor is on the verge of completion, and will be released soon after the Athlon FX-63 to totally obliterate that one!
It's coming out at the close of business today.