Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 Review @ HotHardware.Com

Iria · Mar 22, 2006, 02:09 PM

About three months ago, we took a look at the Pentium Extreme Edition 955, which was Intel's first Extreme Edition processor built using the company's then brand-new 65nm manufacturing process. Each of the 955XE chip's two cores hummed along at a lofty 3.46GHz, and we found its performance to be quite good when compared to Intel's previous dual-core and single-core offerings. The Pentium Extreme Edition 955 was clearly Intel's fastest desktop dual-core processor in our tests, and due to the inherent benefits of the more advanced manufacturing process, the chip consumed much less power than its predecessor under-load, even though it was clocked almost 10% higher and was equipped with double the amount of L2 cache (4MB vs. 2MB).

Today, Intel is taking things a step further with a new Extreme Edition processor that's clocked even higher than the 955XE. The 3.73GHz Pentium Extreme Edition 965 we'll be showcasing here is more than a speed-bump, however. We know Intel is going to eventually move away from their Netburst architecture; the company has been relatively vocal regarding the upcoming Conroe and Merom cores, but they still saw fit to re-vamp the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 with a new stepping of the Presler core that is more power friendly and in-turn operates at more reasonable temperatures. And as Intel's new current flagship processor, the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 turned in some respectable benchmark scores too. Read on and see for yourself...
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Mar 22, 2006, 02:09 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 Review @ HotHardware.Com About three months ago, we took a look at the Pentium Extreme Edition 955, which was Intel's first Extreme Edition processor built using the company's then brand-new 65nm manufacturing process. Each of the 955XE chip's two cores hummed along at a lofty 3.46GHz, and we found its performance to be quite good when compared to Intel's previous dual-core and single-core offerings. The Pentium Extreme Edition 955 was clearly Intel's fastest desktop dual-core processor in our tests, and due to the inherent benefits of the more advanced manufacturing process, the chip consumed much less power than its predecessor under-load, even though it was clocked almost 10% higher and was equipped with double the amount of L2 cache (4MB vs. 2MB). Today, Intel is taking things a step further with a new Extreme Edition processor that's clocked even higher than the 955XE. The 3.73GHz Pentium Extreme Edition 965 we'll be showcasing here is more than a speed-bump, however. We know Intel is going to eventually move away from their Netburst architecture; the company has been relatively vocal regarding the upcoming Conroe and Merom cores, but they still saw fit to re-vamp the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 with a new stepping of the Presler core that is more power friendly and in-turn operates at more reasonable temperatures. And as Intel's new current flagship processor, the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 turned in some respectable benchmark scores too. Read on and see for yourself... ____________ Review: HotHardware