Intel Core i7-875k and i5-655k processor review

Intel Core i7-875k processor
Intel Core i5-655k processor
Intel Core i7-920 Processor
Intel Core i7-980x Processor
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor
AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition Processor
Intel DP55WG Motherboard
Asus Rampage Extreme III Motherboard (1366)
Noctua NH D-14 Cooler (Austrian Sandwich)
Silverstone Raven 02 Chassis (fans on full)
Corsair 850W HX PSU
Sparkle GTX285 2GB Video Card

2x2GB & 3x2GB (4GB/6GB) Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1600mhz
LaCie 730 30 Inch Screen
2x WD Raptor HD
1x Intel 160GB SSD
Artic Cooling MX3 Paste

Thermal Diodes
Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp

Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate
Adobe Photoshop CS5 64 bit
Cinbench R10 64 bit
Cinebench R11.5 64 bit
Valve Particle Simulation Benchmark
Crysis Warhead
Far Cry 2
Fraps Professional

All our benchmarks are taken from a series of five results which helps to ensure that any erroneous figures are removed from the final results. All bioses and firmwares are updated, as is Windows 7 64 bit. Obviously when moving between slot 1156 and 1366 processors we need to use a different motherboard (Asus Rampage in this case) so it is hard to directly compare results but we felt it was worth undertaking – just for the sake of being thorough.

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