Sandy Bridge really is a completely new architecture. The overall processor performance, really, is going to stagger you. And inside the die, merged deeply in there, we spot an integrated GPU (I ...

Although the new Sandy Bridge architecture may not be revolutionary, it is a much improved version of Nehalem as it seems to do everything a little better. When compared to the Clarkdale Core i5 661 ...

Cinebench R11.5 is a 3D rendering performance test based on Cinema 4D from Maxon. Cinema 4D is a 3D rendering and animation tool suite used by animation houses and producers like Sony Animation and ...

Last time we saw so much hype around an Intel processor was when the six-core performance powerhouse Gulftown- Intel Core i7-980X was launched. Gulftown is still the fastest desktop processor on the ...

After gawping at the performance of the quad-core, non-Hyper-Threaded Intel Core i5-2500K for a while, we turned our attention to the Core i7-2600K. This 3.4GHz quad-core, eight-thread CPU dominated ...

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. First a quick précis of our review ...

Hey all and welcome to the new year! We've mentioned in some other reviews that 2011 is going to be a very significant year in the processor industry as we'll be faced with two changes. The first ...

The idle power consumption of the 32nm Intel Core i7 2600K and Core i5 2500K processors is extremely low, especially considering that the above results are for the entire system, which includes a ...

Performance Summary: There are a number of performance related aspects to summarize here, including CPU, graphics, and motherboard / chipset performance. First let’s focus on CPU performance relative ...

Here's a CPU-Z shot of the Core i7 2600K idling at 1,600MHz. You'll note that it has a 3.4GHz basic speed that ramps up to 3.8GHz when a single thread is running. The math-intensive AVX ...