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Intel Core i7-970 Pro Reviews

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phoronix‘s review Edit Like Unlike

With the Intel Core i7 970 processor being strikingly fast, there is not much to dislike about this CPU besides its price tag. The Core i7 970 is currently retailing for just under $900 USD at retailers like NewEgg.com and Amazon.com.

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Oct 27, 2010

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ExtremeTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In releasing the Core i7-970, Intel has made a smart move. Even for those who need the best and the fastest parts at all time, there's a psychological impact in moving from a three-digit price to (essentially) a four-digit one. Offering a six-core, 12-thread chip at $885 could well entice those who have the money but weren't sure they wanted to drop a cool grand on six cores. And if, by chance, they're not the overclocking sort, so much the better.

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Aug 09, 2010

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AnandTech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Like the 980X, the Core i7 970 isn't something I'd personally buy simply because of the price. It's a great performer however. For some, that's all that matters. If you're doing a lot of 3D rendering, video encoding or other heavily threaded tasks it makes sense. Otherwise, despite the class leading performance, it's not a good value.

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Jul 29, 2010

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HEXUS‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Core i7 970 makes entry into the exclusive Intel six-core, 12-thread club that little bit more palatable. As good as it is, and boy is it fast, we really wish Intel would launch a sub-3GHz model at £350. Much like most things in life, if you want the best you simply have to pay for it.

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Aug 05, 2010

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In a word, performance. Whether it's games, media encoding or just multi-tasking, the Core i7 970 has delivers rude amounts of it. But what else did you expect from six of the most advanced processor cores money can buy. The damn thing even overclocks well. In a word, price. Awesome as the Intel Core i7 970 is, it's also awesomely expensive and simply poor value compared to quad-core processors costing one third the price. In fact, if you're willing to spend this much, you may as well go all the way with the Core i7 980X. A six-core masterpiece in 32nm silicon. Shame about the grand-master pricing, though.

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Sep 08, 2010

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HotHardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Conversely, if you're the kind that likes to overclock your CPUs, the new Core i7-970 represents a better value and will allow you to pocket some extra green and along with that will likely come much of the extra overclocking headroom that you'd realize by taking a Core i7-980X up a few notches. There are only two caveats to consider here, however. First, the Core i7-970 is multiplier locked above its stock 24X and Turbo Boost speed (3.46GHz).

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Aug 12, 2010

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bit-tech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

At these kinds of prices, £85 isn’t much of a difference at all, so it all comes down to performance. While it’s true that both CPUs perform very similarly out of the box, the i7-980X EE is a monster overclocker that pummels the i7-970 and its relatively meagre maximum overclock. Given that overclocking is such an important consideration for CPUs, for it to be worth considering, the i7-970 would have to cost around £500. Unfortunately Intel already has two CPUs at that price point that it's struggling to sell; the unpopular quad-core i7-950 and i7-960.

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Jul 19, 2010

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