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Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Desktop PC configuration
November 2008
| Desktop PC configurations used for SPEC* CPU2006* measurements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Processor Name | Intel® Core™ i7-920 Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-940 Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-965 Processor Extreme Edition | ||||
| Processor speed | 2.66GHz | 2.93GHz | 3.20GHz | ||||
| Processor to memory bus | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Processor interconnect | Intel® QuickPath Interconnect @ 4.8GT/s | Intel QuickPath Interconnect @ 4.8GT/s | Intel QuickPath Interconnect @ 6.4GT/s | ||||
| Processor second level cache | 4x256KB Level 2 cache | 4x256KB Level 2 cache | 4x256KB Level 2 cache | ||||
| Processor third level cache | Unified 8MB L3 | Unified 8MB L3 | Unified 8MB L3 | ||||
| Motherboard manufacturer | Asus* P6T Deluxe | Asus P6T Deluxe | Asus P6T Deluxe | ||||
| Chipset | Intel® X58 Express Chipset | Intel X58 Express Chipset | Intel X58 Express Chipset | ||||
| Chipset INF file | Intel® INF 9.1.0.1007 | Intel INF 9.1.0.1007 | Intel INF 9.1.0.1007 | ||||
| Platform BIOS | BIOS 0703 | BIOS 0703 | BIOS 0703 | ||||
| Intel® Hyper Threading technology | On | On | On | ||||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | On | On | On | ||||
| System memory | 3 channel 12 GB (6x2GB) Samsung* M378B5673DZ1-CF8 DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20 | 3 channel 12 GB (6x2GB) Samsung M378B5673DZ1-CF8 DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20 | 3 channel 12 GB (6x2GB) Samsung M378B5673DZ1-CF8 DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20 | ||||
| Hard disk | Intel® X25-M (80GB SSD SATA2) | Intel X25-M (80GB SSD SATA2) | Intel X25-M (80GB SSD SATA2) | ||||
| Video card | 1 x GTX 280 PCIe | 1 x GTX 280 PCIe | 1 x GTX 280 PCIe | ||||
| Video driver version | nVidia* NV177.41 | nVidia NV177.41 | nVidia NV177.41 | ||||
| Graphics resolution | 1280 x 1024 resolution, 32-bit color | 1280 x 1024 resolution, 32-bit color | 1280 x 1024 resolution, 32-bit color | ||||
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate 64-bit, 6.0 Build 6001 SP1, on NTFS | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, 6.0 Build 6001 SP1, on NTFS | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, 6.0 Build 6001 SP1, on NTFS | ||||
| Compiler version | Intel® Compiler v11.0 32-bit binaries | Intel Compiler v11.0 32-bit binaries | Intel Compiler v11.0 32-bit binaries | ||||
| DirectX* version | Microsoft DirectX* 10 | Microsoft DirectX 10 | Microsoft DirectX 10 | ||||
| Power management mode | High performance | High performance | High performance | ||||
SPECint_rate_base2006 requires 1GB of memory for each copy running. The Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition and Intel Core i7 processors require a minimum of 8GB of memory to run 8 copies of SPEC (1 copy for each thread).
For more information on Intel® processor numbers, go to www.intel.com/products/processor_number/index.htm.
Final benchmarks based on the final production BIOS may vary from these results. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel® products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit www.intel.com/performance/.