For what sort of workload can a Core i7-920 be faster than a i7-860?
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Core i7-860 has a slightly higher clock speed (2.8 vs 2.66 GHz) Core i7-920 has QPI and tri-channel DDR3 (vs DMI and dual-channel)
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AnandTech have a good comparison of the performance of these CPUs. The performance is very similar, but overall the i7 860 is faster. The i7 860 is a newer CPU, but there are some benefits for opting for a Bloomfield CPU (such as the i7 920): 1) Hig…
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