Posted on 09/07/2009 10:13:38 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Now that we have provided a brief overview of the Intel P55 and how it functions under Linux, our larger area of concentration is looking at the Linux performance of the P55 with the new Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 processors. We have a number of benchmarks in this article along with more information on these Lynnfield processors.
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But does it cook breakfast?
It will fry eggs real good...
I am planning on assembling a new desktop for AVCHD editing. Trying to decide between i7 and the Phenom II quad core. I am not a huge intel fan and AMD has served me well over the past several years. Which gives better bang for the buck ?
Lol yeah, I bet.
What is AVCHD editing.?
AVCHD is a consumer high def video format available in the newer camcorders. Editing AVCHD is very CPU intensive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD
AMD K10 Engineering Sample in the Wild ( 12 core Processor )
If you wait a bit....this may be available....
I would guess there are going to be a flood of benchmarks available tomorrow....maybe some will try to answer your question....
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and Core i7 Processors
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Intel today launches its new Lynnfield processor based on its tremendously dominant Nehalem architecture. New Lynnfield processors bring with them a new socket that commands a new series of motherboards and both are very much on track to capture a huge share of the enthusiast computer hardware market.
And that’s what it really all comes down to. All the other added cache and ghz is nice, but give me more damn cores. AFIAC, the Q6600 is just fine and dandy until they dig up something that can open a couple hundred more firefox tabs while burning a dvd, watching a movie, and doing some 3d rendering in Maya.
Microsoft will inevitably announce a new operating system that will make this chipset seem as fast as a P4 running XP pro 4 years ago.
I love advancement in technology, don’t you?
I switched to Linux...you get more of the processor back to do real work....
As for the Phenom II, AMD might as well nickname the Core i5-750, the "Coffin Nailer."
I edit AVCHD with Vegas 9 on a Phenom II 3.0GHz. It’s nice, but a Core i7 (8 thread) with faster memory encodes and applies compositing much better (a friend has one of these).
However, I use ECC memory (which makes it a tad slower anyway). I like the stability of my new system (I have had zero BSODs at all since I built it), and AMD makes it MUCH MUCH easier to use ECC memory than Intel does.
Any idea when these new chipsets will be making their way into high-end laptop/notebook comouters? I need to purchase a new laptop and have been told to wait until the laptop has one of these chipsets. Thanks in advance for your answers. One more thing, I have been partial to HP laptops so if anyone has an idea as to when HP will be doing this it would be appreciated.
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and Core i7 benchmark lists of sites
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