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Intel Core i5-750 Available for Pre-Order, Coming September 8
by danijelzi
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The Intel Core i5-750, the company’s new 45nm quad core processor, can be pre-ordered now and will be available on September 8, according to a product page at SuperBiiz.com. The first Core i5 CPU is clocked at 2.66GHz. It has 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The chip is designed for the Socket LGA1156, found on new and already available Intel P55 chipset-based motherboards. The Core i5-750 is priced at $219.99, while the P55 mainboards start at $109.99.
Intel Atom N280 vs N270 Benchmark
by danijelzi
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Some newer netbooks now feature Intel's Atom N280 processor instead of the older N270. I have benchmarked the N280 vs N270, clocked at 1.66GHz and 1.60GHz respectively.
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2008
inessential.com: 'Browser CPU usage'
by marco
The thing is, web developers should test their pages for CPU usage the same as app developers do
0001991: xmms2d consuming too much CPU - XMMS2
by sylvainulg
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damn't. Hardy Heron no longer maintains the good old XMMS ... and the new XMMS2 consume up to 40% of my multi-ghz cpu ...
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 2.6GHz Dual Core Processor
by johnmccollim
If you are tired of staring at the hourglass icon as soon as you try to open more than three programs on your computer. Or when you’re working with digital media? Increase your raw power with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6GHz dual core processor. With a bus speed of 1000MHz, 2MB cache and delivering up to 8GB per second of
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ to 6400+ Upgrade Review
by danijelzi
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I have replaced an old Athlon 64 X2 4200+ at 2.2GHz with the 6400+ in a Windows Vista desktop PC machine featuring the Asus M2N-E SLI motherboard, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory, the Asus EAH3850 512MB video card, and a Cooler Master 620W power supply. The performance improvement after this upgrade is significant and goes up to 46 percent in some tests.
2007
Intel’s Laptop Summer CPU Roadmap
by danijelzi
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Intel plans to launch Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800 and Celeron M 540 laptop processors on July 8th, as well as Core 2 Extreme X7900, Core 2 Duo T7250, T7800, L7700, U2200, U2100, and Celeron 550 on September 2nd.
2006
