A few specialist hardware sites have now had the chance to put Intel’s Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor through its paces and found it to currently be the fastest consumer processor available. However whether its the best processor for a home system and budget is another question.
But with a price tag to match its performance what do you expect for extreme cutting edge hardware? During the tests by sites Tech Report and Tom’s Hardware Intel’s new Core i7-990X Extreme edition processor with a default speed of 3.46GHz default speed was capable of being Turbo Boosted to 3.73GHz straight out of the box.
To view the detailed review of the new Intel processor jump over to Tech Report and Tom’s Hardware for a full report.
Via Engadget
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