Intel’s new six-core Core i7-980X processor is now shipping. , But even though the prices of $1000 is hefty supply is tight. The advent of the 980X is big news for high tech and bleeding edge users and especially gamers. But this item is so hot that its scarcity has not stopped vendors from making big rigs packed with the latest hardware.
The new Core i7-980X Extreme is an enthralling piece of hardware. From its branding, one would think that it could be a simple speed-bump over the flagship Core i7-975 Extreme. But it is not just a speed-bump; the 980X is a totally different device.
The Gulftown6
The Core i7-975 is based on the 45nm Bloomfield core that features quad execution cores. But hold on, the basis for the new Core i7-980X Extreme is the the 32nm Gulftown core and will support six execution cores. You heard it right; the 6-core chip supplants the quad-cores.
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Features
The family sequence of the new Core i7-980X Extreme is fathered on the 32nm Gulftown core, which itself is fathered on the 45nm Nehalem architecture that came out with the original Core i7s. Similarites abound between Gulftown and Nehalem, so it is not surprising that the two share many of the same capabilities. |
