G6950 review on Bit-Tech

[Mr. Grapes]

the G6950 is an epic processor
see:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/06/24/intel-pentium-g6950-cpu-review/1

executive summary, 2.8GHz to 4.6 on air, and seemingly limited by the MOBO not the CPU

[foxtrot26]

future is looking good for 32nm hardware :)

now when can we expect some mid/highrange chips :)

[El Wayneo]

The i3 530 beats it though, just, but its only £15 more and you get hyperthreading and turbo boost.

[Smifis]

4.6 of air! :D

Gonna be mine I think :D

[Will]

Why did they even make the G6950?

[FlasH]

Same as a lot of CPUs

[theelusiveyoda]

i think the main reason they created the g6950 is to test out the manufacting process before using it on higher end products also it does have a built in gpu so that will probarbly be alot of use to people who are putting together hptc's or sffpc's

[Helios1234]

Why did they even make the G6950?

Why not? :p

[f12f12]

Why did they even make the G6950?

fill a gap in their line up.

high over clocking i1 G6950

high over clocking i3 530

[Martin]

It doens't look very good considering a lower clock Athlon II can match it in gaming.
In other things, it looks equal clock for clock, but at the clock it can reach, better.

[RawZ]

Looking into stocking :)

[KickButt]

awesome! :D

[Smifis]

And so you should... :)

[Zaim]

see:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/06/24/intel-pentium-g6950-cpu-review/1

executive summary, 2.8GHz to 4.6 on air, and seemingly limited by the MOBO not the CPU

cool. price is good too

[marsey99]

smart move by intel, these will be filling the dell office boxes for the next few years imo.

[Zaim]

Here's a review comparing the intel to amd equivalent:
http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/intel_pentium_g6950_vs_amd_phenom_ii_x2_550,3.html

[RawZ]

In stock http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/newsletter?productId=41055&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Intel+Pentium+Processor+G6950+(3M+Cach e%2c+2.80+GHz)+LGA1156&utm_campaign=newsletter060810

[Mr. Grapes]

interesting comment on the product page....

[Mr Moose]

interesting comment on the product page....
Someone liked their CPU by the looks of it.

[Toonshorty]

Right now 4GHz was always the clock speed to reach.

With 32nm I can see that become 4.5GHz or maybe even 5GHz.

[zeameth]

seems like a great chip for the money

[fullfatmilk]

just a little bit too close to the i3 530 at the moment price wise, maybe if it dropped so the difference was more £20 it might be worth it but not as it currently stands

[Nomad2k3]

I was seriously considering this chip, But I had promised myself a quad for ages so went for the i5 760 instead.

The G6950 is an awesome chip tho.

[TheMadDutchDude]

To be completely honest, the E8600 clocked up to 4.5GHz on air so it really isn't much of an improvement. The one I was using clocked up to 4.5 using 1.37v.

[Will]

When we can hit 5GHz on air that will be a nice :) at a 24/7 voltage

[El Wayneo]

To be completely honest, the E8600 clocked up to 4.5GHz on air so it really isn't much of an improvement. The one I was using clocked up to 4.5 using 1.37v.

The E8600 was no where near to £75 though.

[TheMadDutchDude]

The E8600 was no where near to £75 though.

No, about 3x the price.:chairfall:

[Mr. Grapes]

..and a different architecture. (i'm assuming the G6950 is faster clock for clock?)

[tinytomlogan]

When we can hit 5GHz on air that will be a nice :) at a 24/7 voltage

Not sure it will happen, chips will get faster but that doesnt mean the MHZ has to go up, just a better architecture can make all the difference.

Its just number hunters that need to see the mhz keep going up.

ie. @ 3ghz i7 would kill a 3ghz C2D quad when used in real time like video rendering ect.

[Will]

As the transistor size gets smaller that should help overclocking too

[/)zh]

had a little play with one of these last week, did 4.62GHz with ease on a gigabyte h55 motherboard, nice chips but a little too close to the i3 530 price wise

[El Wayneo]

had a little play with one of these last week, did 4.62GHz with ease on a gigabyte h55 motherboard, nice chips but a little too close to the i3 530 price wise

Exactly, they need to be around £55 - 60, not £75 -80 the same as the i3 530.

[Speed]

I wonder how the overclocked performance compares to an overclocked i3 530!

Considering as Wayne mentioned the very close pricing, this is something that should of been in the review tbh.

[/)zh]

at stock the G6950 gets a whopping in majority of tasks, will be different when overclocked though, ...unleashing the beast within and all

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/123?vs=118