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Intel Core i5-750
$200.00
Released September, 2009
The Pros:Good price:performance value. Not ridiculously expensive. 4 'real' cores - the lower-end i5 CPUs lack this, and only feature 2 real cores, with hyperthreading.
The Cons:Does not feature the hyperthreading (8-threads, or 'fake' cores) of the next step up (Core i7). Still based on 45nm (Lynnfield), when the other i5s / i3s are built on 32nm (Westmere).
The Intel Core i5-750 is a higher-end, quad-core desktop processor. The CPU and its more energy-efficient version, the i5-720S, are positioned at the top of the i5 series as its only quad-core members.
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The i5-750 clocks in at 2.66 GHz, but can be overclocked to 3.2 GHz, and features an 8MB L3 cache. The CPU is similar to the entry-level model in the top-of-the-line i7 series, the 2.8GHz i7-860, sharing a Nehalem microarchitecture and Turbo Boost, among other features, but notably disabling simultaneous multithreading technology. The i5-750 also features XD bit, which helps defend against certain viruses, but lacks Trusted Execution Technology, a more advanced safety feature found in dual-core i5-series units.
Features
- 2.66GHz clock speed
- 8MB L3 cache
- 4x 256MB L2 cache
- 45nm Nehalem microarchitecture
- Intel 64
- Turbo Boost
- Supports MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
- Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
- XD bit
- Intel VT-x
- Smart Cache
- Supports up to 2x DDR3 memory (1333 MHz)
- 95W TDP
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Pros & Cons
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good price:performance value
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not ridiculously expensive
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4 'real' cores - the lower-end i5 CPUs lack this, and only feature 2 real cores, with hyperthreading
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8MB of L2 Cache, double the physical amount found on the lower-end i5s
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low idle and load power consumption - especially considering the performance edge it has over the AMD competition (very low 'task' energy usage)
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Extreme overclocking; 4Ghz+ on air cooling
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does not feature the hyperthreading (8-threads, or 'fake' cores) of the next step up (Core i7)
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still based on 45nm (Lynnfield), when the other i5s / i3s are built on 32nm (Westmere)
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