core i9 benchmark?

http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/rank2009/show_run.php?q=c2ffcfe988e9d4e1d2e6d4e4c2b08dbd

 

6 Nehalem cores running at 4.8 GHz each? That's pretty insane. The 32nm process is a major advantage. Too bad the price of these things will probably be north of $1K.

 

I think the first release 980 (i think) will be toward 1k mark, but there is another one coming like september that should cheaper, i think i saw like $500, didnt see anything like 920 price in their roadmap.

 

I cant imagine thats on air.

 

Air cooling is the stupid way of dealing with heat in laptops or desktops for that matter.

I think there was an article on TomsHardware that portrayed advanced cooling techniques which did not involve water or air.
It was similar to passive type cooling, although much more advanced.

In any event ... air cooling is likely enough for this.
Take into consideration the manuf. process is smaller, and heat distribution is also probably more efficient.

Hm ...
I wonder what how technology will progress over the next 2 years though in laptops.
I don't plan on changing my present laptop until then, so hopefully, Intel and/or AMD will make a completely new platform transition by then accompanied by a new architecture and not a simple refresh of existing technology.

 

I don't suppose you've got a link to it?

 

6x 4.8Ghz isn't on air... more likely oil.

 

About a year ago, Intel was displaying a 975 at ~5GHz on air cooling.

So it's not too far-fetched.

 

Your key word there is "Intel". I think they know how to cherry pick their own processors.

6 cores @ 4.8ghz.On water maybe.

My guess is LN2 or something of the like.

 

[quote[Air cooling is the stupid way of dealing with heat in laptops or desktops for that matter.[/quote]

Everything is air cooled eventually. If you have a water cooling system, it just tranfers heat to the air in the end, the water is just a go between. Until (or if) we start making PCs with gas compression systems (refridgerators), that simple fact will never change.

 

5GHz on air-cooling was also reached by users with the 975.

 

I could be wrong

My wife says it happens alot

 

Everything is air cooled eventually. If you have a water cooling system, it just tranfers heat to the air in the end, the water is just a go between. Until (or if) we start making PCs with gas compression systems (refridgerators), that simple fact will never change.[/QUOTE]

Even there the heat is dumped in the air... There is a reason why fridges backs are quite hot. Now if you want some serious coolings without going LN2. Nothing beats Peltier.

 

Just to nitpick, Core i9's only exist in people's imaginations.

 

lol spoiler... core i9 are here but in ES form... but seriously , 5GHz is just aweeeeeesome!!!

 

They used to be unofficially called "i9's", but I think Intel is going with i7 980X now.

 

Ah, but remember that this is 32nm. When they moved from 45nm to 32nm, the size of the chip went down by a factor of 2 so even the addition of 50% more cores didn't take up all of the thermal savings. The Core i7 980x (which is what this "i9" probably is) runs 6x 3.33GHz stock so the increase to 4.8GHz is not implausible.