Intel Core i7 pictured, compared to old Celeron

Posted on Thursday, October 09 2008 @ 3:17 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

TweakTown got their hands on a Core i7 920 (2.66GHz) processor from Intel. They snagged some photos and compared it in size to an old dual-core Celeron Socket 775 processor that had laying around.

Intel’s forthcoming Core i7 lineup of codenamed Nehalem processors are not due to go on sale till the second part of next month.

However, that didn’t stop us getting our hands on an engineering sample Core i7 920 processor clocked at 2.66GHz (133MHz x 20) from a secret bunker hidden well underground...

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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