Intel Core i5 2.66GHz Lynnfield chip gets benched

Posted on Monday, May 25 2009 @ 19:40 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Asian tech site XFastest got their hands on an engineering sample of the upcoming Core i5 2.66Gz quad-core processor from Intel, the Lynnfield chip was mounted in an P55 reference design motherboard and got tested in several benchmarks. You can check it out over here.

Here are EVEREST Ultimate Edition CPU scores of this Core i5 processor:

CPU Queen: 21802
CPU PhotoWorxx: 20971
CPU AES: 21150

Below are results of the same tests with the AMD Phenom II X4 940 3Gz processor:

CPU Queen: 18669
CPU PhotoWorxx: 21717
CPU AES: 21475

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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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