Graphics and Animation Industry specifically are always hungry for more processing power and memory. The applications they use are extremely processor and memory intensive and are always multi-threaded. So a processor like Intel's i7 Core series, that can support the SMT Technology are the only choice these professionals have.

Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition has every feature that a Graphics Designer or an Animator can dream of. i7 Core 975 has four physical cores all on the same die, so bandwidth is massive and latency is extremely low. As it supports Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) it can handle 8 Threads at any given time. To further increase the performance of the processor, Intel has introduced 8 MB of L3 cache into the processor which is shared among all the four cores. Intel has done away with old generation FSB technology and QPI (QuickPath Interconnect) has taken its place. With QPI Technology, bandwidth available has increased from 800 MB/s to 32 GB/s. Intel has also introduced 7 new SSE4 Instructions. And the most important advantage i7 Core processor has is that it is fabricated using the 45 nm silicon wafer technology. The Extreme Edition of i7 Core 975 has 35 unlocked multipliers. This means that you can increase the processor speed from 3.33 GHz to a sizzling 5.29 GHz without making the system unstable. With that amount of processing power, nothing would look time consuming a task.

Intel Core i7 Extreme Benchmark Test

Getting to the Benchmark tests, we could record results untouched by the predecessors and speed impossible with other processors available today in the market.

DhryStone CPU test is basically used measure the processor speed and optimizing capabilities. As mentioned above, we will be specifically targeting the multi-threading capabilities of the processor. Intel i7 Core 975 scored 88041 points while it's 'younger' brother Intel i7 Core 965 could only make up to 81388. These are as much as twice faster than the Phenom II X4 955BE. When over-clocked to 4.0 GHz, the processor could easily cross the 10000 points barrier which creates a record.

Kribi bench, a benchmark developed by Adept Development, is a SSE aware benchmark used for measuring the 3D Rendering capabilities of a processor. This means that it will bypass the GPU and all you have is a result obtained in direct relation to CPu and the memory. The benchmark records the average frame rate on the host CPU and our i7 core 975 @ 3.33 GHz produced 12.8 frames per second on average. This rate went upto 13.4 when processor was over-clocked to 4.0 GHz.

3DMark 06 CPU test, which is regarded as the most accurate test in the graphics industry, allows to measure the CPU performance to extent that is impossible with other benchmark utilities. Intel i7 Core 975 scored 5949 points in the normal mode and 6752 in the over-clocked state. This shows a performance boost of 43 % when compared with the then fasted Intel Quad Core QX9770 processor.

These tests simply show that investment of $999 USD into such a processor is worth the price. The performance that you can get with this processor is impossible with any of the processors available today. No processor can withstand the competition. We are just amazed with the processing power it delivers, now it's your turn.

1. Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition Review

Here is the quick look at the spectacular specifications of i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition.

1. It performs at a steady speed of 3.33 GHz, which is almost 135 MHz more than Intel i7 Core 965 Extreme Edition.
2. It delivers a dedicated 6.4 GT/s QPI which is also the fastest on Earth.
3. This edition from Intel will feature unlocked multipliers as this too is a Extreme Edition Release. This simply means that you can overclock and get a performance you never saw anywhere, anytime.

And here follows the detailed technical analysis of the Big Boss as just adding three lines of praise is insulting its capability.

Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition sports a whole range of improvements that has contributed immensely to its speed. Intel has now done away with the Old Fashioned FSB technology which could not deliver a bit over 800 MT/s. Though nothing out-of-the-blue, the QPI technology that was developed by AMD has been adopted by Intel in this new i7 Core Series and this has multiplied the speed of the data transfer between the processors by 8 times. i7 Core 975 has 4 physical cores. So basically this too is an Quad Core processor, but, with a minor update. The HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology that Intel used with its Pentium 4 Prescott series has been reused in these processors. This will allow 8 consecutive threads to be executed at any given time. This is a huge advantage for those professionals who use Multicore-aware software.

Intel has introduced a whole new set of Cache. L1 cache is still the same as it is in the Quad Core processors, L2 cache would be 256 kB per core - totalling to 1 MB of L2 Cache and i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition sports another "shared" L3 cache of 8 MB which has given a performance increase of 83% over the predecessors.

Since few years, Intel has been reducing its wafer size and here they are with their new 45 nm silicon wafer technology. This improvement has put them way ahead of AMD and other competitors in terms of speed, performance and efficiency. It has also helped Intel in reducing the normal TDP of the processor.

Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition processor supports the LGA 1366 Socket and so the only motherboard that can be used with this processor is the x58 chipset. This in turn has another downside, it can only support DDR3 series of RAM and so it will not be backward compatible. The Core i7 (Nehalem) processor series is the first multi-core design from Intel to have its cores joined in a single die rather than to join multiple cores together.

In the conclusion, all you can say about a processor delivering 5.3 GHz of stable raw processing power in over-clocked mode is that once you switch over to it and you will never again think of another system again. Though, it can prove to be a heavy investment, it's worth a shot.

We will be covering a full fledged Benchmark test and will also evaluate the Graphics and Animation Rendering capabilities of Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition in normal and over-clocked state, subscribe to our RSS feed to follow.

1. Preview of the ‘Big Brother’ Core i7 975

This 12 pound notebook features the monster from Intel, i7 Core 975 which has a whooping 3.33 Ghz of available processing power at a non-over clocked state. It has 6 GB of Triple channel RAM and supports 3 Hard Drives one of which is a 80 GB SSD. Considering the huge raw processing power available from the single processor, Falcon's people have restricted themselves from using the top of the line graphics card featuring the SLI technology which supports 2 graphics processors and have went with the Lower Edition of nVidia GeForce 280M GTX card.

When you combine all this into a notebook, all other people can do is watch you helplessly getting way ahead in terms of performance and gaming experience.

Falcon Northwest DRX sports eye-catchy colors and as they specialize in Custom paint jobs, you can get your laptop in virtually any color you think of.

Falcon went with a Standard LCD screen which has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1080 pixels. The viewing angles and the brightness levels are in terms with other generic notebooks. It features all the ports that are commonly included in a notebook including the DVI-I port, HDMI-out and an eSATA port as well. The additional advantage that you get is an inclusion of the TV Tuner Card which is not common in the notebooks available today.

Now comes the only experience that can be compared to the price tag of this heavy laptop. It is the performance, sorry it is the sky-high heart-throbbing performance.

PCMark Vantage tests on this system broke the 10,000 point mark, which hasn't been done on a laptop until now. In Cinebench R10 testing, the DRX's 19,314 score was easily double that of the P7808 and uG71G-Q1. From this it is obvious that it can shatter the performance records of every preceding notebook.

Therefore, it all boils down to a simple conclusion that if you can go broke for performance, go for it or just leave the deal.

1. Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition: The Worlds Fastest Processor
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3. Review Of The Intel Core I7 Extreme Processor

It has not been long when Intel passed a wave of surprise with its i7 core family of processors making it the fastest processor on earth. And they are set to do it again! Intel Plans the release of the i7 core 965 EE’s Big Brother, the Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition in May 2009. After that, the crown of the fastest processor belongs to Intel i7 core 975 EE. But several Distributors and Retailers are showing this date to be in Early April instead of May End.

This monster will be built using the Intel’s 45 nanometer Silicon Wafer Technology and will have a clock speed of 3.33 GHz. The release of this processor is rather an anticipated one as i7 core 975 EE will serve as the flagship processor chip for Intel. This chip is codenamed ‘BloomField’.

The specifications of this i7 core 975 Extreme Edition are as follows:

• It will have a clock speed of 3.33 GHz and will have 24 unlocked multipliers.
• It will support the Intel’s QPI Technology which is currently used in the i7 core families for extremely fast data transfer in place of the Front Side Bus which is very slow in comparison.
• This processor will also support the Hyper Threading (HT) technology that was used in times of Intel Pentium 4 processors. Due to this reason, the processor will be able to run 8 threads simultaneously.
• It will support the DDR3 Category of RAM.
• It will have native support for the LGA 1366 sockets.
• It will support 1 MB of L1 Cache and 8 MB of shared L3 cache in place of the L2 cache supported by the current processors of the Core 2 Quad family.

This processor is expected to consume 130 W of power and this will value will be much lower when the processor will be in the idle state. According to a trusted source, when this processor is over-clocked, it reaches a maximum clock speed of 5.239 GHz making it far more superior in terms of performance and efficiency. This processor has broken the then record of FutureMark’s 25Mark05 benchmark application. This processor will be supported by the Gigabyte’s Ex58 chipset which supports the DDR3 category of RAM only.

Thus it stands clear this processor will not face any kind of performance and speed competition in the near future. Again this processor is going to make you think twice or may be thrice before its purchase and it will cost a whooping 1000 USD when purchased in a bulk of at least 1000.

Intel has also planned the release of Intel i7 Core 950 at 3.06 GHz with Intel i7 Core 975 Extreme Edition. Now it is just a matter of time for people to see the world’s most capable processor ever made.

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1. The Intel Core i7 Extreme Lives Up To Its Hype

AMD ruled the Market with it's cutting edge technology from 2003 to 2006. When Intel Launched its Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad family of processors, AMD was knocked out of the market. And till date, Intel has retained the throne for the fastest processor on earth that money can buy you. Recently Intel introduced completely revised family of processors under the codename "Nehalem". With this it has become the favorite of the Industry with sizzling speed, performance and efficiency.

But that alone is not the only factor to be considered while making a decision of Upgrading your system. Now you must be asking me, what else, other than, performance of the processor can be considered as the most crucial factor while upgrading or purchasing a brand new System? And Yes, there is an Answer to it. What matters the most in the industry is not Highest Performance, but Highest Performance per Dollar spent. How is that important can easily be understood.

i7 Core 965 EE costs about 1000 USD for the processor. The Chipset, RAM (Only DDR3 is supported by X58 Chipset which is costly), HDD, GPU, etc altogether can burn a deep hole in your pocket. Now 86% of the performance delivered by i7 core supported system can be achieved from a AMD Phenom series in overclocked mode at just 58% of the cost of i7 Core 965 EE. So if we see the situation Cost wise AMD excels.

As Intel Knocked out AMD in High End Processors, AMD gave more attention towards the Entry Level and the Mid Level systems which covers almost 63% of the market share. This strategic decision has resulted in an overall increase of 2.2 percentage points in the Market Share of AMD. Thus in the lower end market the competition is by and large in favor of AMD as Intel has always been aggressive on processor prices giving AMD an added advantage of performance per Dollar spent after the processor. So AMD still retains the market share for the lower and the mid range computer system affecting Intel's Market share dearly. As AMD has announced its new 45 NM technology supported processor in response to Intel's Penryn core processors, it has received a grand welcome from the Retailers. It is expected that this strategic move will again increase the market share of AMD by more than 13% making it double to what it was back in 2008.

Market Research of 2009 by the reputed Analysts suggests that AMD will be able to Capture a market share of around 22 % by the end of 2009 with the launch of Phenom Series Processors and others that are scheduled in 2009 before the Processor Market sees a downfall in the market rate of the current processors offered by Intel. This will prove to be a significant blow on the market share of Intel from its competitor.

Now it is just a matter of time as to what decisions, that are significant for retaining the market share of the company, are taken by Intel as well as AMD to get a competitive advantage over other. Intel wants to market performance while AMD wishes to fight the duel with Cost as the weapon. The current scenario is in favor of AMD in terms of Market share while Intel is favored for Performance.

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The Core i7 range, which is noted by Intel as the best set of desktop processors on the planet, boasts eight processing threads, three channels of DDR3 1066 MHz memory and eight megabytes of Intel’s own Smart Cache technology. Because of this, the Core i7 range is perfect for high performance games, or other demanding activities such as video or photo editing and music players, so you can listen to your tunes while you edit those photos you took on holiday: nothing is too much to ask for these processors, as the high performance just takes it within it’s stride and keeps your computer running smoothly.

The new Core i7 series also incorporates some incredible new technology developed by Intel, including the HD Boost which lets you watch high definition multimedia with ease, as well as the Hyper Threading technology which allows demanding applications to run along side each other, meaning that the most processing power is given to the applications that need it the most. Also, combined with Intel’s new Smart Cache technology, this processor is perfect for strenuous games which include multi threading technology. As well as this, to make the processor absolutely perfect for the demanding gamer, Intel has developed the QuickPath Interconnect technology, allowing you to play on online games with extremely low latency, generally giving a better gaming experience.

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