Intel posts record earnings
Intel posts record earnings
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A quarter to remember
Intel has reported the best quarter in its history, exceeding even the most optimistic forecasts.
Gross margins jumped to 67 percent and revenue topped $10.7 billion in the second quarter. The company reported profits of 2.89 billion, or 51 cents per share. Basically Intel managed to outperform all forecasts by a significant margin.
Of course, the good news did not go unnoticed by Wall Street and shares jumped 8 percent in after-hours trading. In fact, the entire tech sector was up on the news, including rivals AMD and Nvidia, which jumped 5.5 percent and 3.5 percent respectively.
Intel is projecting further increases in gross margin figures and revenues towards the end of the year.
[Bit-Tech] Intel Core i7-970 CPU Review
Intel Core i7-970 CPU Review
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Intel Core i7-970 Review
Manufacturer: Intel
UK price (as reviewed): Ł730 (inc VAT)
US price (as reviewed): $930 (ex tax)
Almost as soon as Intel released the awesome Core i7-980X Extreme Edition we were bombarded with questions by readers asking when Intel was going to launch a more reasonably priced 6-core CPU. Four months on and the wait is now over, thanks to the appearance of the Core i7-970.
Intel Slashes CPU Prices for "Back to School 2010"
Intel Slashes CPU Prices for "Back to School 2010"
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Intel is getting ready for the Back to School 2010 shopping season with its seasonal price reduction. In some cases, CPU prices were almost slashed by half - for instance, Core i7-870 is set to receive a 48% price cut.
The chip giant from Santa Clara introduced five new processors, with the Core i7 970 being the new non-Extreme king of the hill. The Core i7-970 a sexa-core processor that offers 12 threads ticking at 3.2GHz, with top-of-the-range 130 Watt TDP [Thermal Design Power]. The processor is priced at $885 and we've seen etailers selling it for $899 - a good price indeed, given that $885 is the price per 1000 units.
We also noted price drop in the server/workstation segment, with Xeon X3470 [4-Core / 8-Thread, 2.93GHz, 95W TDP] dropping from $589 to $328.
Afore mentioned Core i7-870 went through a very nice 48% price drop, from $562 to $294. This processor has four physical cores [eight threads] ticking at 2.93GHz, eating up to 95 Watts. Intel also launched the Core i7-870S, a lower power consuming version of the i7-870 - 82W TDP sounds nice, but this product was downclocked by 266MHz to 2.66GHz in total. Thus, it is a bit hard to justify the $351 asking price.
In the key mainstream segment, Intel just launched the Core i5-760 [4Core/HT Not supported, 2.8GHz] at an attractive price of $205 to complement the current mainstream charger - Core i5-750. There were no price drops for the i5-750, which still comes at $199 - $5 difference for 133MHz lower clock [or higher, depends how you look on it].
We now wait for AMD's response.
Intel's Xeon 5600 processors
Intel's Xeon 5600 processors
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As you may know, Intel has enjoyed a resurgence in its server and workstation processor business over the past several years, due in no small part to regular and effective refinements to its core CPU technology. The introduction of the "Nehalem" quad-core Xeons last year was the biggest step forward the firm has taken in many years, with a whole new system architecture nicely complementing a revamped processor microarchitecture. The results were major gains in scalability, performance, and power efficiency compared to the prior generation of Xeons—along with renewed strength for Intel's competitive standing versus its main rival, AMD.
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ASUS Rampage III GENE Motherboard Review
ASUS Rampage III GENE Motherboard Review - mini Rampage v3
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Today, we have the successor to the Rampage II Gene, the aptly named Rampage III Gene. As with the Rampage III Extreme we reviewed earlier this year, the Gene is an evolution of ASUS's flagship platform. One of the caveats of the Extreme was its size, which at 1inch wider, potentially created compatibility problems but the Gene manages to pack most of the features from its bigger brother into its smaller dimensions. As such, unique ASUS features such as Probelt, COP EX and other ROG capabilities are present. We can also expect to see SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 implementation thanks to the Marvell and NEC controller chips. More notably, the ASUS SupremeFX X-Fi 2 onboard sound makes a comeback. For the hardcore enthusiasts, the LN2 specific modifications have been given a miss but the ROG connect feature has been integrated for remote overclocking. The board may not cater to overclockers like the Extreme does but at its price point, the Gene promises to deliver excellent performance and a feature rich experience to even compete with other full sized ATX motherboard.