Intel unveiled its newest flagship processor for the desktop market, the Core i7 980x Extreme. The CPU pushes the envelope by including six physical cores, and hyperthreading technology to ...

Intel will manufacture the Core i7-980x on a 32nm process, whereas previous Core i7 processors were manufactured on a 45nn process. The smaller manufacturing process enabled Intel to slap even ...

Intel is stepping up the game with the release of the Core i7 980X; their 32nm, 6-core, 12-thread productivity monster for the 1366 socket.

Intel is pitching the Core i7-980X as the the premier part for the enthusiast gaming crowd. In our tests, we did see some improvements over the Core i7-975, but they were marginal.

It’s official. We’re now entering the six-core realm, thanks to Intel’s Gulftown. The first model, Core i7-980X, is more than capable of delivering the sick scores that our title suggests, and along ...

Dare we say, however, that though the Core i7-975 will remain a mean CPU for those who own one, the Core i7-980X handily surpasses it. Both use the LGA1366 socket and the Intel X58 Express chipset ...

The new Core i7-980X Extreme is an interesting animal, however, that requires a detailed look. Although its branding implies that it may be just a simple speed-bump over the previous flagship Core ...

Clearly, Intel is of the latter view, which is why the company chose to preview its new "Extreme Edition" CPU at the Game Developers Conference—the Core i7-980X, the first desktop processor to ...

Intel has finally released a CPU worthy of its premium Extreme Edition brand - the first six-core desktop processor. Previously known as Gulftown, the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is not only ...

The Intel Core i7 980X Extreme was 14% faster than the Core i7 960, 21% faster than the 950 and 30% faster than the Core i7 920, beating this last one by almost three minutes. If you enjoy our ...

Intel will be selling the Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition for $999, which is the same price as the previous flagship processor. Performance and Specifications ...

TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress saw an impressive 17% performance increase when overclocking the Intel Core i7 980X Extreme processor to 4.32GHz, improving the conversion time from 6:44 to just 5:34 minutes.