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March 7, 2011 09:36 pm

Intel's New Core I7-990X Extreme Edition Tested

MojoKid writes "Intel recently launched a speed bump of their flagship Extreme EditionCore i7 processor,known as the Core i7-990X. Its multiplier is unlocked and it's clocked at 3.45GHz stock speed with a Turbo Boost top-end speed of 3.73GHz. Intel claims its the fastest desktop chip on the planet; like geektiger blood for your PC. The new Core i7-990X is also based on the 32nm Gulftown core and theperformance metrics show it's easily the fastest 6-core chip for the desktop currently but of course it'll cost you as well."

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