Today Intel is officially releasing a pair of new additions to the Core i7 line of processors while slowly removing another pair.  On the chopping block are the Core i7-965 Extreme that runs at 3.2 GHz and the Core i7-940 that runs at 2.93 GHz.  Replacing them is the Core i7-975 which will operate at a base clock of 3.33 GHz and the Core i7-950 that runs at 3.06 GHz.  The speed is modest – only a 133 MHz on each part – and the real belle of the Core i7 ball, in most enthusiasts’ view, the Core i7-920, will be sticking around at that same speed and price point.

Other than the frequency increase, little to nothing has changed on the 975/950 Core i7 parts officially though we are hearing that some minor tweaks were done to the memory controller on the chip allowing for higher DDR3 memory overclocking.  As is usually the case for both Intel and AMD, when a new chip is released it’s unlikely that the engineers were not using their time wisely by poking and prodding the process.

Full review:  pcper.com

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