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Intel Core i7 870 review

A super fast CPU? Yup. But it's also super expensive

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-09-08September 8th 2009

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Product Summary

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Huge multi-threading performance

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As quick as Bloomfield

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Not optimised for gaming

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Stupidly expensive

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