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Core i7 vs Core i5

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Have anyone seen any data or benchmarks to suggest core i5 will get the same ppd as core i7?
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No benchmarks are available yet. However, based on the nature of the i5 CPUs (at least as far as is known at the moment), they should perform essentially identically compared to i7 CPUs running at the same clock speed.
 
they should?

arent i5 toned down i7's? or they just have the integrated GPu..

i5 is supposed to be the "low /mid end" of the I series no?
 
I Am Hoping That The Performance Will Be At The Same Level. Will Make For High Pdd Systems At A Great Price. Also The Tdp On The Core i5 Is 80 vs 130 On The Core i7
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EvilAlchemist said:
I Am Hoping That The Performance Will Be At The Same Level. Will Make For High Pdd Systems At A Great Price. Also The Tdp On The Core i5 Is 80 vs 130 On The Core i7
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I can only assume that your device makes all caps on each word?
 
When is the i5 supposed to come out? Any one have any ideas on MoBo pricing? Likely to be as bad as i7 MoBo pricing initially?
 
My guess, earliest would be July/August, but probably will be closer to 6 months. Boards with the P55 chipset should be around ~$100-180 to start. P45 boards are just now hitting $80ish. And yes, I agree, clock for clock i5 should be within 5-10% of i7 for folding. It will still have hyperthreading. The only ones that get the onboard graphics are the mobile procs.
 
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Also The Tdp On The Core i5 Is 80 vs 130 On The Core i7
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That is mainly dependent on the clock speed. The i5 will have certain features removed from it, although it will also have certain things added, like an onboard PCI-E controller. Overall, the architecture is no more power-efficient than the i7 (although the entire system might end up using a bit less power due to the lack of a dedicated northbridge).
 
I Am Just Looking Forward To Some Lower Mother Board Prices. From What I Have Seen Posted, The 2.66 Core i5 Should Be Around $200 Which Will Be A Great Deal For Some Boxen
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Whoah, an inexpensive i7 like CPU (chip and mobo) :eek: Please someone keep us apprised about whether the i5 cpu is any good as a DCer. Seeing I'm so poor I can't pay attention sometimes, instead of the expense of a i7 cpu, a i7 mobo and DDR3 I thought it was a grand ideer to find a good used or new Q9650 (gots to have 12 MB's cache) and install it in one of my current skt 775 mobos :confused: (thereby putting one of my beloved Q6600's on the block :() Now with the advent of a budget i7 cpu in the disguise of the i5 cpu. I've read the LGA 1156, P55 mobos were gonna' be in the $200 dollar range (I think i7 boards are like $300 smackers :confused:) so all I'd have to contend with in inflated price would be DDR3 :) I Hope it'll be released into the wild before "ho ho" season (Christmas to most of us US citizens :rolleyes:). I'm not in any particular hurry, in fact ATM I ain't got the bucks to switch, and IMHO my Q6600's are doin' just fine. (maybe I'd be better off with a mo' betta' GPU card) :confused:

I know opinions are like rearend holes, but besides the rearend holes of me and my cat, I'm kinda' short on rearend holes and qualified opinions (how 'bout that for bein' PC, rearend holes :p) . I'd really like an opinion from one of my teammates (ahh..., please, no rearend hole type jokes) :D

DCing for the CURE
 
well, for now, since youve already got your money wrapped up into things, put it on cruise and just farm for as much as you can

Once the i5's are out for a few weeks, we'll have detailed reports on PPD vs wattage and heat, and then we can contend with mobo pricing. The problem is not gonna be finding a cheap mobo, its gonna be finding a cheap mobo with the same # PCIex slots as our 775 boards. There will be a large upfront cost to consider, since the CPU/RAM/Mobo must all be replaced at the same time, there is no piecing out this upgrade.

That said, I would just maximize what you have right now and wait out the storm. No sense going broke over this (says the guy who has to work overtime to pay off last card lol) just yet, wait and see where things go. Plus, weve got sales on the horizon, like 4th of july and what not, so we should wait I think

 
Thanks for the insight Vaulter98c :D To be completely honest, I never thought of the multi PCIe slot thing. :rolleyes: (you were "right on time" with that consideration ;))

I think I'll take your sugestions and stick with my trusty Q6600's (maybe look into a Q9650) and try to maximize what pernts I have. (maybe a better GPU card that gets mega ppd :confused: )

I'm all for crushing (only using a metaphor :)) the opposing Chimp Challege competition :p

DCing for the CURE
 
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My new farm will be 95% all CPU based .... so PCI-E slots are not an issue ...

Hint --> SMP2 .....
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I'm keepin' an eye peeled on this thread (just a metaphor, no paring knife :p)

Brother Evil, in all due respect and ,believe me, you are one of the most impressive DC'ers I've had the privilege of encountering :D I only semi agree whether the number of PCIe slots won't be an issue with the new socket mobos. The reason I only semi agree is , knowing Standford and Doc Vjay's forward thinking, I wouldn't be surprised if they released a SMP2 client and a GPU3 client into the wild :). Hell didn't they already introduce the GPU2 client to replace the GPU1 client (and upset a lot of peeps :rolleyes:) so why not a GPU3 client :confused:

Like relic and some of the old time folders always say "if there's one thing you can be sure of in folding or any DC project and that is there's gonna' be changes made" ;)

DCing for the CURE
 
Thanks for the hint!!! Now that is something I can look forward to :)

I sees a future of nekkid boxen (well nekkid, but still inside a server cabinet) in my future!!!!

BTW, are you under NDA? How far out are we talking? I've got a spare (yes, I said spare) i7 that I got when I walked into a MicroCenter and coudn't resist the urge :D :D
 
jws2346 said:
The reason I only semi agree is , knowing Standford and Doc Vjay's forward thinking, I wouldn't be surprised if they released a SMP2 client and a GPU3 client into the wild :). Hell didn't they already introduce the GPU2 client to replace the GPU1 client (and upset a lot of peeps :rolleyes:) so why not a GPU3 client :confused:
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I don't think and I have not heard anything about a new GPU client.
I do that that Vjay is very pleased with the GPU2 client's results & performance at this time. There is still some optimization work for both ATI & Nvidia to be done but the client is finally get to a very good stability point.

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BTW, are you under NDA? How far out are we talking?
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I know about as much as everyone else does about SMP2. All we know is that it is being worked on .....

When it does get into Beta, of course, I won't be able to talk about it due to their rules, but I am sure it will be a great client.

As soon as I see more public info released, I will be sure to get some links up so everyone can keep informed

We all know that the A2 core is awesome but the entire Stanford team is upset it did not make it / can't run in Native Windows O/S.
You have to remember that the bulk of folders are in Windows. It was not until some starting running the Notfred / Vmware setup that the A2 core starting seeing some heavy work.

As with all the other projects, it will take some time to get off the ground with alpha testing (phase I assume it is in now), then extensive beta testing, and then public.

I like my GPU folders, but I have come to realize the stability of native linux setups.
I have some systems (running stock speeds) that have been up for months and show no signs of stopping.

My folding room / network design for my house is designed around using the diskless PXE boot notfred client which I have found works great for large farms with very little maintenance time (basically down the new ISO once and restart each system- 3 min tops) and you are done.

Beleive it, it hurts right now having so few systems in my APT folding (My Folding Stats - http://www.evilalchemist.com/ ). I want me F@H server room done yesterday.

We will all just have to wait and see what happens ....

I know Vjay's goal is to have all hardware setups & software setups run F@H to the best of its abilities.
 
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