Intel Core i5-750 vs Intel Core i7-960

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Core i5-750 compared with Core i7-960

	IntelCore i5-750	IntelCore i7-960
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	October 2009
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	4	4
Threads
Threads	4	8 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	3.2 GHz	3.46 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Cores
Cores	Four cores and four threads; Hyper-Threading is absent. TechRadar's exact Core i5-750 overclocking guide confirms the CPU multiplier is locked; base-clock overclocking remains possible.	Four cores and eight threads with Hyper-Threading. Hardware-Magazin's exact-model introduction explicitly describes a fixed multiplier; base-clock overclocking remains possible.
Clocks
Clocks	Up to 3.20 GHz Turbo Boost. Intel's embedded product brief specifies 3.20 GHz with one or two active cores and 2.80 GHz with four; actual behaviour depends on workload, cooling and platform limits.	3.2 GHz base and up to 3.46 GHz Turbo Boost. Intel lists Q4 2009. The October on-sale month uses Tom's Hardware Italia's 20 October 2009 availability report and TweakTown's 21 October report of a listed OEM chip. Japan's boxed retail availability followed in February 2010.
Cache
Cache	–	8 MB shared L3 cache.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No processor graphics; Intel's desktop comparison chart lists graphics as not applicable. A separate graphics solution is required.	Intel's exact-model comparison chart lists no processor graphics.
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1156	LGA1366
Base power
Base power	95 W	130 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	No
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	–	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	Two channels of DDR3-1066/1333. Optional maximum memory capacity and bandwidth are omitted because the retired exact-model specification page could not be read.	Three channels of DDR3-800 or DDR3-1066; up to 24 GB in Intel's 45 nm Core i7-900 datasheet. Faster memory used by reviews is not the maker's rated limit.
PCIe
PCIe	16 processor PCIe 2.0 lanes, configurable as one ×16 or two ×8 graphics links. A separate DMI link connects the processor to the chipset.	–
Process
Process	45 nm; Lynnfield, based on the Nehalem architecture.	45 nm; Bloomfield.
Cooler
Cooler	LGA1156 platform, distinct from LGA775 and LGA1366. Intel's 8 September 2009 notice names the 750 and says the new processors and P55 chipset are available that day. Cooler inclusion and package temperature are omitted where maker evidence is unavailable.	Intel's boxed-processor datasheet includes an unattached fan and heatsink. An LGA1366 motherboard is required.