A four-core Lynnfield desktop processor with Turbo Boost, dual-channel DDR3 memory and processor-integrated PCIe for LGA1156 PCs.
Cores
4/4
Boost
3.2 GHz
L3
8 MB
Power
95 W
Socket
LGA1156
What reviewers say
Reviews praise strong gaming and application performance for the price, with a cheaper motherboard and memory platform than the original Core i7. Expert Reviews still finds P55 motherboards expensive beside AMD alternatives and encounters uneven early Turbo Boost support. TechRadar's later review finds good overclocking headroom, but favours the newer i5-760 for stock-speed value and AMD's six-core alternative for heavily threaded work.
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.
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.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
No
Graphics
No processor graphics; Intel's desktop comparison chart lists graphics as not applicable. A separate graphics solution is required.
Platform
Socket
LGA1156
Base power
95 W
Unlocked
No
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.
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
45 nm; Lynnfield, based on the Nehalem architecture.
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.
