[LAU] intel i7 920 vs i7 860?

[Mark Knecht]

I suspect they are both great.

You might try Tom's Hardware and their CPU charts but you'll have to
choose a benchmark that you think it right. There are a couple of
audio and video transcoding charts, along with many others.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-desktop-cpu-charts/benchmarks,60.html

- Mark

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Gah, I hate computer shopping. Now I have read that the aforementioned Turbo
> Boost on these chips is problematic on linux anyway. So I'm back to not
> knowing which of the i7 920 or i7 860 is a better choice for linux audio.
> All opinions welcome.
>
> thanks
> Iain
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