The new Sandy Bridge-based Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K processors performed right about where we expected them too in the various SiSoft SANDRA tests. In the Processor Arithmetic and Multimedia ...

The Sandy Bridge lineup is comprised of several desktop and mobile Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 processors that will effectively replace most of the current offerings under those series. An additional ...

The funny thing about legendary chips is that it's not always clear at launch which CPUs will go on to power enthusiast systems for years to come. Intel's Sandy Bridge, like the Celeron 300A of old, ...

Here's a CPU-Z shot of the Core i7 2600K idling at 1,600MHz. You'll note that it has a 3.4GHz basic speed that ramps up to 3.8GHz when a single thread is running. The math-intensive AVX ...

Intel’s quad-core, eight-thread Core i7-2600K came this close to cracking our Full Nerd podcast’s inaugural PC Hall of Fame and for damned good reason. The Sandy Bridge-era flagship delivered a ...

Tutorial on overclocking the i7 2600K to 4.2ghz using the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) motherboard by adjusting the turbo multipliers. The MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) and the i7 2600K are available for purchase through ...

Let's start at the very beginning. Overclocking, a term which you've probably heard used by enthusiasts and high-end system builders, involves running a hardware component at a greater speed than it ...

Perhaps we are the same, you and me. Perhaps we both invested in a solid Sandy Bridge CPU in 2011, spurred on by the rave reviews, and perhaps we have both been too proud to 'downgrade' to a newer ...

Cinebench R11.5 is a 3D rendering performance test based on Cinema 4D from Maxon. Cinema 4D is a 3D rendering and animation tool suite used by animation houses and producers like Sony Animation and ...

According to SiSoftware Sandra 2011, the dual-channel memory bandwidth of the new Intel Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K processors is comparable to that of the Core i5 750. As you can see the Core i5 ...