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Highest Performing Processor On The PlanetΔ

Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition

Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition

Conquer the world of extreme gaming with the fastest performing processor on the planet: the Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition. With faster, intelligent multi-core technology that accelerates performance to match your workload, it delivers an incredible breakthrough in gaming performance. But performance doesn't stop at gaming. You'll multitask 25% faster and unleash incredible digital media creation with up to 79% faster video encoding and up to 46% faster image rendering, plus incredible performance for photo retouching and editing.

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Highest performing processor on the planet

 

Undisputed leadership on compute-intensive workloads

If you have serious computing requirements, then you want the Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition. Whether it is physics, artificial intelligence, or fluid dynamics, rest assured, Intel® Core™ i7 processors are the choice.

 

Create your own movie masterpieces

 

Get powerful video editing performance

Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition speeds up video editing performance. Use CyberLink* PowerDirector and edit over 1.9x more videos when compared to previous generation Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770.

CyberLink* PowerDirector 7∇

 

Convert your favorite videos to other formats

 

Get faster video encoding performance

Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition speeds up video encoding performance. Use AutoMKV* to convert between popular video formats and convert 1.3x more videos in less time.

AutoMKV* .95c codec§

 

Quickly compress, store, and share your Hi-Def home videos

 

Hi-Def video encoding performance

Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition makes quick work of the toughest computing tasks like Hi-Def video encoding for sharing on DVD.

Sony Vegas Pro* 8.0b±

 

Video editing with Adobe Premiere* Pro CS3

 

Apply effects to two 1080p HDV source streams

Working with HDV 1080p content is cpu-intensive and requires lots of compute power. With the new Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition you can read, apply effects and render Hi-def video faster than before.

Adobe Premiere Pro* CS3µ

 

3D rendering with Cinebench* R10

 

Render a 3D photo-realistic image

To create striking 3D scenes you need to use cpu-demanding features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders. The new Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition lets you take advantage of the most taxing 3D effects to let your imagination run wild.

Cinebench* R10Σ

 

Play video games while you stay productive

 

Performance for the most demanding multi-tasking

These days we have so much work to do and very little time to play. Why not do both at the same time? Play a video game while you use another application to render an intense 3D scene or edit and encode a video clip. The Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition let's you enjoy a high frame rate on the game, while it crunches through the work, keeping you happy and productive.


Autodesk 3ds Max 2009* and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars*ø


Higher is better Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770
Game performance measured in frames per second (FPS) 77 63
Lower is better Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770
Application performance measured in minutes 2 mins. 39 secs. 3 mins. 39 secs.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3* with Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2*þ


Higher is better Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770
Game performance measured in frames per second (FPS) 35 26
Lower is better Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770
Application performance measured in minutes 2 mins. 1 sec 3 mins. 12 secs.

 

Archive high resolution photos

 

Photo compression performance

Compress and store your photos in .RAR format faster. Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition with the Intel® X58 Express Chipset will help you archive your photos faster than previous generation Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 based platforms.

WinRAR*θ

 

Immersive gaming

 

3D gaming Performance with 3DMark* Vantage

3DMark* Vantage CPU test is used to measure the processor's contribution when playing a 3D game. Get industry-leading CPU performance for physics and AI intensive games with the new Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition. Your games will have more than enough processing firepower to simulate that immersive experience you crave.

3DMark*Vantageπ

 

Gaming performance on today's popular games

 

Exceptional on highly threaded games

Experience smoother and more realistic gaming by distributing AI, physics, and rendering across eight software threads. Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition is an excellent choice for today's games.

Lost Planet* Microsoft DirectX*10 Demo - Cave Testσ

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars*λ

Crysisβ

World in Conflict*Ω

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