Intel Core i9 2.4ghz, 6-Core Gulftown, Performance and Power Consumption Tested

jmke · 23rd November 2009, 10:24 [**jmke**]

PC Games Hardware had access to an engineering sample of Intel’s forthcoming Gulftown. We tested the processor and checked its performance in games and applications as well as its power consumption.

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Power Consumption (lower=better)

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...ftown/Reviews/

jmke · 23rd November 2009, 10:32 [**jmke**]

-30Watt, performance on par with 2.66 Core i7 in some benches, those more multithreaded, advantage goes to Core i9. Impressive numbers there