Intel Pentium 4 EE (Extreme Edition) 840 Dual-Core & i955X Preview / Review List

April 5th 2005 | CPUs & Chipsets

The Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition features a dual core design providing two full execution cores in one physical processor. Platforms based on the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition feature Hyper-Threading Technology† which allows each processor core to function as two logical processors enabling 4 thread functionality. Each logical processor has its own architecture state with its own set of general-purpose registers and control registers to provide increased system responsiveness in multitasking environments and headroom for next generation multithreaded applications.

Platforms built around the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition and the Intel 955X Express Chipset are an ideal solution for enthusiasts who crave the computing power for gaming, media management, content creation, and compute intensive applications.

Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Performance Overview @ Intel

Previews/Reviews:

AnandTech
Intel Dual Core Performance Preview

Extreme Tech
Performance Sneak Preview: Intel Dual Core Pentium

FiringSquad
Intel’s Dual-Core Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Performance Pre-Preview

HardOCP
Pentium Dual Core Preview

Hexus
Intel’s Pentium Extreme Edition 840 and 955X Express Chipset

HotHardware
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Preview

Legit Reviews
Intel Dual Core Pentium EE 840 Arrives

TrustedReviews
Pentium Extreme Edition model 840 3.2GHz - Dual-Core CPU

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Intel Pentium 4 EE (Extreme Edition) 840 Dual-Core & i955X Preview / Review List
Published in: CPUs & Chipsets on 2005-04-05