Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
$88.00
Price: $88.00
(as of Jan 05, 2025 17:31:48 UTC – Details)
Crush your enemies, climb the tower of paperwork, or do both at the same time. Intel’s Core i7 processor not only makes it possible, it makes it easy. The Core i7 920 has quad cores that run at 2.66GHz and shares 8MB of L3 cache.Quad cores means true multi-tasking and multi-threading. One core handles the usual action on your operating system, while the second can play a DVD on the TV, the third download a file from internet, and the fourth one sends audio to the kids in another room without lags or stutters. All this is made easier with Intel’s advanced Digital Media Boost.
Intel Core i7-920
4.8 Intel QuickPath Interconnect
3 Channel Memory
8MB L3 Cache
LGA-1366 package
Customers say
Customers are satisfied with the computer processor’s functionality, speed, and cooling. They find it performs well, runs cool, and is a good value for the price. The quality of the CPU is satisfactory, and customers appreciate its stability, overclocking capability, and ease of installation.
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j-rob-82 –
Super Fast
My last computer was running an AMD 5000+ 2.67ghz Dual Core Processor, 4 gigs of ram and Vista 32 bit and it didn’t handle my video editing well at all. I do a lot of video in AVCHD that is really hungry to eat your processor. With this processor now I can watch the playback of the files from my Sony SR 12 smoothly with no lag in it. I can render the video in about three quarters less the time now with the power of this processor. The only thing holding it back at times is Vista even though I upgraded to 64 bit for the memory reasons of course it still takes about the same amount of time for everything to boot. Sometimes when browsing Vista locks up for some odd reason but as far as transferring files and rendering video this thing is a devouring beast of my video files. Gaming is another top thing with this processor going back to older games at full everything an saying wow thats nice. I just played Medieval 2 again and had everything maxed out with huge battles and there was no slide shows like I was used to. The top thing though overall is watching AVCHD clips and rendering video in so much less time and being able to do other things while its doing that.When I get more free time I will start overclocking since this thing is destined for it. From my understanding thats what most people do with it anyways. Its made for overclocking and now that I have put all new fans and everything in my case I am ready to go and do it now. This is probably the best bargain for the i7 if you can get it overclocked and running stable. Though I found it to be the best bargain mostly because I was on a budget with my new computer. My setup is now this Intel X58SO motherboard, i7 920, 6 gigs Corsair Dominator 1600, Cooler Master V8 EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB and Vista 64. All of this comes together to make one incredible computing experience.
Scott J –
Great speed, easy install, fan could be quieter
I installed this CPU and its supplied cooler onto an ASUS P6T-Deluxe motherboard loaded with 6GB of DDR3 RAM and an ASUS 9600GT fanless video card.Installation was easy after I had the confidence to clamp it down as tightly as it needed to be, and the stock cooler attached easily. Even though no thermal paste was supplied, I had some from another job and applied it sparingly.The new system has been running for a couple of weeks, going through a battery of memory tests, hard drive tests, and installation of the operating system (64 bit Windows 7 beta, build 7000) and software. No hiccups anywhere in the process.The only thing that could possibly be registered as a complaint is that the stock cooling fan is a little loud. It’s not noisy, but in a system without any noise from a video card, quiet hard drives, a quiet power supply, you can hear the CPU fan if you pay attention. The good news is that some fine aftermarket solutions exist, and should I become too sensitive to what sound there is coming from this system, that’s the route I would follow.I don’t regret not stepping up to the i7 940, as the price difference does not justify the apparently small increase in clock speed. While faster is always better, it doesn’t always represent the best bang for the buck. I think the i7 920 does the job very well.
B. Richardson –
Fast, Fast, Fast and Hot!
I upgraded a system that had an Intel Core 2 Quad (Q9550) 2.83GHz CPU to the Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz CPU. My previous Core 2 Quad processor was blazingly fast. The new Core i7 920 processor seems marginally faster than the Core 2 Quad, but it seems to handle multitasking a bit more adeptly. I’m sure that when more software becomes available that’s optimized for a quad core hyperthreading CPU (like having 8 cores running simultaneously) I’ll see even improved performance with this processor. A word to the wise…make sure your system provides good cooling for this CPU. In my original ‘closed’ ATX case I was seeing temperatures of the hottest core at around 50 degrees Celsius at idle (using Core Temp version 0.99.4.65 – 32 bit) with the stock heat sink. I changed to a Theraltake V9 “Black” ATX case and my hottest core idle temperature dropped to 39 degrees and the coolest core at 35. It’s amazing what good airflow can do for your CPU. I recently put Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit) on my self built computer (Core i7 920 CPU, 6GB OCZ Gold DDR3 PC12800 SDRAM, Asus P6T LGA 1366 Triple CrossFireX/SLI Motherboard, EVGA GeForce 9800GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-e 2.0 Graphics Card and two Western Digital 1TB Caviar “Black” 7200 RPM SATA hard drives with two controllers and 32MB Cache on each drive). Once I find a compatible TV card I will ‘clean’ install the 64 bit version of the OS. I should get even better performance from the Core i7 920 CPU with that version of Windows 7 since it will recognize all 6GB of my RAM rather than the 3GB recognized by the 32 bit OS. Overall the processor is AWESOME! I hardly have to wait for anything to happen after I click for it to do so. Exceptions to that are when you’re performing a simultaneous virus scan or backup. I understand that this processor is very good for overclocking…a realm of performance that I’ve not yet explored. I don’t think you can go wrong with this one!
EpicVillain –
meh
Not bad, would have been great, but can’t use it
happy biker. –
This worked as prommist and was reasonably priced. Delivery was as quoted.
Klaus Lechmann –
Ich habe einen etwa 7 Jahre alten PC, der vor kurzem nicht mehr funktionierte. Schnell fand ich heraus, warum: die CPU – ein Intel Core i7-920 – hatte den Geist aufgegeben. Mit wenig Hoffnung suchte ich bei Amazon nach einer gebrauchten Ersatz-CPU und war um so freudiger überrascht, dass es hier diesbezgl. noch Angebote gibt.An dieser Stelle möchte ich betonen, dass es hier nicht um eine Kaufempfehlung oder um die Vor- und Nachteile dieser CPU gehen kann, handelt es sich hier doch um einen Jahre alten Intel Core-Prozesser der 1. (!) Generation.Das Angebot der Fa. Super Mario Bros. Zelda (ca. 50.- ⬠für einen gebrauchten Intel Core i7-920-Prozessor im sehr guten Zustand) erschien mir am vernünftigsten, so dass ich dort sofort bestellte. Schnelle 3 Tage später wurde die Bestellung geliefert (unversehrt, sicher verpackt und optisch wirklich im sehr guten Zustand) und ich konnte die CPU in meinem PC austauschen, der seitdem wieder bestens funktioniert. Nach kurzer Kontaktaufnahme mit dem Verkäufer wurde sogar prompt eine Rechnung nachgeliefert, so dass ich alles in allem sehr gerne 5 Sterne für die Fa. Super Mario Bros. Zelda vergebe.
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Drastic –
I’ve just set up a new system based around the i7 920 CUP. This will replacemy main PC, which is a 478 socket 3.2Ghz P4 chip, running 4gb of PC3200 ram.The speed of the i7 maybe only be 2.66Ghz, but with the fast FSB speed & 6Gb’s ofDDR3 ram, plus the four cores of course, makes this baby really fly.My only regret is two weeks after I bought it, Intel brought out the 930 chip running at 2.8Ghz for only a tenner more!Still that’s life, we alway’s want a bigger one!UPDATEI had a little play with the clock frequency in the Bios, I changed it from the 133 setting to 140, this booststhe speed up to 2.8Ghz (same as the 930 chip)I then when a little further up to 150 base clock, giving a speedof 3Ghz.I’m pleased to say the cpu temperature stayed the same and it’s still stable after two weeks of use. No increasewas needed to the CPU voltage (which is the main course of over heating), however I do have a massive cooler (Noctua Nh-U12P) which I’m sure is a big help.It would seem the chip is happy as the temperature has not changed, I’m also happy as I don’t feel too bad aboutmissing out on getting the 930 chip. Motherboard is an Asus P6T SE.
Henning Wunderle –
eingebaut und los gings. Läuft bis heute