Intel Core i7-920 Quad Core 2.66GHz 4.8GT/sec 8MB Socket LGA1366 Retail

Features
The Intel Core i7 processors are Intel's best desktop processors.
Breakaway performance for digital media creation, multi application workloads and intense gaming.
Featuring the new Turbo mode operation, Intel Hyper Threading Technology on the new Nehalem Core Microarchitecture.

Key Features
8 processing threads/cores
Intel Hyper-Threading Tecnology simultaneous multi-threading delivers amazing 8-threaded performance - 2 threads per core
Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers additional processing boost during peak demand
8M Intel Smart Cache (shared across all 4 cores)
Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) with 3 channels of DDR3, 2 DIMMs per channel, upto 32GB/sec memory bandwidth at DDR3 1333MHz
New LGA1366 CPU Socket
Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) to Intel X58 Express Chipset up to 25.6GB/sec bandwidth

Hyper-Threading Technology- More paths for data to flow through each core. The more threads you have, the more tasks you can execute at the same time.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology- Extra horsepower when you need it. Automatically boosting its speed to process more instructions during peak demand.

Intel QuickPath interconnect- New system interconnect for increased bandwidth and lower latency.

Integrated Memory Controller- Lower latency & higher memory bandwidth improves performance for data intensive applications

8M Shared Intel Smart Cache- Enables dynamic and efficient allocation of cache to match the needs of each core for efficient data storage and manipulation.