Simple question. I have an Oced i7 920 to 3.6 GHz. Is my processor just as good as the 975 or 960 at the same clock speed or horribly worse?

Simple question. I have an Oced i7 920 to 3.6 GHz. Is my processor just as good as the 975 or 960 at the same clock speed or horribly worse?

Its as good clock per clock, its the same chip. Google is your friend.

Its as good clock per clock, its the same chip. Google is your friend.

Thanks for the info. Google is a good buddy to have.

The 975 has a faster QPI though, or does that not make much of a difference?

No, I think almost no difference for FS.

The 975 has a faster QPI though, or does that not make much of a difference?

As Word Not Allowed said, nothing you will notice or miss.Second, most decent Mother boards allow you to raise or lower QPI. Its just a "rating" same as the frequency, just because the 920 is rated at 2.6 doesnt mean the chip you get cant do better, its called overclocking. I know you knew that, I am just demonstrating the point.The question to ask yourself is 4.0-4.4Ghz good enough for you leaving you enough spare change to buy a Fermi and more or do you really think your going to gain that much more with a for the extra $700 your going to shell out?If you go 920 just make sure you get the newer DO stepping.

BTW, the QPI on this I7-920 as O/C right now is 7561mt/s, if that helps you any.