Intel Core i7 980X, Core i5 650 and Core i3 530 review - Setup
Author: Vedran Dakic
Date: 11 Mar 2010

We're talking about different sockets, different parts of the market so - this had to be a "give me at least two motherboards" article. So, our testing systems this time:

- Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition CPU
- Intel Core i5 650
- Intel Core i3 530
- Gigabyte EX58-UD5 motherboard
- ASUS P7H57D-V EVO motherboard
- OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) Reaper PC3-12800 memory (in dual-channel configuration as well)
- WD RaptorX 150GB hard drive
- HP 30" LCD
- OCZ ProXstream 1000W PSU
- NVIDIA GTX280 VGA card

Let's see the performance of these CPU's.