[November 26, 2008] Intel launches fastest processor on the planet Tweet Karachi, Nov 26, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Intel Pakistan Corporation Tuesday introduced its most advanced desktop processor ever, the Intel Core i7 processor at a glittering ceremony. The Core i7 processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs and is the most sophisticated ever built, with new technologies that boost performance on demand and maximize data throughput. The Core i7 processor speeds video editing, immersive games and other popular Internet and computer activities by up to 40 percent without increasing power consumption. Broadly heralded by the computing industry as a technical marvel, the Intel Core i7 processor holds a new world record of 117 for the SPECint_base_rate2006benchmark test that measures the performance of a processor. This is the first time ever for any single processor to exceed a score of 100 points. Intel has delivered the fastest desktop processor on Earth to the most demanding users, the ones who are using their PCs for video, gaming and music, said Ashar H. Zaidi, Country Manager, Intel Corporation Pakistan. When you couple what is Intels biggest leap in chip design with other incredible innovations like Intels solid state drives, the Core i7 processor has redefined the computer of tomorrow. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]