Intel Core i7 - Nehalem - World's Fastest Processor

Packed with more power, but at a considerable energy consumption rate, the current world's fastest processor is none other than the new Intel® Core™ i7. Equipped with faster, intelligent multi-core technology onto the processing power, the performance boost that is achieved on the desktop is second to none.

Codenamed Nehalem, Intel has claimed that it speeds up computer processes by up to 40 percent, without the increment in power consumption. True enough, some research has been done and it was revealed that the Core i7 has set a new record of 117 on the SPECint computer benchmark test - the first time ever that a processor has broken the 100-point barrier.

For your interest, these processors are now available in the market and the selling price to consumers is roughly US$250. Prices are expected to drop over the next couple of months when the demand for these processors surges.