It's an i7-2600 http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52213 Thanks, Mike On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Paul Drake <bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Michael Moore <michaeljmoore@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Will Oracle DB to parallel processing on Win7 64bit Core i7? >> Thanks, >> Mike >> > > > Mike, > > Start here, perhaps? > > http://structureddata.org/2009/04/01/intel-nehalem-ep-xeon-5500-series-processors-makes-databases-go-2x-faster/ > > I think that what you need to focus on is Intel Nehalem and subsequent > processors, series 5500 and 5600. > > "core i7" is branding and marketing. > > hth. > > Paul > >