Intel’s new top-dog desktop ‘Extreme’ CPU fails to excite

Intel has announced the latest in its 10-year line of “Extreme” desktop processors, and the consensus view from the geekerati who have put it through its paces in prerelease testing is a collective “Meh.”

As ExtremeTech, Joel Hruska’s review of the new chip was headlined, “Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E review: Intel’s Great Limp Forward.”