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Rare Intel Pentium Extreme Sample Sparks Reddit Speculation
10/6/2025
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Story summary
- A rare Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 980 engineering sample, clocked at 4.0GHz, surfaced on Reddit.
- Reddit user diegunguyman shared images and Sharpie-labeled model information.
- Experts on subreddits like r/pcmasterrace speculated it was an employee loaner engineering sample.
- A purported Intel insider claimed layoffs weakened policing of the loaner system.
- Intel shifted to the Core 2 series to address NetBurst performance issues.
