Testseek.com have collected 84 expert reviews of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz Socket 775 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz Socket 775.
January 2008
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84 Reviews
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Abstract: This is the first Quad core processor that Intel launched for desktops and is based on 45nm technology. It basically has two dual-core CPUs paired on a single silicon package, with shared bus interface running at 1333 MHz. Each die has up to 6 MB of L2 ca...
Abstract: 1,000 Intel processors through the years Not many things are sure in this life, but fortunately there are a number of things you can count on like clockwork. The sun comes up in the morning, we all have to pay taxes and last but not least, the most expe...
Too pricey, You might as well opt for its more powerful siblings
What price performance? Thats the question you always have to ask yourself when considering Intels uber-expensive Extreme processors. For the QX9650, the answer, sadly, has to be too much.Unjustified priceLargely thats due to the arrival of the much...
Abstract: Provided you have a suitable motherboard youll find that Penryn is a drop-in replacement for your current Core 2 CPU, and when the time comes for your next upgrade this new Intel processor deserves to be on your shopping list. Intel - Core 2 Extreme ...
Abstract: This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge. Codenamed Penryn, the latest revision of Intels Core 2 processor line is the first CPU to be based on the most advanced fabrication ever developed...
If the Penryn architecture only yielded an average performance increase of 6 per cent over the Core architecture, this alone would be considered a good step forward for Intel on this tricky new manufacturing process. However, the Penryn architecture ha...
For the moment, most users would gain little advantage in upgrading to a Penryn CPU - the chip may not be compatible with your PCs motherboard, the market has few SSE4-optimised applications that would allow it to shine performance-wise, and it will ...
Fastest highend desktop chip on the market, New specialised instructions should further improve performance with supporting software
Expensive, New chips due from AMD are an unknown factor, More complete Intel architecture redesign is only a year away
The CPU market is due for a lot of upheaval over the next 12 months, so you might be wise to wait for a clearer picture before plunking down $1000 or so on Intels new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownersh
Abstract: Rarely have things looked as good for Intel as they do right now. Exactly 18 months after their introduction, Intel is updating its highly successful Core 2 CPUs. The chipmaker is shrinking the structures from 65 nm to 45 nm and is already preparing t...
