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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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
Klok-voor-klok is de nieuwe Yorkfield dus zo'n kleine 8% sneller dan zijn voorloper. Tel daar nog eens bij op dat Intel heeft aangekondigd de klokfrequenties te willen gaan verhogen: waar nu het top-model quad-core werkt op 3.0 GHz, zal ergens in het e...
For Gamers : Core 2 Extreme QX9650 performs quite decent in the slew of new games and will especially help when they require more physics calculations during game play. However, if you are already having a QX6850 or E6850, then it is unwise to dump the...
Abstract: While we mere humans have to conform to our natural biological clocks, microprocessor giant Intel - the Chipzilla - follows Silicon Cadence (also known as tick-tock), a strategic time line designed to introduce new microprocessor technology and manufac...
In terms of raw performance, this CPU is slightly faster than a QX6700 o/c to same clock speed. This is largely due to a bigger amount of cache. When overclock is concerned, the CPU is able to overclock to 4GHz on air easily. Although we can go higher...
Throughout our entire benchmark suite, the new Yorkfield-based Core 2 Extreme QX9650 outperformed a similarly clocked Kenstfield-based Core 2 Extreme QX6850, while at the same time using much less power. In some of the synthetic and less taxing real-...
So, Intel made another strong evolutionary move forward having prepared the launch of new Penryn processors with 45nm cores. Mastering new production technology alongside with introducing new SSE4 instructions, increasing the L2 cache and making other ...
Sometimes we have to craft finely nuanced analyses of our CPU test results in order to summarize the various merits and weaknesses of different processors as fairly as possible. Not so today. Intel was already well ahead in the performance game with it...
The Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9650 is proudly taking over where Conroe and Kentsfield left off - driving the stake a little deeper into the heart of AMD. AMD can only hope their upcoming Phenom processors can compete with Penryn and Yorkfield...
Abstract: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Penryn Performance PreviewWhile NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 GPU definitely comes close, you can make an argument that Intel’s Core 2 CPU was the most significant new hardware release in 2006.Core 2 was largely designed ar...
