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
(83%)
84 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Fastest high-end desktop chip on the market; new specialized instructions should further improve performance with supporting software.
Expensive; new chips coming out from AMD are an unknown factor; more complete Intel architecture redesign 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 $1,000 or so on Intels new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownersh...
Abstract: We don’t have any official pricing yet on the QX9650 but would guess it’ll appear at retail around the $1000 dollar price-range and it’ll become available in early November (the 12th). Additionally, we know that all the key OEM pla...
Penryn is a step forward from Kentsfield that offers moderately better performance in day-to-day tasks but when you give it a sniff of SSE 4 it shows a distinct benefit. The much-reduced power draw is very encouraging too. You’d be crazy to spend £6...
