Testseek.com have collected 73 expert reviews of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz Socket 775.
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The editors liked
Excellent Performance
Quad Core Technology
MultiThreading Performance
Unlocked Multiplier
Outstanding Functionality
Amazing Overclocking Capability
Future Proof Technology
Power
Knocks the socks of all other processors in audio
Image and video encoding
Blindingly Fast Media Encoding
MultiThreading and MultiTasking Demon
Compatible with some LGA775 Platforms
Four Core 2 processors in one package
Good overclocking potential
Tremendous performance on multithreaded applications.
Major leap in performance on multitasking and most multithreaded applications compared to high-end dual-core CPUs
Lots of apparent headroom for overclocking an already fast chip.
First commercially available quadcore CPU
Performance
Overclockability
The editors didn't like
Quite Expensive
High power requirements
No improvement in many programs as yet
Expensive
Only 2.66 GHz
Core 2 E6700level Gaming Performance
130W TDP
Little gain in many applications
L2 cache not shared between the two Core 2 dies.
High price tag makes quad-core processing an elite technology for now
Apples twin dual-core Xeons in the Mac Pro make for a faster digital design configuration.
Impressed? Just an honest question... We at least have to admit that Intel and their first quad core processor did leave quite an impression. The Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad core did show that multi-processing is changing from using multiple processors ...
Abstract: Today we are going to have a look at the top of the line CPU offering from Intel, the QX6700 Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition. This CPU is the fastest desktop CPU Intel or AMD has built to date and lives up to the Extreme Edition Moniker very well. Not only...
Abstract: QX6700 $999 Intel www.intel.com CPU Rating: 4 Specs: 2.66GHz; 1,066MHz FSB; 0.65-micron manufacturing process; 8MB L2 cache (4MB x2, dynamically allocated) Intel’s brand-new, quad-core CPU comes hot on the heels of the Core 2 Extreme X6800, which bo...
First commercially available quadcore CPU, Performance, Overclockability
Price, Heat output, Stock HSF
The QX6700 from Intel is a CPU like no other, it is the first quad core CPU that you can buy at almost any computer store. I must say that Intel rightly deserves to be called performance king.First, I would like to comment on Intels Extreme CPUs in ge...
The first Intel Core 2 Quad processors, codenamed Kentsfield are built on a 65 nm process and intended to enhance the way we work with our desktop and server systems. Intel claims that the Core2Quad is up to 80% faster than the Core2Duo XE6800 which ...
Abstract: Core 2 Extreme QX6700 $999 Intel www.intel.com First Look Preview Specs: 2.66GHz clock speed; 1,066MHz FSB; 65nm manufacturing process, 8MB L2 cache (2x 4MB, dynamically allocated) After losing some ground to a tenacious chipmaker that produced a strin...
Unless you are going for pure bragging rights a quad core processor really is ahead of its time. While there are a few real world applications that take advantage of this processors multi-threaded power, most do not. In theoretical tests, the quad ...
Abstract: November 7, 2006 In April 2005, Intel was the first to release a dual core processor just before AMD. These processors became more and more popular since the release of the Core 2 Duo and decreases on AMD´s price list. Now the number of cores increase...
Abstract: Our review of Core 2 Extreme QX6700, the first Intel quad-core CPU running at 2.66 GHz and compatible with socket 775 platform. Does quad-core CPUs really improve PC performance? Check it out.
Abstract: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core ProcessorAt an Intel press conference earlier, we were shown just how fast the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was. When they compared it against a Core 2 Duo E6700, which ran at the same clock speed, the quad-core proce...
