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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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.
Intels new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is probably the fastest processor we have ever tested. Though some may argue that the prevalence of single threaded applications over multi-threaded ones is a reason to keep with single-core CPUs, that may hold true f...
Abstract: I still remember the strange looks I used to get from my friends, when I told them I had a computer with two processors. Yet now, PC World is advertising the benefits of Core Duo architecture on nationwide television. Granted it has cringe-worthy referenc...
I think it is clear that quad-core is not for everyone at this moment in time, and that is exaggerated even more when you consider that the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is going to retail for somewhere north of £650 including VAT. When you consider that a Cor...
Abstract: Under most circumstances it?d be quite appropriate to start off this review with statements on how Quad-Core CPUs really don?t matter to the mainstream at this time etc. etc. But under the guise of an Intel-driven multi-core marketplace, it?d be comple...
Abstract: Sooner Than Expected Probably the worst-kept secret in Intels recent history, the quad-core CPU codenamed Kentsfield is here. But can you blame them for wanting to spill their guts? Not only have they pretty much embarrassed AMD with the launch of C...
Intel has unleased quad-core processors into the world and the Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6700 is without a doubt the fastest desktop processor when it comes to applications that support four or more cores. In short the QX6700 is Quad-Zilla! I...
Summing up I have to state that it will be very hard to draw a final line today. The thing is that Kentsfield processors have evidently got far ahead of their time. There are not that many applications yet that could use the potential of all four cores...
Abstract: To say this year has been a bit of a whirl-wind adventure would be an immense understatement. Weve seen Intel move from a back-seat position versus the Athlon 64 X2with their Pentium D architecture, to commanding virtually all of the lime-light as of late...
After a few weeks of testing and retesting I can say that the QX6700 not only runs a bit cooler than its previous siblings and that it was entirely stable. We never even shut the thing down other than to reinstall Windows for the entire two weeks we te...
