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
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Users
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115 Reviews
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The editors liked
Still Extremely Fast
QuadCore FTW
Rock Stable
Power
Fastest quadcore desktop processor on the planet at time of publication!
50% larger L2 cache at the same TDP of 130W!
Higher CPU multipliers are unlocked!
Larger L2 cache. Good overclocking potential. SSE4 instructions and architectural improvements.
Larger L2 cache
Good overclocking potential
SSE4 instructions and architectural improvements.
Fastest high-end desktop chip on the market
New specialized instructions should further improve performance with supporting software.
Fastest consumer CPU yet
Runs cool
SSE4 instruction set can dramatically speed apps that support it
Top Desktop Performer
Excellent Power Usage Numbers
Media Creation Powerhouse
The editors didn't like
Will be Very Expensive when released
Needs a newer motherboard that supports 1333Mhz FSB.
Really expensive. Purchase automatically confirms your ULTRALICH status!
Performance gains limited over current generation CPUs in current apps. Expensive.
Performance gains limited over current generation CPUs in current apps
Expensive.
Expensive
New chips coming out from AMD are an unknown factor
More complete Intel architecture redesign only a year away.
Few apps support four cores (and even fewer support SSE4)
While the bigger cache and SSE4 do not help any application, it is a huge step forward for Intel. Now you can use a quad-core and not have to worry about your electricity bill. If the cores are idle, they stay idle, and consume much less power than any...
Although it seems like 45nm has been a long time coming, in reality, it hasnt even been that long since 65nm made its own debut. If one thing is certain, this industry doesnt slow down for anything, even technical hurdles such as the one the High-k ...
Larger L2 cache. Good overclocking potential. SSE4 instructions and architectural improvements.
Performance gains limited over current generation CPUs in current apps. Expensive.
The QX9650 is the first of Intels 45nm CPUs and wont really see its full potential until more SSE4-enabled applications arrive on the scene. Still, it offers excellent performance, albeit at a steep price....
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...
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-...
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...
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...
