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Monday, October 8, 2007
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We look at Intel's latest greatest today- their fastest Core 2 CPU with four cores. While the QX6850 is certainly the fastest CPU to hit our lab, does it justify the $999 price tag?
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
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Earth to AMD......earth to AMD........come in AMD.........where are you? A lot of us are asking that question these days, and to be honest, AMD had better arrive on the scene soon, as INTEL's most recent releases offer only a modest improvement over their predecessors. Looking at it from purely a business standpoint, Intel is doing it right: Why compete against yourself? Until AMD gets their act together and releases a processor that forces Intel's hand, there's really no point in bringing any major upgrades to market. While that may be good for Intel's bottom line, its bad for us enthusiasts who wait with baited breath for the next best thing.
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
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To boil it down, this processor will blow you mind if you ever personally witness it ripping through data and information like an F5 tornado through a Oklahoma trailer park. It is equally as awe-inspiring and you might just lose your house paying for it.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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The Core 2 Extreme QX6850 is the first processor to bear the power efficient G0 stepping and coupled with four processing cores running at the new top speed of 3GHz on a 1333MHz front side bus, find out if this new US$999 processor makes the mark.
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The new Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor we are testing today is the first Core 2 product to hit the magical 3.0GHz marker, and it is doing it not with two but rather four cores (dual 4MB L2 cache). Also new for the Core microarchitecture is a bumped up front side bus which has been taken to 333MHz QDR (Quad Data Rate - 1333MHz), whereas previous Core 2 processors all used a 1066MHz FSB.
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Today, Intel is launching a revised range of mid-market-to-high-end Core 2 processors, still 65nm but with a faster front-side bus. Are they fast enough to get CPU lovers everywhere reaching for their credit cards? And how do they stack in terms of value after AMD's latest round of price-cuts? We look at the QX6850 and E6750 to find out.
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Intel today is announcing their 1333FSB Core 2 line-up, which consists of three dual-cores, including the E6750 we previewed a few weeks ago, and also the 3.0GHz quad-core that we are testing out today. Read on as we explore all of what Intel's latest flagship processor has to offer.
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We received from Intel a Core 2 Extreme QX6850 engineering sample, which is now the most high-end desktop CPU available on the market today, featuring four cores, running at 3 GHz internally and 1,333 MHz externally - a new clock rate that will be officially introduced tomorrow morning. Since our engineering sample had its clock multiplier unlocked, we were able to increase its clock multiplier from 9x to 10x, simulating a future quad-core CPU running at 3.33 GHz - a "Core 2 Extreme QX 6950". We compared this new CPU to several other CPUs from Intel, check it out.
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