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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

...own quad-core PC. You won't be able to purchase the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 until November 14, and on that date, you'll... Read more

2 November, 2006 by Rich Brown
Intel <endeca_term>Core 2 Extreme</endeca_term> QX9650

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core CPU represents that 'tick'. It's the... Read more

29 October, 2007 by Rich Brown
Intel <endeca_term>Core 2 Extreme</endeca_term> QX6850

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850

...worth waiting for. The 3.0GHz QX6850's progenitor, the 2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6800, was actually not that widely available as a standalone... Read more

18 July, 2007 by Rich Brown

Intel's quad-core chip shines in testing

...create more multithreaded applications, reviewers said. In terms of raw performance, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 blows away any other chip available from Intel or... Read more

3 November, 2006 by Tom Krazit

Intel boosts Extreme range

Intel has boosted its Core 2 Extreme processor lineup with new quad-core processors for desktop PCs... Read more

17 July, 2007 by David Meyer
Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip

Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip

...the first of its Penryn family of processors. The quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, codenamed Yorkfield, replaces the QX6850 and will be available... Read more

11 November, 2007 by Kai Schmerer

Intel quad-core chips launched

...months. Originally scheduled to launch next year, the new Xeon 5300 and Core 2 Extreme QX6700 should make an immediate dent in servers and in... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Tom Krazit
Running Mac OS X on standard PCs

Running Mac OS X on standard PCs

...virtualisation performance. By contrast, the overclocked 3.6GHz Penryn quad-core (Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650) works in the Gigabyte motherboard with a frontside bus... Read more

14 May, 2008 by Kai Schmerer
Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

...better proposition at $284 (~£179) than Intel's previous fastest processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9775, at around £1,000. Direct comparisons between the two... Read more

4 November, 2008 by Kai Schmerer
CPU roadmap: 2008 and beyond

CPU roadmap: 2008 and beyond

...s 45-nanometer chip technology in the form of the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9650, which set records on our benchmarks. Fast-forward to... Read more

22 April, 2008 by Michelle Thatcher and Rich Brown
CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond

CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond

...speed, but with more cores. Intel released a quad-core chip, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, in November 2006 and then came out with a... Read more

19 March, 2007 by Michelle Thatcher and Rich Brown
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

...965 Extreme Edition in perspective, we compared it with the year-old Core 2 Extreme QX9650. The Core i7 has a faster clock speed and... Read more

3 November, 2008 by Rich Brown
Inside Intel's Centrino 2

Inside Intel's Centrino 2

...series) power envelope or Thermal Design Power (TDP), plus a high-performance Core 2 Extreme chip with a 44W TDP. In addition, the T9400 processor... Read more

16 July, 2008 by Rupert Goodwins
Browser benchmarks: IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari

Browser benchmarks: IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari

...the following components:MotherboardGigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6Memory4x 1GB Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1333ProcessorIntel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 (3.6GHz)Hard diskSeagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ST3750640ASGraphics... Read more

23 May, 2008 by Kai Schmerer
Intel launches Penryn chips

Intel launches Penryn chips

...chips are set to launch on Monday, as well as a new Core 2 Extreme desktop processor, with Penryn chips for mainstream desktops and notebooks... Read more

12 November, 2007 by Tom Krazit

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