Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Quad-Core review -
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The mug-shot
This is where we dive into the photo-shoot, and show you a couple of mug-shots of the Penryn. From there on we'll start testing the processor and compare it with processors like the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, QX6850 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600.
Let the festivities begin.
Here we have the new Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Quad-Core Processor processor being used today. This model runs on a 1600 MHz front side bus. It'll bring you an amount performance that is unprecedented.
And no, I didn't write that QX9770 in red on there :)
Indeed, the new 45nm processors are still using Socket 775. That doesn't mean you can use 45nm Penryn products in any Socket 775 mainboard though.
Be sure to check with your mainboard manufacturer. If supported at the very least you'll need a BIOS upgrade and an Intel x35/38 or NVIDIA nForce 780/790 mainboard.
A couple of days ago we received a phone call from Intel with the question if we wanted to test an even faster Penryn CPU. Well, you know me .. when it comes to enthusiast products I'm like a bitch in heat, bring it on. In that previous article we already have you a good overview of the to be released Penryn products on Q1 of the next year. One of the products in that extensive line of 45nm products, actually the one on top, is the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Quad core processor. The cream of the crop, top notch product.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor review
See, a Core 2 Extreme X6800 is pretty much the fastest desktop processor in the world, yet adding two more cores gives you the absolute best of both worlds. Get the highest stock clock speed Intel offers for the best performance in lightly multithreaded (or single threaded) applications, and a total of four cores for those heavy multitasking or CPU intensive multithreaded scenarios. Really, you can't lose there now can you ?