Intel’s Core 2 Extreme QX9650 review roundup confirms the 45nm Penryn hype

By Thomas Ricker | October 29, 2007

Filed under: Desktops

Intel’s first 45-nm processors have just rolled off the assembly line in the form of the quad-core QX9650 desktop CPU. This 3.0GHz Yorkfield-class proc based on Intel’s Penryn microarchitecture brings a 1,333MHz front side bus to Intel’s Core 2 Extreme family of processors. Sounds a lot like Intel’s 65-nm 3.0GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Kentsfield-class processor launched in July, eh? Not so. According to benchmarks already announced by Bit-tech, Hot Hardware, PC Perspective, and more, the new processors are smokin’ fast while consuming “much less” power in the process. With final thoughts like, “the new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is simply the fastest processor for gaming, media encoding and just about anything else you could do on your PC,” really, what else does the average consumer need to know? Overclockers, silencers, and enthusiasts: these links are for you:

[Via I4U News]

Read — PC World review
Read — Hot Hardware review
Read — Bit-tech review
Read — PC Perspective review

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