techradar.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:30:42
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Has Intel jumped the gun on quad-core computing? Well, its certainly true that many of our benchmark results fail to demonstrate any benefit to quadcore CPUs. In fact, its clear that Intels new Quad chips are actually slower for single and dual-thre...
Sturdy, Good for multitasking...
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Has Intel jumped the gun on quad-core computing? Well, its certainly true that many of our benchmark results fail to demonstrate any benefit to quadcore CPUs. In fact, its clear that Intels new Quad chips are actually slower for single and dual-thre...
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If you thought dual-core processors were cutting edge, youre already behind the times. Quad core is here, in the form of the Extreme QX6700. The processor itself isnt a "native" quad-core part. By this, we mean the four execution cores dont exist...
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tomshardware.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 16:31:14
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Needless to say, the gigahertz war between AMD and Intel is history. Comparing clock speeds does not do justice to CPU performance today - unless youre comparing processors within a product family. For the time being, performance is tied to the numb...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:32:39
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quad core CPU also known as Kentsfield or The Quad Father: Intel is on a roll after the launch of Core 2 Duo E6700 in July 2006 and here we are, a mere four months later, with the launch of the quad core Core 2 Extreme QX6700...
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The QX6700 is based on the same 65nm manufacturing process as the other Core 2 processors. It incorporates a total of 8MB of L2 cache, as 4MB per pair of cores. Therein lies a problem: the two caches arent interconnected. So each pair of cores share...
The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 offers a glimpse of what the future holds, but for now there are few apps crying out for a quad-core processor. Windows Vista may bring better support for multi-threading, ensuring each thread has the same access to CPU...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 16:34:50
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Intels Core 2 range of processors impressed us. The E6700 won our Best Component award in Shopper December 2006. Never a company to rest on its laurels, Intel has released the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor, which has four processor cores. From th...
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custompc.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 16:35:42
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The QX6700 is scheduled to replace the X6800 as Intels flagship desktop CPU. As the X6800 should disappear pretty quickly, its pretty pointless comparing the two. While the QX6700s four cores mean that its much faster than any other chip in multith...
The QX6700 is scheduled to replace the X6800 as Intels flagship desktop CPU. As the X6800 should disappear pretty quickly, its pretty pointless comparing the two. While the QX6700s four cores mean that its much faster than any other chip in multith...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2011-11-07 18:13:18
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Performance per watt has taken a backward step, but it?s very fast with the right apps.
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atomicmpc.com.au Updated:
2011-11-07 18:13:18
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Are we here already? It was just on four months ago that we looked at Core 2 Duo, and we were blown away. Now suddenly we already have two more cores for the taking.Sure, it’s just two Duos whacked on the one silicon slab, thus not using a shared ca...
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uk.hardware.info Updated:
2014-02-16 01:10:22
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1,000 Intel processors through the years Not many things are sure in this life, but fortunately there are a number of things you can count on like clockwork. The sun comes up in the morning, we all have to pay taxes and last but not least, the most expe...
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tweaktown.com Updated:
2014-03-31 03:02:58
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Intel has never had such a cash cow as the Core architecture. When Intel released the Pentium brand name, Intel made a name for itself as the high point for computer processors. It wasn’t till AMD’s Athlon family hit the shelves and made us lo...
Dual and Multiple cores are certainly the way to go. Speeds have hit a wall, going for a Gigahertz advantage simply isn’t enough, Intel found that out with the Pentium 4, a pure GHz speed king.Intel has been the first to market with its Dual Core pr...
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impulsegamer.com Updated:
2014-03-31 03:02:59
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Andrew B9.5Intel are once again the current market leaders in processor designs and with the introduction of the dual-core Conroe processors, Intel have raced past AMD in terms of power and performance. However as the processor market never remains st...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2016-12-28 17:31:59
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Its barely been a year since the launch of first dual core CPUs and today we already have a Quad Core CPU from Intel with talks about an incredible 80 core CPU in the not so distant future. This probably means that the “MHz” race is dead and M...
The QX6700 performs pretty much as you’d expect it to- if slower than the X6800 in single and dual threaded applications but a lot faster in multi-threaded applications. Games are still in dire need of taking advantage of multi-threading however, as...
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Intel’s quad-core processor, codenamed Kentsfield, has been one of its least well kept secrets. In fact, benchmarks have been leaking out for months. Illicit samples obtained on the black market were the first to appear, then Intel itself gave more...
Although quad-core clearly has a little way to go before the majority of applications take better advantage of it, as indeed does dual-core, there are plenty of benefits to be had already from Intel’s Core 2 Extreme QX6700. If you like to run multip...
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Weve shown you pictures and given you the release date, but just how fast is Intels Kentsfield processor? Weve had the chance to take the quad core chip for a spin through a few apps, pitting it against the current top dawg, the Core 2 Extreme X680...
Well let the results do most of the talking here. It took the quad core Kentsfield processor 3/4 the time it took the dual core X6800 to encode an HD video file. In Sony Vegas the test script ran on the QX6700 in two thirds the time it took on the X6...
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MVKtech.net Updated:
2011-07-31 16:30:47
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Intel, leap ahead. At Intel, they constantly push the boundaries of innovation in order to make peoples lives more exciting, more fulfilling, and easier to manage. Their unwavering commitment to moving technology forward has transformed the world by l...
Excellent Performance, Quad Core Technology, MultiThreading Performance, Unlocked Multiplier, Outstanding Functionality, Amazing Overclocking Capability, Future Proof Technology, Power...
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Impressed? Just an honest question... We at least have to admit that Intel and their first quad core processor did leave quite an impression. The Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad core did show that multi-processing is changing from using multiple processors...
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i4u.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:30:51
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Today we are going to have a look at the top of the line CPU offering from Intel, the QX6700 Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition. This CPU is the fastest desktop CPU Intel or AMD has built to date and lives up to the Extreme Edition Moniker very well. Not only...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:31:00
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QX6700 $999 Intel www.intel.com CPU Rating: 4 Specs: 2.66GHz; 1,066MHz FSB; 0.65-micron manufacturing process; 8MB L2 cache (4MB x2, dynamically allocated) Intel’s brand-new, quad-core CPU comes hot on the heels of the Core 2 Extreme X6800, which bo...
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When Intel Core Duo hit the stores, people went crazy. Many wanted to experience the amazing performance for themselves. Now, Intel brings us the QX6700 - a quad-core CPU. Is another revolution about to take place? Or are we going to find just a small...
First commercially available quadcore CPU, Performance, Overclockability...
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The QX6700 from Intel is a CPU like no other, it is the first quad core CPU that you can buy at almost any computer store. I must say that Intel rightly deserves to be called performance king.First, I would like to comment on Intels Extreme CPUs in ge...
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After having tested Intels Core2Duo processors, the time has come to have a look at the soon to be released (officially on 14th of November), Intel Quad. As Intel has stated in its press release "...Intel kicked off the computer industry’s multi-cor...
The first Intel Core 2 Quad processors, codenamed Kentsfield are built on a 65 nm process and intended to enhance the way we work with our desktop and server systems. Intel claims that the Core2Quad is up to 80% faster than the Core2Duo XE6800 which...
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These are interesting times in the computer industry. Intel’s Core 2 Duo is barely dry behind the ears and they have dropped the bomb with their Quad Core CPU – the Core 2 Quad Q6xxx series. At this point, AMD has nothing that can touch the...
Unless you are going for pure bragging rights a quad core processor really is ahead of its time. While there are a few real world applications that take advantage of this processors multi-threaded power, most do not. In theoretical tests, the quad...
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Its barely been a year since the launch of first dual core CPUs and today we already have a Quad Core CPU from Intel with talks about an incredible 80 core CPU in the not so distant future. This probably means that the “MHz” race is dead and M...
The QX6700 performs pretty much as you’d expect it to- if slower than the X6800 in single and dual threaded applications but a lot faster in multi-threaded applications. Games are still in dire need of taking advantage of multi-threading however, as...
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Behardware.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:31:41
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November 7, 2006 In April 2005, Intel was the first to release a dual core processor just before AMD. These processors became more and more popular since the release of the Core 2 Duo and decreases on AMD´s price list. Now the number of cores increase...
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Intel has never had such a cash cow as the Core architecture. When Intel released the Pentium brand name, Intel made a name for itself as the high point for computer processors. It wasn’t till AMD’s Athlon family hit the shelves and made us lo...
Dual and Multiple cores are certainly the way to go. Speeds have hit a wall, going for a Gigahertz advantage simply isn’t enough, Intel found that out with the Pentium 4, a pure GHz speed king.Intel has been the first to market with its Dual Core pr...
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Our review of Core 2 Extreme QX6700, the first Intel quad-core CPU running at 2.66 GHz and compatible with socket 775 platform. Does quad-core CPUs really improve PC performance? Check it out.
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core ProcessorAt an Intel press conference earlier, we were shown just how fast the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was. When they compared it against a Core 2 Duo E6700, which ran at the same clock speed, the quad-core proce...
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planetx64.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:32:04
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So are four cores better than two? The answer is both a resounding yes and a disappointing no.For gaming, four cores is not going to show much of an improvement over two or even one until game developers begin coding games to take advantage of them. N...
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Since the release of Intel’s Conroe micro-architecture, the company has been making waves, massive waves. In terms of performance, Intel washed away main competitor AMD, and they have continued to do so during the past three months with the success of...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 16:32:44
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Intel has released its first ever quad-core processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700. Although announced today, this processor wont actually be available to buy until 14 November 2006. Retail pricing hasnt been confirmed, but it should end up at the same...
Knocks the socks of all other processors in audio, image and video encoding...
High power requirements; no improvement in many programs as yet; expensive...
A future-proofed CPU thats fast in all situations and record breaking in others, but youll find many applications will need an update to take full advantage of its power...
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A quad-core processor of Core 2 eXtreme series marked QX6700 actually features two Core 2 Duo E6700 dies assembled in a single body. Remember that please: two dies, not one. We couldnt bring ourselves to break the processor, but its cache organization...
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YOUVE GOTTA LIKE Intels Core 2 Duo processors. After struggling mightily with performance and power consumption problems in the latter-day Pentiums, Intel came roaring back with the Core 2 Duo, producing a chip that goes like stink without spinning t...
Like any solution with four CPU cores, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700s effectiveness depends on what you feed it. Give it a nicely parallelizable task with four or more threads, and it will utterly embarrass former top dogs like the Core 2 Extreme X6800 an...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:32:58
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In 2006 it would be safe to say that the enthusiast is totally spoilt for choice and this has been brought on primarily by the massive competition we have between rival companies. If you need a graphics card, you will find models from Nvidia and ATI in...
Reviewing the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 has been a hugely interesting experience. Before installing the CPU the consensus from everyone in the team was that there would be some excellent gains to be had from using this CPU compared to both AMD an...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX6700Bluetooth 2 Nov 2006 Single Core, Dual Core, and now Quad Core. Well that is the promise of Intel earlier this year when we attended a briefing in Bangkok, Thailand. Based on the Intel core Microarchitect...
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sharkyextreme.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:33:12
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AMD and Intel faced off in the dual core arena through 2005 and 2006, with the Athlon 64 X2 taking first blood, and literally carving the Pentium D from stem to stern, but Intel and their impressive Core 2 architecture certainly had the last laugh. Du...
Blindingly Fast Media Encoding, MultiThreading and MultiTasking Demon, Compatible with some LGA775 Platforms...
Only 2.66 GHz, Core 2 E6700level Gaming Performance, 130W TDP...
Intel launched the Core 2 line to great fanfare, and these dual core processors literally took the market by storm. This huge success has been followed up by the launch of the quad core Core 2 Extreme QX6700, and while the product itself impresses on...
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Today, its thats struggling. Once seen as lean and swift compared with the aging Intel juggernaut, AMD is now looking somewhat anemic. The Sunnyvale, California, CPU company isnt giving up the fight easily. AMD slashed prices of its own processor l...
Four Core 2 processors in one package; good overclocking potential; tremendous performance on multithreaded applications.
Little gain in many applications; expensive; L2 cache not shared between the two Core 2 dies.
Really just two Core 2 Duo dies integrated on one processor package, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 offers stunning performance in applications designed to take advantage of it and only slight gains in other applications. If your application scenario benefi...
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All the way back in July of this year, Intel officially unveiled their new processor microarchitecture in the form of the Intel Core 2 Duo line of CPUs. A dramatic shift from the previous series of Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors, the Core 2 line...
Intels new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is probably the fastest processor we have ever tested. Though some may argue that the prevalence of single threaded applications over multi-threaded ones is a reason to keep with single-core CPUs, that may hold true f...
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trustedreviews.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:33:45
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I still remember the strange looks I used to get from my friends, when I told them I had a computer with two processors. Yet now, PC World is advertising the benefits of Core Duo architecture on nationwide television. Granted it has cringe-worthy referenc...
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Bootdaily.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:34:02
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Under most circumstances it?d be quite appropriate to start off this review with statements on how Quad-Core CPUs really don?t matter to the mainstream at this time etc. etc. But under the guise of an Intel-driven multi-core marketplace, it?d be comple...
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HardCOREware.net Updated:
2011-07-31 16:34:17
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Sooner Than Expected Probably the worst-kept secret in Intels recent history, the quad-core CPU codenamed Kentsfield is here. But can you blame them for wanting to spill their guts? Not only have they pretty much embarrassed AMD with the launch of C...
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Intel’s quad-core processor, codenamed Kentsfield, has been one of its least well kept secrets. In fact, benchmarks have been leaking out for months. Illicit samples obtained on the black market were the first to appear, then Intel itself gave more...
Although quad-core clearly has a little way to go before the majority of applications take better advantage of it, as indeed does dual-core, there are plenty of benefits to be had already from Intel’s Core 2 Extreme QX6700. If you like to run multip...
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It's only been a few months since Intel slaughtered AMD?s reign on enthusiast desktop processors by releasing the Core 2 Duo family of processors, but it seems that Intel wants to see AMD squirm a little more and is launching the world?s first quad-...
Intel has unleased quad-core processors into the world and the Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6700 is without a doubt the fastest desktop processor when it comes to applications that support four or more cores. In short the QX6700 is Quad-Zilla! I...
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xbitlabs.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:34:36
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At the IDF that took place in San Francisco about a month ago we have already got our first experience with the new quad-core Intel processor also known as Kentsfield (for details see our Intel Kentsfield Preview). However, that was hardly full-fledged...
Summing up I have to state that it will be very hard to draw a final line today. The thing is that Kentsfield processors have evidently got far ahead of their time. There are not that many applications yet that could use the potential of all four cores...
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To say this year has been a bit of a whirl-wind adventure would be an immense understatement. Weve seen Intel move from a back-seat position versus the Athlon 64 X2with their Pentium D architecture, to commanding virtually all of the lime-light as of late...
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tomshardware.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:34:45
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Just as the shock from the initial performance leap of Core 2 Duo wears off, Intel "leaps ahead" with a doubled-up version. Are we ready?...
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This time around in the war of CPUs we find the war already won by Intel, as AMD sadly has not entered the arena. Intel has finally once again pulled ahead of AMD and since the release of the Core2 Duo CPUs started to pull ahead at the sales counter. N...
After a few weeks of testing and retesting I can say that the QX6700 not only runs a bit cooler than its previous siblings and that it was entirely stable. We never even shut the thing down other than to reinstall Windows for the entire two weeks we te...
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QX6700 Extreme: Quad Core is HERE!Finally we get to publish the "straight scoop" on Intels new Kentsfield Core 2 Quad processor. We spent the last few weeks with Intels QX6700 and today were reporting on our findings. But first, lets talk a littl...
Ok, I admit, that was a lot of test results to go through. But what is my overall opinion? Kentsfield, the QX6700, is a very interesting product, which will greatly benefit those that use highly multithreaded applications that can make good use of the...
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firingsquad.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:35:04
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Up until a few years ago, clock speed was the number one barometer used by many to judge a CPU’s performance. It was a pretty simple formula: higher CPU clock speeds means better performance. With their Netburst Pentium 4 architecture, Intel in part...
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hardwareunboxed.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:35:08
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When two just is not enough extreme users look for more, and now Intel is going to give them more with the new Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor. For over a year now many have argued that multiple cores were not the way to go and for a while they s...
Well those that doubted the virtues of dual-core technology will most likely keep to themselves now, after seeing what not only the Conroe can do but also the new Kentsfield, the evidence is overwhelming. Of course applications, namely games that do no...
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hwupgrade.com Updated:
2011-07-31 16:35:13
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Earlier this year, Intel unleashed their Conroe line of processors aimed towards the desktop PC market. After lagging behind AMD for quite some time, Conroe gave Intel the chance to pull ahead in terms of performance and cost. In the end, Conroe is a...
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To be honest from the start here, this is NOT a review of the new Intel Kentsfield core processors, now officially called the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700. Instead, consider this a very quick glimpse at the performance of the new processor, set to be...
The numbers we got here are impressive as we can see as much as 81% performance boosts in the POV-Ray benchmark by moving from a dual core processor to a quad core processor at a lower frequency. Since these systems were provided by Intel and we didn...
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With many gamers and enthusiasts still drooling and desiring the Intel Conroe and Allendale processors that just came out this past July we find ourselves at an interesting point in time in the hardware industry. Exactly two months to the day that C...
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Weve shown you pictures and given you the release date, but just how fast is Intels Kentsfield processor? Weve had the chance to take the quad core chip for a spin through a few apps, pitting it against the current top dawg, the Core 2 Extreme X680...
Well let the results do most of the talking here. It took the quad core Kentsfield processor 3/4 the time it took the dual core X6800 to encode an HD video file. In Sony Vegas the test script ran on the QX6700 in two thirds the time it took on the X6...
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Andrew B9.5Intel are once again the current market leaders in processor designs and with the introduction of the dual-core Conroe processors, Intel have raced past AMD in terms of power and performance. However as the processor market never remains st...
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hardwarezone.com.sg Updated:
2014-01-19 02:02:10
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Intels Core 2 Duo processor family bearing the new Core microarchitecture broke new grounds when it was launched a scant four months ago, catapulting Intel back into the drivers seat of the microprocessor industry, a show hand that arc...
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digital-daily.com Updated:
2014-01-19 02:02:10
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First of all, a brief contents of the review for those readers who immediately move to the performance diagrams. So, Intel has released a 4-core processor which appears to be two Conroe cores packaged in a single housing. Therefore, in programs that of...
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Intel successfully launched its eagerly-anticipated Core 2 Duo desktop processor line up in the middle of July, just a week before Chief Executive Paul Otellini started talking about the company’s next move in the desktop microprocessor market. Just...
I think it is clear that quad-core is not for everyone at this moment in time, and that is exaggerated even more when you consider that the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is going to retail for somewhere north of £650 including VAT. When you consider that a Cor...
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