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Pricing: Cheaper than the FSB1066 CPUs

10:28 - Tuesday 21 August 2007 by Bert Töpelt
Source: Tom's hardware UK – Keywords: overclocking, intel
Categories: Hardware

Table of content:
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  1. 1 – Four Cores at 3 GHz: Intel’s Core 2 Extreme QX6850
  2. 2 – The New Core 2 Models with FSB 1333
  3. 3 – An Overview of the Core 2 Steppings
  4. 4 – An Overclocking Powerhouse: The new G0-Stepping
  5. 5 – Lower Core Voltage
  6. 6 – Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Rock Solid at 3.66 GHz
  7. 7 – Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Rock Solid at 3.66 GHz (Cont’d)
  8. 8 – Core 2 Duo: Going Strong at 3.60 GHz
  9. 9 – Core 2 Duo: Going Strong at 3.60 GHz (Cont’d)
  10. 10 – Power Consumption
  11. 11 – FSB1066 vs. FSB1333
  12. 12 – Which Board will run an FSB 1333 CPU?
  13. 13 – Pricing: Cheaper than the FSB1066 CPUs
  14. 14 – New Hard- and Software for our Benchmark Suite
  15. 15 – Benchmarks and Settings
  16. 16 – Benchmarks and Settings (Continued)
  17. 17 – Benchmarks - Video CloneDVD, DivX
  18. 18 – Benchmarks - Video Xvid, Premiere
  19. 19 – Benchmarks - Video Studio 11, Mainconcept
  20. 20 – Benchmarks - Audio iTunes, Lame
  21. 21 – Benchmarks – Applications HD-Video, AVG Antivirus
  22. 22 – Benchmarks – Applications Photoshop, PDF
  23. 23 – Benchmarks - Applications Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
  24. 24 – Benchmarks – Applications Fritz, WinRAR
  25. 25 – Benchmarks - 3D Games Quake 4, Prey
  26. 26 – Benchmarks - 3D Games Serious Sam 2, Unreal Tournament 2004
  27. 27 – Benchmarks - 3D Games Warhammer, Supreme Commander
  28. 28 – Benchmarks – Synthetic Sandra CPU
  29. 29 – Benchmarks - Synthetic Sandra Multimedia
  30. 30 – Benchmarks - Synthetic Sandra Memory
  31. 31 – Benchmarks - Synthetic 3D-Mark
  32. 32 – Benchmarks - Synthetic PC-Mark
  33. 33 – Conclusion: New Overclocking Potential with the G0-Stepping

Pricing: Cheaper than the FSB1066 CPUs

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The new Core 2 Extreme QX6850 will cost around €1000, just like every other EE processor before it. The dual-core models have been available at retail for a while now. We checked up on the street prices (at the time of publication) and compared them with those of the FSB1066 models.

A look at the prices was startling. The FSB1333 processors are less expensive than their FSB1066 counterparts. For example, the Core 2 Duo E6750 is about €100 cheaper than the Core 2 Duo E6700 running at the same frequency. The Core 2 Duo E6550 is a very attractive choice as well, as it costs about €30 less than the E6600 and is only 33MHz slower.

The E6850 running at 3 GHz offers better performance than the Core 2 Extreme X6800 while costing only a third as much. In our opinion, that’s a clear indication that the older processor is facing retirement sometime in the near future.

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 gets a new name

Since Intel would suddenly have three quad-core extreme parts in its line-up with the introduction of the Core 2 Extreme QX 6850, it will drop one of these models. The 2.66GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 will be renamed Core 2 Quad, simultaneously losing its unlocked multiplier. The remaining specifications, such as the L2 cache of 8MB, will remain unchanged.


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Talkback
spuddyt 22/08/2007 03:46
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I hope Intel doesn't start 2 get a monopoly...

Cabelo 28/08/2007 04:19
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Cabelo

You're probably right to worry, but I read that AMD has taken a big upswing this month... hopefully it'll sort itself out.

I even fear the game monopoly :(

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