“We continue talking about new desktop processors from Penryn family manufactured with 45nm process. Today we are going to talk about the youngest quad-core Yorkfield CPU, which should replace the today’s market hit – Core 2 Quad Q6600.”Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ Modern
- Intel Q6600 CPU Overclocking @ 3dGameMan
- Intel Core 2 Performance Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- Full 45nm Intel mobile CPU specs list @ Chile Hardware
- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review @ OCC
- Intel Core 2 Processor Performance Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- Intel Core 2 Duo 45nm Wolfdale vs. 65nm Conroe @ TechSpot
- Contemporary Dual-Core Processors Shootout @ X-bit Labs
- AMD Phenom Quad Core Processor 2.6Ghz @ CPU3D
- Phenom 9600 Black Edition Review & TLB Fix Investigation @ Neoseeker
A free way to buy more speed
The Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor is poised to take over as the poster child of inexpensive and overclockable CPUs for many enthusiasts. It runs at ~2.5GHz, 333MHz at a 7.5 multiplier, and a total of 6MB of L2 cache, 3MB per core, which you can compare to the Q6600 at 2.4GHz with a pair of 4MB L2 caches. The price stays exactly the same, $266. The heat remains the same for these two processors as well, and considering that a 333MHz bus is the first step to overclocking the Q6600, and the Q9300 runs 333MHz at stock, you can see there is more room to push this chip faster. Read on to see how much X-bit Labs got out of it.
