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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM)
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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
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November 14, 2006
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July 13, 2006
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May 23, 2006
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November 19, 2007
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November 2, 2008
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Review summary |
If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in.
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Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 offers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen in a desktop chip. For half the cost of AMD's top-of-the-line chip, you get identical if not superior performance and better power efficiency. AMD surprised us last year with its completely dominant dual-core chips, but Intel regains the crown with Core 2 Duo.
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AMD's new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intel's Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intel's next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut later this year.
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AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future.
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Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market.
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| Basic Specs |
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM)
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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
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Core 2 Extreme
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Core 2 Duo
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Athlon 64 X2
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Core i7
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2.66 GHz
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2.66 GHz
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2.6 GHz
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2.2 GHz
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3.2 GHz
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1066 MHz
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1066 MHz
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM)
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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
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$533-$1438
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$229
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$1069-$1107
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