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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.7 / 5
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3
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See, a Core 2 Extreme X6800 is pretty much the fastest desktop processor in the world, yet adding two more cores gives you the absolute best of both worlds. Get the highest stock clock speed Intel offers for the best performance in lightly multithreaded (or single threaded) applications, and a total of four cores for those heavy multitasking or CPU intensive multithreaded scenarios. Really, you can't lose there now can you ? Page 1 - IntroductionRead more
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Pros

  • deliver greater performance and better power efficiency
  • smoother play with better image quality
  • Paired with a reasonably fast CPU

Cons

  • processors are slowly shrinking in size while increasing in performance
  • no DVI-to-HDMI adapter in the box
  • Extreme chip has an unlocked clock multiplier

Key specs

  • LGA 775
  • 3 GHz
  • 4
  • 4
  • 95 W
  • 45 nm
  • 12 MB
  • L2

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 - Pros & Cons

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Pros

  • deliver greater performance and better power efficiency
  • smoother play with better image quality
  • Paired with a reasonably fast CPU

Cons

  • processors are slowly shrinking in size while increasing in performance
  • no DVI-to-HDMI adapter in the box
  • Extreme chip has an unlocked clock multiplier
  • lack of Wi-Fi
  • lack of an HDMI adapter
  • Dell for not keeping its gaming shop up-to-date

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
45 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
4
Best:
IconClock speed
3 GHz
Best:
AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 775
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Memory
Cache12 MB
Cache typeL2
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Features
Thermal monitoring technologiesyes
Execute disable bityes
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Processor
Clock speed3.0 GHz
Number of cores4
Number of threads4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeFSB
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
Idle statesyes
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Thermals
Thermal specification160.52 °F
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Power
VID voltage range0.85 - 1.3625

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