New Intel Core 2 Extream QX9650
The new Intel Core 2 Extream QX9650 quad core processor running on the latest 45nm processor technology delivers the ultimate adrenaline that hardcore ganers and media enthusiasts demand. Enhancements such as a larger L2 cache and support for new Intel SSE4 media instructions help bring desktop performance to ‘extreame’ new levels.
New to the Intel line-up of server processors are 15 server dual-core and quad-core 45nm Hi-k Intel Xeon processors. The 12 new quad-core chips boast clock speeds ranging from 2GHz up to 3.20GHz, with front side bus speeds (FSB) up to 1600MHz, and cache sizes of 12MB. The three new dual-core chips feature clock speeds of up to 3.40GHz, an FSB of up to 1600MHz and cache sizes of 6MB.
[...] Processors are no longer measured in megahertz and gigahertz. They still do but not many people will pay much attention to that anymore. Instead, attention is now shifted to the number of cores that CPU has. Intel released the 45nm Penryn processor last month that has four cores built in it but before all those happened, there was also the Intel Core 2 Extream QX6850. [...]