Intel Core 2 Extreme Qx6850
Intel is clearly in a holding pattern.
Detailed characteristics of processor's internals, including x86 instruction set extensions and individual instructions, high- and low-level technologies, are listed below. This list was acquired from an actual Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor with the help of the x86 CPUID instruction. Intel's latest high-end, quad-core chip, the Core 2 Extreme QX6850, nudges past its QX6800 predecessor rather than taking a significant a leap forward. Detailed characteristics of processor's internals, including x86 instruction set extensions and individual instructions, high- and low-level technologies, are listed below. This list was acquired from an actual Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor with the help of the x86 CPUID instruction.
Ever since launching its Core 2 microprocessors in July, 2006, the Santa Clara company has maintained a steady pace, with new Core 2 introductions occurring every few months. The quad-core QX6700 launched last November. Meanwhile, price drops have occurred on a regular basis as well.
Today, Intel is announcing a new set of CPU products aimed at supporting the emerging generation of DDR3 memory. With one exception, the new CPUs support a 1333MHz front-side bus (the native FSB clock is 333MHz). But DDR3 DRAM is ridiculously expensive now, so most of these new CPUs will go into motherboards supporting DDR2.
Intel Core 2 Extreme Qx6850 3.0ghz
Meanwhile, the company is hard at work on its next-generation processors, code-named Penryn, which are slated to launch some time before the end of this calendar year—probably just in time to rain on AMD’s Barcelona launch parade. So Intel didn’t really need to launch new products, but new products are the lifeblood of any tech company. Plus, building 1333MHz support into a known entity—the current Core 2 CPU lineup—allows Intel to thoroughly shake down the new chipsets and DDR3 support before Penryn arrives.
Today, we’ll take a look at the new high-end Intel CPU, the Core 2 Extreme QX6850, which now logically fits into Intel’s product line, unlike the earlier QX6800, which seemed to be an outlier in more ways than its lack of DDR3 support. But before we dive into performance, let’s take a look at additional details of Intel’s latest Core 2 product line. Continued…
Intel Core 2 Extreme Qx6800
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