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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
Intel up the ante with the new Intel Core 2
Extreme QX9770 processor which has a front speed bus of 1600Mhz as opposed
to the 1333Mhz speeds of previous 45nm processors. The
processor runs at 3.2Ghz, has an L2 Cache
Size of 12MB, contains the new SSE4 instruction set and is a quad core
processor. Needless to say, this processor is a powerful beast for not
only applications, multimedia design but also gaming.
Features
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3.2GHz, 1600 FSB,
quad-core
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45nm high-K metal
gate transistor technology
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12MB L2 cache
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SSE4 instructions
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820M transistors
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Total Die Size -
214mm2
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LGA775 socket, 136W
TDP, “C-step”
We tested the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
Process with
PCMark05, a leading benchmarking program that assists in giving you a
true indication of a variety of different real-world applications and
the tasks that they perform.
PCMark05 - System
| Intel QX9770 |
(8623) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(8434) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
(8321) |
PCMark05 - CPU
| Intel QX9770 |
(9823) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(9623) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
(8101) |
PCMark05 - Memory
| Intel QX9770 |
(6734) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(6593) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
(6690) |
As you can see from the
results, the QX9770 is quite a powerful CPU and can cater for both past
and modern applications with ease. Running Windows Vista 64-bit and
Adobe's CS3, all our applications performed remarkably well with minimal
to no slow down whatsoever. Next off the bat was 3DMark06, another
graphically intensive benchmarking program.
3DMark06 - CPU
| Intel QX9770 |
(5012) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(4823) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
(2910) |
Once again Intel are the King of the Hill
with the multitude of features for this new processor that will definitely be a choice for
hardcore gamers with its quad core capabilities and extreme performance.
In order to test games of both today and yesterday, Quake 4 was chosen
to be tested.
Quake 4
| Intel QX9770 |
(118) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo
E8500 |
(114) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(103) |
The QX9770 performed quite well on this
game which was released several years ago and shows the power of this CPU
with pre-existing software. With that said, Company of Heroes one of the
latest games is easily one of the most graphically intensive was our
next candidate.
Company of Heroes
| Intel QX9770 |
(510) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo
E8500 |
(485) |
| Intel QX9650 |
(410) |
The QX9770 blasts its way to victory in
this entertaining and powerful game which shows that the architecture of
this CPU is the way of the future when compared to dual core versus quad
core. This was probably one of the most powerful CPU's have I have had
the pleasure of reviewing and game such as Crysis, World of Warcraft and
the like zoomed its way through to victory.
In conclusion, this processor has obviously
been released to combat AMD's quad core Phenom series and although
this processor is considerably more expensive and powerful than its
competitors. The speed of this CPU was
truly phenomenal and when more developers start supporting quad
architecture, both games and applications will truly go to another
level. The only downside is the price of the CPU but if you are after
the best, than this is the one to get. |
