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AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 |
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 |
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| Release date | March 27, 2008 | July 13, 2006 | November 14, 2006 | July 13, 2006 | |
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| Review summary | AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU. | 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. | 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. | The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps the desktop CPU performance belt tied firmly around Intel's waist at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme. | AMD's Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intel's new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall. |
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AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 |
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 |
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Phenom X4
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Core 2 Duo
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Core 2 Extreme
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Core 2 Extreme
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Core 2 Extreme
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| Clock speed |
2.5 GHz
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2.66 GHz
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2.66 GHz
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3 GHz
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2.93 GHz
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1066 MHz
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1066 MHz
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1333 MHz
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1066 MHz
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| Product name | AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 |
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| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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| Price range |
Check latest prices $235-$311 from 10 stores |
Check latest prices $388-$399 from 2 stores |
Check latest prices $1064-$1212 from 3 stores |
Check latest prices $850-$1393 from 13 stores |
Check latest prices $1208 from 1 store |
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