Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad-Core Processor, 2.66 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad-Core Processor, 2.66 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775

Product Type - CPU
Processor Type - Intel Core 2 Quad
Clock Speed - 2.66GHz

List Price: $515.48
Lowest Price: $329.99

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Leaders of the pack seeking monster performance, look no further. With four execution cores, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor blows through processor-intensive tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Whether you're creating multimedia, annihilating your gaming enemies, or running compute-intensive applications at one time, new quad-core processing will change the way you do everything. Pioneer the new world of quad-core and unleash the power of multithreading. Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Architecture

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Date: 2008-06-17
The Intel Core-2 Quad 9450 - Great Performance at a Price
I've been building a number of systems lately, and needed to put together a few of my own too. So in addition to building several servers based on newer Xeon chips, I also have had the pleasure of building two core 2 quad systems recently.

Intel's entire lineup of new chips have some real positives. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad-Core Processor, 2.66 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775 is a great chip in particular that offers you some of the benefits of a server CPU at a home PC price point. It's also very compatible with the types of boards and set-ups that most gamers or heavy application users (read Photoshop :) ) will want in their rigs.

Like the Xeon Quad-core - X3350, the 9450 also gives you the 12 MB of L2 Cache, which is the largest easily available through retail channels and 50% larger than the 6600. True, for $200 you can get the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 here on Amazon. It has a very similar clock speed (easily over-clocked) and a respectable 8 MB of L2 cache, which is nothing to sneeze at. Like I said, I used that guy in my personal box, but I did find that it was possible to locate the 9450 at a similar price. So while Amazon's price does vary, if you do your research you can get the larger cache and slightly faster clock speed of the 9450 for the same price as the 6600.

People building a home server that is pulling multiple duties or running multi-threading apps like Adobe Photoshop CS3 will benefit from the extra cores. Not to mention, if you have gotten away from 32 bit OS and moved to 64 bit (Either Vista x64, Linux, Solaris, Suse, or another one) you will definitely be able to squeeze some extra juice out of the extra hardware.

Unlike the Xeon, this guy isn't compatible with the 3200 board architecture that gives you ECC DDR2 800 ram and some other extras. So while that makes the Xeon better for server specific applications, the 9450 is definitely comparable in performance for all other functions.
The LGA775 architecture is somewhat standard for Intel's core-2 quads. You get support for a 1333 FSB. Once again, with a 64 bit OS you get to take advantage of much more RAM too.

If you are a home user or are building a workstation, it may make sense to go down to the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600. But if you have a system running processor intensive functions, the extra cache of the 9450 can come in handy. Similarly, if you do your homework you can get it for about what the 6600 will set you back.
Check it out and do your research before you decide.

Enjoy.

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-28
Good and Solid
About 2 weeks ago i had ordered this processor and have it installed was running a dual core processor from 2005. Insteading of paying a huge amount for the qx9650 was able to get this chip overclocked to 3.3 gig, as for gaming use. Yes it does make a difference that all depends on which game you are running. Example and case in the newly released Age of Conan, Running this the game is running smooth and clean. Would have gotten the q9550 didnt want to spend the extra money. Is the chip a little pricey yes, it just got released

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-14
a pricey varient of the QUad core 6600
If you are a power user, at this time you are still a "power user" with the old(recent) 6600, if you are playing games this is overkill. If you are "future proofing" don't bother, things happen to alter what archecture gaming will utilize in the future so it ain't a gaurentee, only a huge gamble and waste of money. Games may not impliment even quad core before some new unknown concept for CPUs comes out. Word has it you can overclock your 6600 to the level of performance this has for a couple of hundered bucks less.
Most knowledgeable builders will say this. Most manic gurus will, of coures want the "biggest and best" but don't listen to a freind guru nor a fast talking sales rep at Best Buy, listen to the people who seriously build and review quality products such as(and not only) Tom's Hardware, Falcon Northwest, and ZD.net.
thank you, and godaiey!

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