Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [BX80562QX6850]

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [BX80562QX6850]

General
Brand	Intel
Product name	Core 2 Extreme QX6850
Product code	BX80562QX6850
Tested by HWI
Release date	15/06/2007
Price (min. / avg.)	£ 839,22 / £ 839,22

Specifications
CPU core: Kentsfield , CPU socket: Socket 775 , Clock frequency: 3 GHz , L2 cache: 8192 kB , Cores: 4 , Fabrication process: 65 nm
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Reviews
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor	The Tech Report
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850: Quad-Core at 3GHz	HardwareZone
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Performance	FiringSquad
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 and Massive Price Cuts	AnandTech
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Workswith7.com
User experiences 32-bit: 1x 0x	No user experiences available
Does this product work with Windows 7 32-bit? Yes, it works No, it does not work View other users' experiences	Does this product work with Windows 7 64-bit? Yes, it works No, it does not work View other users' experiences
Experiences Windows 7 32-bit: According magin1 this product is compatible (added on 04/08/2009) Note: experiences date prior to October 22nd 2009 are based on the release candidate of Windows 7
Experiences Windows 7 64-bit: Note: experiences date prior to October 22nd 2009 are based on the release candidate of Windows 7

General
Brand	Intel
Product name	Core 2 Extreme QX6850
Product code	BX80562QX6850
Tested by	Jac Kuipers
Specifications
CPU core	Kentsfield
CPU socket	Socket 775
Clock frequency	3 GHz
Frontside bus	1333 MHz
L2 cache	8192 kB
L3 cache	0
Cores	4
HyperThreading
Integrated memory controller
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
x86-64
XD-bit
Fabrication process	65 nm
TDP (Max. power)	130 W
Benchmarks (Windows Vista)
3DMark06 - CPU test	4264
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	236.2 fps
Quake 4	79 fps
PCMark05 - CPU test	9621
Vista: rotate 25 8MP photos	11.6 sec.
Adobe Photoshop Element 5.0: SmartFix 25 8MP photos	96.9 sec.
60 min. WAVE to MP3 (4x LAME 3.97)	44 sec.
60 min. WAVE to MP4 (4x Nero Audio)	40.4 sec.
Windows Media Encoder - WMV HD 1080p encoding	156 sec.
Nero Recode 2 - H.264 1080p encoding	77 sec.
Nero Recode 2 - H.264 1080p encoding - power consumption	220 W
DivX 6.7 1080p HD encoding	41 sec.
Cinebench 9.5	1608
PovRay 3.7b21 - Chessboard rendering	80.9 sec.
PovRay 3.7b21 - Chessboard rendering - power consumption	227 W
Microsoft Excel 2007 - BigNumerCrunch benchmark	5.3 sec.
Microsoft Excel 2007 - Monte Carlo benchmark	20.5 sec.
Microsoft Word 2007 - Compare 1000 page document	19.6 sec.

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External news
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor	The Tech Report
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 goes FSB 333	Fudzilla
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 & MSI P35 Diamond mobo	The Register
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 and Core 2 Duo E6750 @ HEXUS	Beyond3D
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Performance	FiringSquad
Core 2 Extreme QX6850: Intel Refines the High-end Processor	ExtremeTech
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 overclocked to 5GHz	TechConnect
Intel Readies Core 2 Extreme QX6850	DailyTech

External reviews
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor	The Tech Report
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850: Quad-Core at 3GHz	HardwareZone
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Performance	FiringSquad
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 and Massive Price Cuts	AnandTech
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Processor Review	PC Perspective

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User systems with this product
	Agnes [terence2]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, Asus P5N32-E SLI, 2x BFG GEFORCE 8800 GTX
	Always changing 4 [Rol-Co]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Commando, AOpen Aeolus 6600-DV128LP
	Animal Gamer PC [MDCPJ1967]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker Extreme, 2x Twin Tech 8800GTS 512MB
	ATCS [knud]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ABIT IP35 Pro, Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTX TDH
	Black Phantom [RRPhantom]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Rampage Extreme, Club 3D Radeon HD 2600 Pro Passive Cooling
	Blue Stallion [Peter de Boer]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker Extreme, 2x MSI N9800GTX-T2D512
	Blue Stallion II [Peter de Boer]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Rampage Extreme, Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2
	Brak Bak [Concierge]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker Extreme, 2x EVGA Geforce 8800 Ultra SuperClocked,GDDR3, PCI
	CornerJack systeem 3 [cornerjack]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ABIT IN9 32X-MAX, 2x eVGA Ultra BlackPearl
	CornerJack systeem 5 [cornerjack]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Maximus Formula, XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Edition
	CornerJack _ Overclock Competitie [cornerjack]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Maximus Formula, XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Edition
	Gamepc [Yoda]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6, 2x EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX ACS3 768MB
	Magin1 [magin1]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
	Michael PC [viper_4111]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, P6N Diamond, 2x MSI 8800GTX Ultra OC 610Mhz/1000Mhz
	My (older) Ultimate Gaming/Work PC [Steve Muller]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker Extreme, PNY GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB
	PC [helix61be]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker II Formula, Palit GeForce 8600 GTS Super HDMI 512MB
	PC Van KrautZ [KrautZ]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Striker II Extreme, 2x XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB XXX Edition
	QUAD [bramsky]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS P5Q Pro, Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
	Rol-Co@Maximus [Rol-Co]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Maximus Formula, MSI NX6600-TD256E
	Ultimate Classic Fire [PCMaster1]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850, ASUS Maximus Formula, 2x HIS Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB

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Shop		Product	S	Price
		Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor Qx6850 3.0 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 8mb Lga 775		£ 839,22

Shop		Product		Price
		Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor Qx6850 3.0 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 8mb Lga 775		£ 845,71

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The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 has been overclocked by 11 members of Hardware.Info, with a maximum clock frequency of 5594 MHz. Below, you can see all overclock results and the accompanying benchmark scores. Want to add your results? Then create a Hardware.Info user system.

#	Clock Frequency	Mult. / Bus	Cooling	System
1	5594 MHz	13 x 430 MHz	LN2	CornerJack _ Overclock Competitie [ cornerjack]
2	5555 MHz	12 x 463 MHz	LN2	Rol-Co@Maximus [ Rol-Co]
3	5400 MHz	12 x 450 MHz	Phase-change	CornerJack systeem 5 [ cornerjack]
4	4800 MHz	18 x 266 MHz	Phase-change	CornerJack systeem 3 [ cornerjack]
5	4466 MHz	10 x 446 MHz	Phase-change	Always changing 4 [ Rol-Co]
6	4200 MHz	9 x 466.67 MHz	Air	PC Van KrautZ [ KrautZ]
7	3800 MHz	11 x 345 MHz	Air	Blue Stallion [ Peter de Boer]
8	3800 MHz	10 x 380 MHz	Air	Blue Stallion II [ Peter de Boer]
9	3333 MHz	11 x 1333 MHz	Air	Agnes [ terence2]
10	3300 MHz	10 x 1333 MHz	Air	Animal Gamer PC [ MDCPJ1967]
11	3000 MHz	9 x 1300 MHz	Air	QUAD [ bramsky]

Cinebench 9.5	System
2459	Always changing 4 [ Rol-Co]
2104	Blue Stallion [ Peter de Boer]
SuperPi Mod 1.5XS 1M	System
9.14 sec.	CornerJack _ Overclock Competitie [ cornerjack]
9.14 sec.	Rol-Co@Maximus [ Rol-Co]
9.422 sec.	CornerJack systeem 5 [ cornerjack]
11.297 sec.	Always changing 4 [ Rol-Co]
Cinebench 10	System
18231	Always changing 4 [ Rol-Co]
14533	Blue Stallion [ Peter de Boer]
11200	Agnes [ terence2]