Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 [BX80562QX6800]

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800

PN: BX80562QX6800 | CPU core: Kentsfield, CPU socket: Socket 775, Clock frequency: 2.93 GHz, L2 cache: 8192 kB, Cores: 4, Fabrication process: 65 nm

General
Brand	Intel
Product name	Core 2 Extreme QX6800
Product code	BX80562QX6800
Tested by HWI
Release date	06/14/2007
Price (min. / avg.)	$ 1.188,93 / $ 1.188,93

Specifications
CPU core: Kentsfield , CPU socket: Socket 775 , Clock frequency: 2.93 GHz , L2 cache: 8192 kB , Cores: 4 , Fabrication process: 65 nm
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Reviews
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800: The Fastest Desktop CPU, now with more cores	AnandTech
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor	The Tech Report
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Experiences Windows 7 32-bit: 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 QX6800
Product code	BX80562QX6800
Tested by	Jac Kuipers
Specifications
CPU core	Kentsfield
CPU socket	Socket 775
Clock frequency	2.93 GHz
Frontside bus	1066 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	4223
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	239.2 fps
Quake 4	75 fps
PCMark05 - CPU test	9411
SuperPi Mod 1M	17.5 sec.
Vista: rotate 25 8MP photos	12.0 sec.
Adobe Photoshop Element 5.0: SmartFix 25 8MP photos	99.6 sec.
60 min. WAVE to MP3 (4x LAME 3.97)	45.0 sec.
60 min. WAVE to MP4 (4x Nero Audio)	39. sec.
Windows Media Encoder - WMV HD 1080p encoding	161 sec.
Nero Recode 2 - H.264 1080p encoding	70 sec.
Nero Recode 2 - H.264 1080p encoding - power consumption	206 W
Cinebench 9.5	1578
PovRay 3.7b21 - Chessboard rendering	79.9 sec.
PovRay 3.7b21 - Chessboard rendering - power consumption	216 W
Microsoft Excel 2007 - BigNumerCrunch benchmark	5.5 sec.
Microsoft Excel 2007 - Monte Carlo benchmark	20.7 sec.
Microsoft Word 2007 - Compare 1000 page document	20.0 sec.

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External news
Intel power PC platforms: Core 2 Extreme QX6800 and V8	The Register
Intel Launches Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Processor	FiringSquad
4/8/2007 Daily Hardware Reviews -- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Edition	DailyTech
Intel Launches Core 2 Extreme QX6800	DailyTech
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor	The Tech Report
Intel Launches Core 2 Extreme QX6800	TweakTown

External reviews
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800: The Fastest Desktop CPU, now with more cores	AnandTech
Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor	The Tech Report

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User systems with this product
	bench [LyP0]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, asus maximus formula, AOpen Aeolus 6600-DV128
	Cambridge [tyvoc]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP, ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M
	De Arubaan [MrGiorgio]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS Maximus Formula, XFX GeForce 8400 GS 256MB
	Desktop [GoldenEye006]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS P5Q Deluxe, Nvidia GeForce 9800GX2 1024MB
	Gaming Laptop [Jax Dryke]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, GTX260M 1024mb
	Lewis Hamilton "Fast on fluids" V2 [MrGiorgio]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS Maximus Formula, Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
	SLI Game Machine [Da_RiFiC]	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M

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The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 has been overclocked by 3 members of Hardware.Info, with a maximum clock frequency of 5525 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	5525 MHz	13 x 425 MHz	LN2	bench [ LyP0]
2	4090 MHz	10 x 409 MHz	Water	De Arubaan [ MrGiorgio]
3	4043 MHz	12 x 337 MHz	Water	Lewis Hamilton "Fast on fluids" V2 [ MrGiorgio]

Cinebench 9.5	System
1609	Cambridge [ tyvoc]
1476	SLI Game Machine [ Da_RiFiC]
SuperPi Mod 1.5XS 1M	System
9.25 sec.	bench [ LyP0]
12.563 sec.	De Arubaan [ MrGiorgio]
Cinebench 10	System
9756	SLI Game Machine [ Da_RiFiC]