Disclaimer:

_{^The processor used is an engineering sample. Performance may vary according to overall user components and how they are configured.}

I. Introduction

The Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor is currently the only desktop processor that features a total of four cores. The processor boasts of superb multi-threading support backed up by the already establised "core" uA. This processor have lower clockspeed than the earlier released Intel Core 2 X6800 by as much as 266MHz. It will be interesting to pit the two against each other and see how and where the new champion from Chipzilla excels.

A word of caution for the ambitious though, this processor is definitely not for everyone and is only targetted for those who have heart and soul to pour in addition to a lot of money. The processor doesn't come cheap, and it's far from being mainstream and it should because this is the first time, in the history of computing, that four cores has come to the desktop.

II. Specification

The Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6700 has the following specifications:

• sSpec: ES^
• Frequency: 2660 MHz (2.66GHz)
• Core: Conroe
• Process: 65nm
• Package: LGA775
• Core Voltage: 1.19v
• Bus Speed: 266MHz
• L2 Cache: 2x4096KB^
• Multiplier: 10
• Stepping: B2-5
• Thermal Specification: ??
• Thermal Guideline: 130.0W
• Platform Compatibility: 05B
• EM64T: Yes
• Execute Disable: Yes
• Hyperthreading Technology: No
• Virtualization: Yes
• Core per Package: 2x2
• L2 Cache per Core: Shared 2x4096KB^

Disclaimer:

_{^The processor used is an early engineering sample. Performance may vary according to overall user components and how they are configured.}