Product Description 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.
Amazon.com Product Description Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceano matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
Amazon.com Product Description Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceano matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
IntelA Corea2 Quad Processor Product Highlight Starting with Intel's revolutionary new high-efficiency, high-performance 45nm processor technology, Intel engineers decided to go one step farther in the performance department. By including up to 12 MB of shared L2 cache and Front Side Bus speeds of up to 1333 MHz, the IntelA Corea2 Quad processor pushes the technological innovation envelope farther than ever before. For users, this means the latest and most advanced software applications can open and run faster than ever before with superior responsiveness. When used with the latest multimedia software and next-generation games, dropped frames, long waiting times and stuttering performance are history.
Intel Technology 45nm Hafnium-Based Architecture. Thanks to a naturally occurring element called Hafnium, Intel engineers were able to shrink the size of new Intel processors and pack more computing technology into less space. The result is improved performance with less energy wastage.
IntelA Wide Dynamic Execution. Enables the delivery of more instructions per clock cycle for shorter execution times and improved energy efficiencyaaccomplish more simultaneously and with greater efficiency.
IntelA Intelligent Power Capability. Turning off portions of the processor when they aren't being used improves overall energy efficiency and reduces heat production, resulting in a quieter, more energy efficient system.
IntelA Smart Memory Access. Increasing available data bandwidth means more multitasking with less slowdownarun more demanding applications simultaneously and accomplish more in less time.
IntelA Advanced Smart Cache. Placing data closer to the processing cores improves platform responsiveness and performance with a wide range of applications.
IntelA Advanced Digital Media Boost. Accelerates performance with a wide range of applications, including video, gaming, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications.
IntelA HD Boost. Available only on the latest 45nm Intel processors, this revolutionary technology takes IntelA Advanced Digital Media Boost and improves it even further enabling significant gains on the latest SSE4 instruction set. SSE4-optimized applications, such as video editing and encoding in high-definition resolution, will see additional performance improvements
Multimedia With professional-grade photo, music and HD video editing software readily available for consumers, it's becoming increasingly popular to create, edit, and share entertainment with friends and family. Unfortunately, these same applications are notoriously resource hungry. Built to handle the most demanding software, the four cores of the 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad processor help ensure that when you're working with high-resolution photos, exporting your next audio mashup, or editing HD-quality home movies, your computing platform will be able to keep pace with your creative muse.
Multitasking A computing platform featuring a new 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad-Core processor maximizes processing efficiency, allowing computer users to juggle multiple projects in multiple applications without experiencing the slowdown typically seen with traditional single-core processors.
Gaming Next-generation gaming is more than just pretty environments and smooth motion. Behind the incredible visual realism of waterfalls or the unlucky ricochet of a bullet are intense, high-speed calculations of asset streaming, terrain generation, 3D rendering, and physics effects. When running select next-generation games, each of the cores in the Intel Core 2 Quad processor can be dedicated to each of these individual processes, resulting in smoother, more lifelike graphics and further blurring the line between virtual and reality.
Runs coolNovember 11, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Runs alot cooler than my the 6600 it replaced. Idles in upper 20C range and maxes out around 50C with all 4 cores at 100% load using stock heatsink and fan. Old 6600 idles in upper 40's and went all the way up to 60+ under full load. Intel needs to get rid of hard to install pushpin design for heatsink and fan. Very difficult to install correctly and you might bend/crack motherboard in process! So that's why I"m taking off a star mainly for that. Otherwise, a decent cpu all around but probably overkill for most users since most software today still isn't written for multiple cores so most of the time the extra cores go unused. Also some programs get confused by the extra cores. Didn't really help much compared to my old 6600 in Flight Simulator X main reason I upgraded. It really shines when doing video encoding,using photoshop or using any 3D programs like 3DMax or Maya though! If I had to do it again I probaby would've upgraded to a E8600 with it's faster clockspeed instead since I spend more time playing games than rendering. In conclusion highly overated IMO. Intel would like you to believe that megahertz and pure speed doesn't matter anymore but don't believe the hype!
p.s. I recieved the older C1 stepping from Amazon. There is a newer E0 stepping that is supposed to overclock better.
great chipOctober 19, 2008 This thing is extremely quick. I just wish there was more 64bit software so I could use it to it's full potential.
Best!!!October 13, 2008 I've been using P4 3.0 Ghz system now for over 5 years and realize it is time for change system for gaming RIG. So I choose Q9550 and must say this is the one of the far best processor available right now. Anyone seeking changing CPU, this one should just work fine.
Niiiiiice!October 5, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought the quad for video editing. It's nice to see that all four cores are working to speed up the process. A real time saver!
Perfect!September 24, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is very good and its working fine on my Asus P5N-E SLI. I had to update my bios only. Thanks Amozon for all.
