Personal Computing
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Desktops
Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor
With the revolutionary Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor QX9650, you get a heart-pounding 12 MB of shared L2 cache, a blisteringly fast 1333 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), and clock speeds of 3.0GHz for killer performance that'll have you doing mach one circles around your enemies.
The ultimate engine¹ for advanced multimedia desktop PCs.
Want to play multithreaded games and enjoy killer multimedia? Do it with the performance-packed second-generation Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor. With up to 50 percent higher performance for intensive multimedia applications like video encoding enabled by Intel® HD Boost¹, and four processing cores to handle even your most massive throughput, the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor provides untouchable desktop performance² for maximum gaming intensity.
Bonus! With the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor built on hafnium-infused circuitry design and 12 MB of cache, you'll experience 13 percent faster performance for applications like photo editing, retouching, and publishing.³
"Intel wasn't just teasing us when they said the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor was good; damn good... I personally can't wait to get my hands on one of them..."
- PC Perspective
Laptops
Laptops with Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme mobile processor
Finally, a laptop that won't have you laughed out of the competition.
Mobile gaming just got serious with Intel's highest performing mobile processor±. With the power of a desktop PC built into the Intel Core 2 Extreme dual-core mobile processor, you've got a sexy, sleek, and streamlined laptop package for ultra-portability without compromising performance. It's got 4 MB of L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB, and energy-efficiency features that will have you in the game, terrorizing the universe for longer, and unplugged. With Intel® dual-core technology inside, you'll experience enhanced hi-def realism when playing those complex physics, artificial intelligence, and multithreaded games.
¹ Performance measured based on DivX* 6.7 optimized for Intel® HD Boost, comparing Intel® Core™2 Extreme Qx9650 to the Intel® Core™ Extreme processor Qx6850. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance/desktop/extreme/index.htm for more information.
² Performance based on select industry benchmarks, game titles and multimedia creation applications. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance/desktop/extreme/index.htm for additional information.
³ Performance based on Adobe Lightroom* test results, comparing Intel® Core™2 Extreme Qx9650 to the Intel™ Core™ Extreme processor Qx6850. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance/desktop/extreme/index.htm for more information.
± Performance measured on Intel® Core™2 Duo Extreme mobile processor X7800 running SPECint*_base2006. Actual performance may vary. See www.intel.com/performance/index.htm for more information. SPEC, SPECint, SPECfp, and SPECrate are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For more information about SPEC benchmarks see: www.spec.org.