What Is The Difference?

Question

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache, 3.0GHz,1333 FSB) 

Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9650 (3.0GHz, 1333FSB, 12MB L2 Cache) 

What is the difference in performance other then more Cores, and a difference in cache.

Crysis · Accepted Answer

1. Core 2 extreme has more L2 Cache
2. Core 2 extreme is quad- core
3. Core 2 extreme has an UNLOCKED multiplier unlike that e6850. Good for overclocking.
4. Core 2 extreme is about 800bucks more expensive than core 2 duo e6850.
5. Core 2 extreme is better performer.
6. Core 2 extreme runs HOT.

Anonymous · Answer

You just answered the question, the extreme has more cores and larger cache. So it will have much better performance.

Karz · Answer

QX9650 is the fastest quadcore around:
http://www.hothardware.com/articles/Intel_Core_2_Extreme_QX9650__Yorkfield_Has_Landed/?page=8
http://www.hothardware.com/articles/Intel_Core_2_Extreme_QX9650__Yorkfield_Has_Landed/?page=5

The E6850 will fall somewhere in between the E6750 and QX6800 in the charts.

What Is The Difference?

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