extreme core vs quadcore

[vamsilak]

hey us
whats the difference between quad and extreme cores?

[xtop]

The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 running at 3.2 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.


12 MB of total L2 cache
1600 MHz front side bus

quad...

With four processing cores, up to 12MB of shared L2 cache,¹ and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for notebooks, and up to 12MB of L2 cache² and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus for desktops, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor delivers amazing performance and power efficiency enabled by the all new hafnium-based circuitry of 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture.

http://www.intel.com/products/proces...ifications.htm

http://www.intel.com/products/proces...ifications.htm

good enough? or do you want an explanation?

[vamsilak]

cool
in other words theres no quad core of exreme yet !!!!

[xtop]

Originally Posted by vamsilak

cool
in other words theres no quad core of exreme yet !!!!

yeah..the extreme is quad. the difference being front side bus speed and clock speed.

[dobyblue]

I currently use the Q9550 Intel Quad Core 2.83GHz chip with 4GB DDR2 ram.
I oc the FSB to 1600 and it runs beautifully.
I can't throw anything at it to make it slow down.
It's paired with an Asus mobo with on board RAID, HDMI 1080p60, DVI 1080p60 and 8-channel 24-bit audio.

The mobo was $139, the processor was $329.
To move up to the Q9650 QC 3.00GHz chip was an extra $200, not worth it in my opinion. The Q9550 is equalling and often besting the last generation of extreme chips.

Asus PQ5-EM - $134 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131336
Q9550 - $319 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041

I can hook up two monitors (1 @ 1920x1200 HDMI, 1 @ 1680x1050 DVI) and play a Blu-ray Disc on one while watching an Apple 1080p trailer on the other. Trememdous processing power.