Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
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CNET editors' rating:
4.0 stars
Excellent
THE GOOD
Fastest desktop CPU on the market; unlocked clock multiplier makes overclocking possible out of the box.
THE BAD
Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurts gamers who now have to pick an Intel board for ATI's Crossfire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards.
THE BOTTOM LINE
AMD's Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intel's new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall.
CNET Reader Reviews
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July 29, 2006 07:03
4.5/5
I bought a dell precision with this processor. It performs excellent. I'd compare this processor to amd athlon 64 x2 and I'm amazed by the results. There was no doubt that it can outperform amd. I compared this also to Dual-core xeon 5160 (65nm inte... read more » -
August 2, 2006 04:09
4.5/5
I personally thinking Intel is back
on the hearts of the us Hardcore
Gamers.
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