Anandtech review Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor
We've never seen Intel with such a strong roadmap before, the company is truly firing on all cylinders and executing with amazing precision. Server, mobile, desktop and even new areas like ultra mobility and graphics all have absolutely wonderful roadmaps to look forward to. The biggest complaint we've had about Intel these days is that they kind of botched the X38 launch. Think back to a couple of years ago, what was our chief complaint then? Probably leaving us with power hungry, under performing processors for about 5 years. Today we're looking at a damn good Intel.
Recap: What's a Penryn?
Core, it's the architecture that shook an industry and today Intel is officially doing its first update to it. Prior to Intel's Core architecture, there wasn't much to get excited about when it came to Intel on the desktop.
At the same time, with Penryn Intel is very much the victim of its own success. How do you follow up such a tremendous splash with anything but equal greatness? AMD is close but still has yet to produce a response to Core 2, much less Penryn, and thus Intel's biggest competition today is itself...
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