Testseek.co.uk have collected 31 expert reviews of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz Socket 775 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz Socket 775.
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The editors liked
Unlocked CPU multiplier
The fastest desktop processor ever made
Fastest desktop CPU on the market
Unlocked clock multiplier makes overclocking possible out of the box
The editors didn't like
It costs far too much
The price is just too high
Limited overclocking potential
Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurts gamers who now have to pick an Intel board for ATIs Crossfire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards
Six months ago, Intel blew our socks off with its new Core 2 Duo processors. So what is the standard bearer of the range doing languishing near the bottom of the table? The answer is simple and it has to do with that old chestnut, value. At standard cl...
The price is just too high, Limited overclocking potential
Brand new chip. Same old problem.After spending some face time with Intels Core 2 Duo processor, we couldnt have come away more impressed. Core 2 Duo slapped the opposition around in every way that matters, including performance, operating temperatur...
Fastest desktop CPU on the market; unlocked clock multiplier makes overclocking possible out of the box
Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurts gamers who now have to pick an Intel board for ATIs Crossfire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards
AMDs Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intels new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but its also a more efficient, better designed chip ...
Abstract: Two weeks from now, Intel will release its all-new Core 2 Duo processor. The technical details were made available to the public in March 2006, and first benchmarks made clear that Intel is not joking: Core 2 Duo shall become the undisputed leader in...
Fastest Dual Core Available from Intel, Rock Stable, Availability
Expensive when faster QuadCores are the same price.
To be honest, the one thing that is hanging the processor is its price-point. Sure it is a relatively fast processor, but with Intel slashing prices on their quad-core options, why would anyone even consider the X6800. The QX6700 which is the same pr...
Abstract: It may be the last article in the series of materials devoted to analyzing various platforms in SPEC CPU2000, because SPEC announced a new long-awaited . Nevertheless, it still has a right to exist and it will be devoted to a top processor, recently pr...
We did not run into any surprises today as we fully expected the Intel X6800 Core 2 Extreme to destroy the Intel 840 XE in our benchmarks today. Were aware that AMDs latest or even a more recent Extreme Edition would have made the fight a little clo...
Abstract: Core 2 Extreme X6800 $999 Intel www.intel.com 4 CPU’s Intel’s new Core 2 Duo platform marks a major shift in the company’s strategy. Not only is the Pentium name gone, but so is Intel’s power-hungry NetBurst architecture. At the sa...
Abstract: Back with a Vengeance Intels launch of the Core 2 Duo has come and gone, and now, for the most part, the entire range of speeds are available in stores (the 4 big ones of course - Newegg, mWave, ZZF, and TigerDirect). Availability still seems a bit sc...
