Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor

Q8200 beat AMD Phenom 9850
Pros: This chip beats all other combos I have recently tried for the price. I got this chip with an ecs g31 mobo for $215. I spent $109 for a core 2 duo 7200 combo and $109 for a phenom x3 8450. For the extra hundred or so dollars I get like 500% better performance. The core 2 duo lagged with only a few things open at once. The phenom x3 did a little better on multitasking but scored lower on benchmarks than the core 2 duo. When I got this chip it opened up my options of what I can do. I can download 5 things at once, play bioshock and install blacksite and defrag and run disk cleanup and I was only using like 10% cpu. I had no lag. this chip is amazing. I run dual channell ddr2 6400 800mhz. this is a great investment. it will hold up to software for several years due to the amount of cores and the fact most games dont multithread right now. amazing chip. also the 45nm runs so much cooler than the amd 65nm chips. my proc stays between 24-40c at idle and load with a thermaltake mini typhoon.

Cons: the 4 mega cache is the only con I can think of it really doesn't lessen your performance. but I think a chip like this especially a 45nm quad core could of had a bigger cache but for the money it's perfectly fine. the q6600 has an 8 meg cache but is a 65nm chip. I've heard that the 45nm vs 65nm actually speeds the chip up a tad so the cache size really doesn't effect this penryn too much. It performs in the same spectrum as the q6600 and other quad cores.

Pros: The Q8200 is a dandy little quad chip. It runs smooth, and i overclocked it to 2.6GHz w/ ease, and it measured 3811 on cpu test 3DMark06 benchmark. It could oc higher, but it's nice at 2.6GHz. i run it on a gigabyte ex38-ds4 mobo, zerotherm btf90 hsf 92mm fan, and it's a joy. i dumped a Q9450 to get this chip, and now i have an elegant little high end rig. Highly recommended.
Cons: No cons. i worried about the slight 4MB L2 cache, but it proves to be no drawback. Yorkie Q8200 rocks.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 runs cool and fast, multi task like crazy, burn dvd, watch video and lots of windows open and still not show being taxed much. Do a google search, Q8200 beat AMD Phenom 9850, it even beat Q6600 in quite a few tests. Don't forget, 45nm cheap on average is 14% faster than 65nm chip. Meaning Q6600 is 2.4 ghz, and this Q8200 would be equal to 2.65 ghz (2.33 x 1.14). and has a higher FSB.

Intel's '09 Roadmap Revealed, Part 1

Trying to decide what your next upgrade is going to be, and when you plan on doing it? Well how about a little information that could help you decide.

Intel's 2009 Roadmap

Bloomfield Processor Features : Based on next generation Nehalem architecture - Intel Turbo Boost Techonology* - Intel 8MB Smart Cache - Octo(8) Intel Hyper-Threading across four cores - Integrated Memory Controller – 3 channel DDR3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM - Intel QuickPath Interconnect to the X58 Express Chipset - PCI Express 2.0 discrete graphics for multi-card performance (2x16 or 4x8) ATI or Nvidia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia - Seven new SSE4 instruction sets - Available in 2.66GHz , 2.93GHz and Extreme Edition 3.2GHz - LGA-1366 Socket Interface - Release starts late Q4-08

Lynnfield Processor: Based on next generation Nehalem architecture - Intel Turbo Boost Technology* - Octo(8) Intel Hyper-Threading across four cores - 8MB of Intel Smart Cache - Integrated Memory Controller – 2 channel DDR3 - PCI Express 2.0 discrete graphics for single or multicard performance (1x16 or 2x8) ATI or Nvidia - LGA-1366 Socket Interface - Release starts early Q3-09

Havendale Processor: Based on next generation Nehalem architecture - Intel Turbo Boost Technology* - Quad Intel Hyper-Threading across two cores - 4MB Intel Smart Cache - Integrated Memory Controller – 2 channel DDR3 - Integrated graphics or Discrete graphics support for single card performance (1x16) Nvidia or ATI - LGA-1366 Socket Interface - Release starts early Q3-09

Clarksfield Processor: Based on next generation Nahalem architecture - Octo(8) Intel Hyper-Threading technology on four cores - Intel Turbo Boost Technology* - Up to 8MB of Intel Smart Cache - Integrated Memory Controller – 2 channel DDR3 - Discrete Graphics Support for single or multi card performance (1x16 or 2x8) – Releases in late Q3-09

Auburndale Processor: Based on next generation Nehalem architecture - Quad Intel Hyper-Threading technology on two cores - Intel Turbo Boost Technology - Integrated Memory Controller – 2 channel DDR3 - Integrated Graphics or Discrete Graphics Support for single card performance (1x16) – Releases in late Q3-09

Intel Turbo Boost Technology: Intel Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases or decreases processor performance based on demand from applications. Dynamically increases clock frequency based on available TDP headroom.

Intel Desktop Processors 2009

Bloomfield , Lynnfield , Havendale

Processor	Clock	Cache	Memory	TDP	Socket	Cores	Architecture	Price
Bloomfield XE	3.20GHz	8MB	1066/ 800	130W	LGA-1366	4/8	45nm	$999
Bloomfield P1	2.93GHz	8MB	1066/ 800	130W	LGA-1366	4/8	45nm	$562
Bloomfield MS3	2.66GHz	8MB	1066/ 800	130W	LGA-1366	4/8	45nm	$284
Lynnfield	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	45nm	TBD
Havendale	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	45nm	TBD

Intel Workstation & Server Processors 2009

(Xeon)Tylersburg

Processor	Speed	Cache	TDP	Memory	Sockets	Platform	Price
W5580	3.20GHz	8MB	130W	1333MHz	2	Workstation	$1600
X5570	2.93GHz	8MB	95W	1333MHz	2	Server	$1386
X5560	2.80GHz	8MB	95W	1333MHz	2	Server	$1172
X5550	2.66GHz	8MB	95W	1333MHz	2	Server	$958
E5540	2.53GHz	8MB	80W	1066MHz	2	Server	$744
E5530	2.40GHz	8MB	80W	1066MHz	2	Server	$530
E5520	2.26GHz	8MB	80W	1066MHz	2	Server	$373
E5506	2.13GHz	4MB	80W	800MHz	2	Server	$266
E5504	2.00GHz	4MB	80W	800MHz	2	Server	$224
E5502	1.86GHz	4MB	80W	800MHz	2	Server	$188
L5520	2.26GHz	4MB	60W	1066MHz	2	Server	$530
L5506	2.13GHz	4MB	60W	800MHz	2	Server	$423
W3570	3.20GHz	8MB	130W	1333MHz	1	Workstation	$999
W3540	2.93GHz	8MB	130W	1066MHz	1	Workstation	$562
W3520	2.66GHz	8MB	130W	1066MHz	1	Workstation	$284

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Intel 2.93 GHz Bloomfield scores go online

Amd vs Intel: Intel 2.93 GHz

After teasing us with a little close-up of Foxconn's X58 motherboard, the guys @ Tom's Hardware have decided that something a little more 'relevant' is required and have given out some results of the Q4-bound 2.93 GHz-clocked Bloomfield CPU.

Put into a system consisting of a X58 motherboard (probably Foxconn's), 2GB of DDR3-1600 Crucial Ballistix memory (not taking advantage of triple-channel support unfortunately), a 750GB Seagate hard drive and an AMD Radeon HD 4850, the upcoming quad-core LGA1366 Bloomfield CPU scored 23% more than a Core 2 Extreme QX6800 (also at 2.93 GHz) in 3DMark06's CPU bench. Additional tests, which included comparisons with AMD processors like the Athlon FX-74 (3.0 GHz) and the Phenom X4 9850 BE, 9950 BE only confirmed Bloomfield's dominance but, that was expected. Hopefully, AMD's 45nm Phenoms will but up a good fight yet, either way, we'll be getting some nice, fast quads from Intel later this year. Not that we don't need the competition.

2.93 GHz Bloomfield (on the left) and a dual-core E8500 by its side