Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core Processor, 2.83 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
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Product Description:
Leaders of the pack seeking monster performance, look no further. With four execution cores, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor blows through processor-intensive tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Whether you're creating multimedia, annihilating your gaming enemies, or running compute-intensive applications at one time, new quad-core processing will change the way you do everything. Pioneer the new world of quad-core and unleash the power of multithreading.Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Architecture
Amazon.com Product Description:
Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceâno matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
Amazon.com Product Description
Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceâno matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
Intel® Coreâ¢2 Quad Processor Product Highlight
Starting with Intel's revolutionary new high-efficiency, high-performance 45nm processor technology, Intel engineers decided to go one step farther in the performance department. By including up to 12 MB of shared L2 cache and Front Side Bus speeds of up to 1333 MHz, the Intel® Coreâ¢2 Quad processor pushes the technological innovation envelope farther than ever before. For users, this means the latest and most advanced software applications can open and run faster than ever before with superior responsiveness. When used with the latest multimedia software and next-generation games, dropped frames, long waiting times and stuttering performance are history.
Intel Technology
45nm Hafnium-Based Architecture. Thanks to a naturally occurring element called Hafnium, Intel engineers were able to shrink the size of new Intel processors and pack more computing technology into less space. The result is improved performance with less energy wastage.
Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution. Enables the delivery of more instructions per clock cycle for shorter execution times and improved energy efficiencyâaccomplish more simultaneously and with greater efficiency.
Intel® Intelligent Power Capability. Turning off portions of the processor when they aren't being used improves overall energy efficiency and reduces heat production, resulting in a quieter, more energy efficient system.
Intel® Smart Memory Access. Increasing available data bandwidth means more multitasking with less slowdownârun more demanding applications simultaneously and accomplish more in less time.
Intel® Advanced Smart Cache. Placing data closer to the processing cores improves platform responsiveness and performance with a wide range of applications.
Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost. Accelerates performance with a wide range of applications, including video, gaming, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications.
Intel® HD Boost. Available only on the latest 45nm Intel processors, this revolutionary technology takes Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost and improves it even further enabling significant gains on the latest SSE4 instruction set. SSE4-optimized applications, such as video editing and encoding in high-definition resolution, will see additional performance improvements
Multimedia
With professional-grade photo, music and HD video editing software readily available for consumers, it's becoming increasingly popular to create, edit, and share entertainment with friends and family. Unfortunately, these same applications are notoriously resource hungry. Built to handle the most demanding software, the four cores of the 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad processor help ensure that when you're working with high-resolution photos, exporting your next audio mashup, or editing HD-quality home movies, your computing platform will be able to keep pace with your creative muse.
Multitasking
A computing platform featuring a new 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad-Core processor maximizes processing efficiency, allowing computer users to juggle multiple projects in multiple applications without experiencing the slowdown typically seen with traditional single-core processors.
Gaming
Next-generation gaming is more than just pretty environments and smooth motion. Behind the incredible visual realism of waterfalls or the unlucky ricochet of a bullet are intense, high-speed calculations of asset streaming, terrain generation, 3D rendering, and physics effects. When running select next-generation games, each of the cores in the Intel Core 2 Quad processor can be dedicated to each of these individual processes, resulting in smoother, more lifelike graphics and further blurring the line between virtual and reality.
Leaders of the pack seeking monster performance, look no further. With four execution cores, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor blows through processor-intensive tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Whether you're creating multimedia, annihilating your gaming enemies, or running compute-intensive applications at one time, new quad-core processing will change the way you do everything. Pioneer the new world of quad-core and unleash the power of multithreading.Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Architecture
Amazon.com Product Description:
Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceâno matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
Amazon.com Product Description
Four computing cores in a single processor give multitasking users the ultimate edge in efficiency and performanceâno matter what software application they are running. With a quad-core processor featuring Intel's revolutionary new 45nm architecture, multimedia experiences are faster and more responsive as video transfers, image rendering, data compression, and intense gaming applications are streamlined to process seamlessly with remarkable speed. As a result, demanding users can accomplish more in less time.
Intel® Coreâ¢2 Quad Processor Product Highlight
Starting with Intel's revolutionary new high-efficiency, high-performance 45nm processor technology, Intel engineers decided to go one step farther in the performance department. By including up to 12 MB of shared L2 cache and Front Side Bus speeds of up to 1333 MHz, the Intel® Coreâ¢2 Quad processor pushes the technological innovation envelope farther than ever before. For users, this means the latest and most advanced software applications can open and run faster than ever before with superior responsiveness. When used with the latest multimedia software and next-generation games, dropped frames, long waiting times and stuttering performance are history.
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45nm Hafnium-Based Architecture. Thanks to a naturally occurring element called Hafnium, Intel engineers were able to shrink the size of new Intel processors and pack more computing technology into less space. The result is improved performance with less energy wastage.
Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution. Enables the delivery of more instructions per clock cycle for shorter execution times and improved energy efficiencyâaccomplish more simultaneously and with greater efficiency.
Intel® Intelligent Power Capability. Turning off portions of the processor when they aren't being used improves overall energy efficiency and reduces heat production, resulting in a quieter, more energy efficient system.
Intel® Smart Memory Access. Increasing available data bandwidth means more multitasking with less slowdownârun more demanding applications simultaneously and accomplish more in less time.
Intel® Advanced Smart Cache. Placing data closer to the processing cores improves platform responsiveness and performance with a wide range of applications.
Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost. Accelerates performance with a wide range of applications, including video, gaming, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications.
Intel® HD Boost. Available only on the latest 45nm Intel processors, this revolutionary technology takes Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost and improves it even further enabling significant gains on the latest SSE4 instruction set. SSE4-optimized applications, such as video editing and encoding in high-definition resolution, will see additional performance improvements
Multimedia
With professional-grade photo, music and HD video editing software readily available for consumers, it's becoming increasingly popular to create, edit, and share entertainment with friends and family. Unfortunately, these same applications are notoriously resource hungry. Built to handle the most demanding software, the four cores of the 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad processor help ensure that when you're working with high-resolution photos, exporting your next audio mashup, or editing HD-quality home movies, your computing platform will be able to keep pace with your creative muse.
Multitasking
A computing platform featuring a new 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad-Core processor maximizes processing efficiency, allowing computer users to juggle multiple projects in multiple applications without experiencing the slowdown typically seen with traditional single-core processors.
Gaming
Next-generation gaming is more than just pretty environments and smooth motion. Behind the incredible visual realism of waterfalls or the unlucky ricochet of a bullet are intense, high-speed calculations of asset streaming, terrain generation, 3D rendering, and physics effects. When running select next-generation games, each of the cores in the Intel Core 2 Quad processor can be dedicated to each of these individual processes, resulting in smoother, more lifelike graphics and further blurring the line between virtual and reality.
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Features:
- Product Type - CPU
- Processor Type - Intel Core 2 Quad
- Clock Speed - 2.8GHz
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- BEST CPU I'VE HAD EVER!
THIS CPU IS BY FAR THE BEST I'VE OWED. IT IS OFF THE START A GREAT PIECE OF INNOVATIVE TECH. ITS RATED @ 2.83 BUT OF COURSE NOW A DAYS THATS DOESNT STAY THE SAME FOR LONG. SO TO SATISFY MY NEED TO KNOW I OC'D IT TO 4.19 GHZ AS A TEST AND THE DARN THING IS STILL RUNNING UNDER 70C UNDER 100% EVGA FOLDING@HOME LOAD, THEN AGAIN A GOOD CPU COOLER IS WHAT MAKES THE CAKE. I WILL SAY THAT IFFFF YOU ARE LOOKING INTO SOMETHING GOOD AND NOT HAVE TO PAY YOUR WHOLE MONTHS WORTH SALARY THIS IS DEFINITELY A GREAT ... Read More
Rating: 
- Good processor, Cheesye heatsink & fan
The processor is screaming along my Vista Business 64 bit system.I had difficulty with the fan & heatsink mounting on my Asus P5Q3 motherboard.The weakest part of any computer is the moving parts.In this case it is true.The mounting hardware could be much improved. It is all plastic and breaks by looking at it funny ( I did not use a screwdriver ).I purchased a third party CPU cooler and was delayed several days getting my project off the ground. Invest in a better heatsink and fan is my reccomendation.
Rating: - It's Fast.
This was my first computer build and this was the CPU I decided to use. I am not dissapointed at all. This thing is fast. No matter what I did with my old computer the CPU (P4) usage was usually 100%. I havent been able to slow this thing down at all, it eats up whatever I throw at it and asks for more. I was going to get the Q6600 but I'm glad I spent the extra cash and got this. This is how a computer is supposed to work.
Rating: - q9550 vs q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core Processor, 2.83 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
This cpu is awsome very fast very stable, not much of an overclocker, this beats the q6600 by miles.worth the extra $80.00
Rating: - Very fast
Although the Core i7 beats this processor handily in just about every application, the lga 775 and ddr2 platform are still considerably cheaper. This baby overclocks fairly well for a quad, I would say 3.4-3.5 Ghz is guaranteed. Mine hits 44C on p95 load with water at 3.4 ghz. I paid 320 just a month ago so 280 is a much better deal on this chip. Still if you have the money, i7 is probably worth it. In games, WITHOUT using sli/crossfire, the difference between yorkfield and nehalem is negligible. GTA IV and Crysis, ... Read More
- BEST CPU I'VE HAD EVER!THIS CPU IS BY FAR THE BEST I'VE OWED. IT IS OFF THE START A GREAT PIECE OF INNOVATIVE TECH. ITS RATED @ 2.83 BUT OF COURSE NOW A DAYS THATS DOESNT STAY THE SAME FOR LONG. SO TO SATISFY MY NEED TO KNOW I OC'D IT TO 4.19 GHZ AS A TEST AND THE DARN THING IS STILL RUNNING UNDER 70C UNDER 100% EVGA FOLDING@HOME LOAD, THEN AGAIN A GOOD CPU COOLER IS WHAT MAKES THE CAKE. I WILL SAY THAT IFFFF YOU ARE LOOKING INTO SOMETHING GOOD AND NOT HAVE TO PAY YOUR WHOLE MONTHS WORTH SALARY THIS IS DEFINITELY A GREAT ... Read More
- Good processor, Cheesye heatsink & fanThe processor is screaming along my Vista Business 64 bit system.I had difficulty with the fan & heatsink mounting on my Asus P5Q3 motherboard.The weakest part of any computer is the moving parts.In this case it is true.The mounting hardware could be much improved. It is all plastic and breaks by looking at it funny ( I did not use a screwdriver ).I purchased a third party CPU cooler and was delayed several days getting my project off the ground. Invest in a better heatsink and fan is my reccomendation.
- It's Fast.This was my first computer build and this was the CPU I decided to use. I am not dissapointed at all. This thing is fast. No matter what I did with my old computer the CPU (P4) usage was usually 100%. I havent been able to slow this thing down at all, it eats up whatever I throw at it and asks for more. I was going to get the Q6600 but I'm glad I spent the extra cash and got this. This is how a computer is supposed to work.
- q9550 vs q6600Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core Processor, 2.83 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
This cpu is awsome very fast very stable, not much of an overclocker, this beats the q6600 by miles.worth the extra $80.00
- Very fastAlthough the Core i7 beats this processor handily in just about every application, the lga 775 and ddr2 platform are still considerably cheaper. This baby overclocks fairly well for a quad, I would say 3.4-3.5 Ghz is guaranteed. Mine hits 44C on p95 load with water at 3.4 ghz. I paid 320 just a month ago so 280 is a much better deal on this chip. Still if you have the money, i7 is probably worth it. In games, WITHOUT using sli/crossfire, the difference between yorkfield and nehalem is negligible. GTA IV and Crysis, ... Read More
