Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor Review

The Test System

According to Intel the Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6700 will perform up to 70% better than the Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800 that LR reviewed just a number of months ago. Legit Reviews will put the Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6700 up against many of the latest and greatest processors from AMD and Intel to see how it does on our test bench with the applications that we get to pick and setup how we like.

Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in dual channel mode! The memory on the Intel and AMD test platforms with DDR2 memory was run with Corsair PC2-6400C3 memory running 4GB at 3-4-3-9 2T timings at 800MHz. except for the Intel quad-core system as it was run at 3-3-3-9 thanks to improved memory performance on Bad Axe 2. The memory on the AMD DDR1 motherboard was running 2GB at 400MHz with 2-3-2-6 timings. The ATI X1900XTX video card used CATALYST 6.6 public drivers.

Here is the AMD Scoket 939 Test platform:

AMD Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60/4800+	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS AN832-SLI Deluexe	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC-3200	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the AMD Scoket AM2 Test platform:

AMD Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 FX-62/5000+	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS AN832-SLI Deluexe	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the Intel Test Platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	All LGA775 Processors	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel D975XBX rev304	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the Intel Quad-Core Test Platform:

Intel Quad-Core Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	All LGA775 Processors	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel D975XBX2 rev303	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-8888 Dominator	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Let’s move on and take a look at the testing!