Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor

Extreme exhilaration. Extreme enjoyment.
Whether it's gaming, digital photography, or video editing, today's high-impact

entertainment demands breakthrough technology. Now with a new version based on Intel's

cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater

performance and power efficiency.
Your options, multiplied
With four cores and high scores, the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9650 is flat out the

most extreme desktop processor. It's Intel's top of the line quad-core processor

specifically built for hardcore enthusiasts who don’t take kindly to compromise.

Hafnium-infused circuitry drives innovative processor design, enabling greater performance

and efficiency. The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX9650 is the ultimate multimedia engine.

And the performance? It eats benchmarks for breakfast.

Features and benefits
When "Extreme" is an understatement.
It's not about playing the game. It's about dominating and winning the game. Designed for

extreme performance, the Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel Core 2 Extreme processors feature the

latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies:
Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to

improve gaming execution time and energy efficiency


Intel® Deep Power Down Technology, designed to deliver extreme energy-efficient performance


Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of all

available data bandwidth


Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem.

Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games


Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including

ultra-realistic game physics and human-like artificial intelligence for an intense gaming

experience unlike any other. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel® HD Boost

utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance
Warning: Graphics may appear to be too real.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor has the power for incredible visual experiences. Get

inside amazingly complex HD games and applications with the incredible performance from

Intel's most advanced gaming desktop processor ever.
Energy-efficient performance? Rage on.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor was designed to enable energy-efficiency so you can

maximize your performance. Plus, the added energy efficiency allows systems to run quieter

so you only hear what you want to hear - the sounds of sweet victory perhaps?