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1.8ghz intel core 2 duo2/27/2024 Please keep in mind however that some test conditions in the AM2 launch article were setup differently versus what you'll see here. As baseline reference, the scores in this article will provide insight into what a similarly configured DDR2-based Athlon 64 FX-62 system will offer performance-wise. * Note - We also encourage you to reference our AMD Socket AM2 Platform numbers, here. Also note the full 4MB of cache reported for both CPUs, and the newer stepping of the Core 2 Extreme. Please note, that the 1600MHz clock speed reported by CPU-Z was a result of Intel's SpeedStep technology cranking down the CPU frequency to conserve power. If you look back at our FX-62 coverage, you'll see that the overclocked 2.8GHz FX-60's performance referenced in the proceeding graphs scales appropriately.Ĭore 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz) CPU-Z Detailsīefore we got to the business of benchmarking, we fired up CPU-Z to get a deeper look at the Core 2 Duo, and the platform that we tested it on. We did spend some time, however, snooping through the BIOS and OS and have confidence in the performance metrics we'll be presenting here. Unfortunately, we were again unable to build-up and configure the test rigs ourselves, similar to the situation we were in back in March when we first previewed Conroe performance from IDF in San Francisco. While some publications have resorted to back-channel hacking together of hardware, unsanctioned by Intel, we have the real deal for you. This week, in an intimate closed-door session at an exclusive meeting with Intel in New York, we got in some quality time with Conroe and we have more performance characterization results for you here. Staying back state-side, opting to miss out on this year's Computex extravaganza over in Taiwan, we've been hard at work with Intel Product Managers, Architects and Senior PR Managers, exploring the performance and architecture of Intel's forthcoming Conroe core CPU. It's also widely understood that Intel response will finally come with the imminent release of Intel's Core 2 Duo CPU, code named Conroe. While AMD's new DDR2-based platform seems to offer smallish incremental performance gains, and increased memory bandwidth, it is widely agreed that it is high-time that Intel responds to AMD's consistent re-occurring competitive threat, with something more on an exponential level. Earlier this month we gave you a taste of what AMD has to offer in their next generation AM2 platform launch for the Athlon 64.
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