As you know, the shipments of 45nm quad-core Core 2 Quad processors were delayed due to issues with processor system bus discovered in them. These Yorkfield processors on the new C1 stepping that would be free from this problem were expected to arrive in early March. According to sources, the new processor went into mass production exactly as planned and next week we should see 45nm Core 2 Quad Q9300, Q9450 and Q9550 in retail stores already. The mass production processors will be based solely on C1 stepping, which doesn’t have any changes to its thermal, electrical or mechanical specifications compared with the previous C0 processor stepping that is used widely in dual-core Wolfdale processors these days.
Quad-core Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Core 2 Quad Q9450 processors will be designed to work at 2.83GHz and 2.66GHz respectively. For the first time for Core 2 Quad family they will work with 1333MHz bus and thanks to 45nm process they will feature total 12MB of L2 cache memory. Core 2 Quad Q9300 works at 2.5GHz frequency and also supports 1333MHz bus, however its L2 cache is only 6MB big. All new quad-core processors feature 95W TDP. The official prices of Q9550, Q9450 and Q9300 models are set at $530, $316 and $266 respectively. Nevertheless, they will be priced a bit higher in stores, because of high customer demand, which Intel cannot satisfy so far.
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini said to analysts during the recent meeting that the company was working hard to eliminate the shortages of their 45nm processors. Intel is currently manufacturing about 100 thousand 45nm processors a day offering 72 different models in desktop, server and mobile segments. The company has already made 3.5 million 45nm CPUs by now and is not going to stop just yet. According to their revealed plans, each fourth Intel processors will be manufactured with 45nm process by the end of Q1 2008, and by second half of Q3, they will be producing equal amounts of 65nm and 45nm solutions.
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Finally:)))
[Posted by: mmmedo | Date: 03/07/08 11:42:31 AM]
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The last of a dying breed. Good bye socket 775.
Bring on the new generation, NEHALEM.
[Posted by: EndPCNoise | Date: 03/10/08 09:35:31 AM]
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"The official prices of Q9550, Q9450 and Q9300 models are set at $266, $316 and $530 respectively."
The better, the cheaper!
[Posted by: Konrad | Date: 03/07/08 12:06:36 PM]
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About time!
[Posted by: superg | Date: 03/07/08 12:09:25 PM]
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"The official prices of Q9550, Q9450 and Q9300 models are set at $266, $316 and $530 respectively."
If only that weren't a typo, I'd upgrade right now. :)
[Posted by: Daryl | Date: 03/07/08 12:23:37 PM]
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If only they would do a ~100 and ~150 quad...then they would have a huge market advantage over AMD.
Say for example... take two crap celerdon DC's and quad em... same for another mid-end E4 series.
Quad Core - Check
Intel Name - Check
Core Name - Check
Overclockability - Check
American Consumers Recognizing Intel, Core and Quad ?
-CHECK.
Money.
Personaly however, I want a Q4600. (2x E4600's)
[Posted by: Joz | Date: 03/07/08 03:21:33 PM]
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Next week?
When? March 15 or Sunday at midnight? :P
[Posted by: k;ldf | Date: 03/07/08 03:28:04 PM]
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I got this moster workstation for my research... it sports a Xeon 5345 quad core processor runs at 2.33 GHz with 4GB memory.
For parallel tasks.. its a dream!
[Posted by: I own a quad core | Date: 03/07/08 05:45:50 PM]
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So?
[Posted by: You suck | Date: 03/07/08 06:42:03 PM]
You and your shitty Xeon... pff!
Watch my Q9450 smoke your ass!
[Posted by: kls | Date: 03/07/08 07:35:06 PM]
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and the onslaught goes on!!!
[Posted by: anti-"AMD Fanboy" | Date: 03/08/08 12:28:34 AM]
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Yeah, on your mother.
[Posted by: You suck anti-\ | Date: 03/09/08 03:35:31 AM]
FAG! loser!
[Posted by: anti-\ | Date: 03/09/08 11:07:16 AM]
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March 8, 08 2AM CST - Clubit.com just lowered their older Q6700 (65nm) to $299.99 (down from $500+). At a 10x multiplier, 1066FSB and 8mb cache, it's looking like a great option to the Q9450, which may have more cache at 12mb, 1333 FSB, and faster clock for clock, but slightly more expensive ($316+), short in supply, and a lower 8x multiplier. For me, may come down to motherboard compatability or air cooling maximums.
[Posted by: pentiuman | Date: 03/08/08 02:29:09 AM]
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March 9 - Clubit.com apparently ended the Q6700 sale. Now to get it at about $300 you must buy it in a combo w/ a video card.
[Posted by: pentiuman | Date: 03/09/08 03:04:51 AM]
March 10 - 2008 - Clubit's price went back up on the Q6700, even combo.
[Posted by: pentiuman | Date: 03/10/08 02:09:30 PM]
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Anyone can confirm on the exact date of launch because if no one can they this story is basically fud!
This was originally from fudizilla!
[Posted by: l2 | Date: 03/08/08 02:40:40 PM]
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As an owner of a 45nm E8400 I would strongly suggest choosing the 45nm part if you're looking to upgrade. They're cooler and, on average, 5 to 15 percent faster than the 65nm parts at the same clock speed.
[Posted by: Dave | Date: 03/09/08 08:03:53 AM]
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So will the dual core E8x00s start to switch over to C1 steppings as well, or is C1 just for Quad? Thanks for any info.
[Posted by: Jack | Date: 03/10/08 12:46:56 PM]
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I really want a Q9950, BUT I think might be more of a headache than it's worth. Here's why. First off, it's about 4% quicker than a Q6600, and that's not much. Then the multiplier is locked so that over clocking it doesn't give as much as you should get with 45nm. And another choice is the E8400, but in many cases the Q6600 is more desirable to have for multitasking (tmi to put here). Basically the E8400 and Q6600 are about the same for games. For windows, there are many advantages the E8400 can't win at. But of course there are some things it would. The Q9550 will run a little cooler, BUT if the Q6600 is working great for so many people, it's not that big of a deal to get the Q6600. Especially since the gains on the Q9550 will be small.
When reading many websites, I hear people complain about the multiplier.. OR, they worry they will need special ram that cost more. OR, the motherboards are not quite up the task. PLUS, when they come out, price will be at a premium. Then I figure they will run out of chips.
Then the wait begins all over for them to get them back in stock. I admit, I can't see the future, LOL. But I keep thinking something like this is going to happen. For that reason, I will probably go with the Q6600.
For me to be happy, I need to know a great motherboard, the correct ram, the proper settings to over clock it etc. If all that were available now, plus it was in stock it would seem more appealing. But we'll see. But I will look it over for a another day or so.
[Posted by: ChipZoom | Date: 03/15/08 04:12:38 AM]
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2 weeks later and still waiting....
[Posted by: Bubkiss | Date: 03/20/08 12:24:44 PM]
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March 22nd and still not available in Spain.
The price set for Q9450 in Europe is 310 euros (486 US dollars) so ... what is Intel playing at?
[Posted by: Frankie | Date: 03/22/08 08:31:48 PM]
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