Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Q9450 - 2.66ghz
1333mhz fsb
12mb l2 cache
lowest price in uk at time of writing: £201.32
Although it has still not been put on the shelves by heavyweight's Microdirect or Aria the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 is widely available on the internet.
Benchmarks are available on HardWare.info
The question everybody is going to want to know from this cpu is how does it compare to its 65nm 8mb cached sibling the q6600, and will it be as good at overclocking as the notorious G0 stepping chips.
There is a small but noticeable improvement, probably enough for CPU enthusiasts to want to upgrade. Though lets be honest if anyone already has a Q6600 there isn't much need to...
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