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Old 04-04-2008, 05:47 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Wow, there is quite a bit of difference between the two there, that is remarkable. Is it because the Q9300 is 45nm while the Q6600 is 65nm?
Not so much because of the smaller die, but because the architecture is refined in the 45nm processors and is more optimized compared to the older 65nm Core 2's.
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