Intel core 2 Extreme vs Duo vs Quad

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What is the difference? ok I know the duo has two cores, and the quad has four cores. is that it?
what about the extreme? how different is it from the others?

and what different is the core duo and the xeon core duo?
the xeon core duo is cheaper than the extreme, is it better to build a pc on the xeon?
and about having two processors on one mobo, do i have to have software that support dual processors in order to get the benifits of the two processors?


thanks alot :)
 
There are Extreme duo's and quads.

The Core 2 Duo X6800 is the extreme dual-core, and the Core 2 Quad QX6700 is the extreme quad-core.

Basically the only difference between the extremes and regular duo's and quads is that is has an unlocked multiplier, which allows it to be overclocked further.
 
Omega is right on the money there, as well as higher clock speeds from the Xtremes. I also believe that the Xeon's are network server processors.
 
Yes, all current Quad Core cpus are primarly made and used for servers rather then desktop PCs. There is really no need for the average PC user to have a quad core.
 
Dual_Corex2 said:
Yes, all current Quad Core cpus are primarly made and used for servers rather then desktop PCs. There is really no need for the average PC user to have a quad core.
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The Core 2 Quads are actually designed for desktop PC's, since they work in LGA775 sockets, dont require ECC or registered RAM, and are overall better for desktop use. But I see what your saying, since virtually nothing in a home computer takes advantage of it yet.
 
the savvy programmer could make everyday programs take advantage of all four cores. all you have to do is modify the base programming to split its original dual core programming and double that. hence, you'll get twice the performance
 
Try looking up some CPU performance figures in tools like the latest edition of Sandra.

Xeon motherboards will cost more. I believe there are always two CPUs per such a motherboard. Their bus speed is higher than all other Intel CPUs.

With two dual-core CPUs you have the equivalent of four.
Finding a professional programmer who can develop code that takes advantage of more cores may be the bigger problem. :(
 
dx10........

microsoft should just come out with a layer that splits single core processes into multiple threads.

it wouldn't be ideal, but it could assign sub-processes to different cores for when you're running one complex program
 
So for playing next gen games (or close to next gen), could I easily get away with the e6600 instead of the q6600? (I heard that the q6600 is supposed to drop mega in price sometime soon so i'm stumped on what to do) Like will the q6600 help a ton for games... probably for crysis huh :) ya... i can't wait for that game!
 
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