http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300.html
Summary:
- 7% faster than Q6600
- Overclockable to ~3.5GHz, then hits FSB wall.
Considering it's the same price as the Q6600, you can't really complain about the stock performance, although the 7.5x multiplier means you will probably never reach the full overclocking potential of the chip. A lower FSB / higher multi would have been nicer, it's probably capable of 4GHz if not for the FSB wall.
That said, even at 3.5GHz it's still slightly faster than a Q6600 @ 3.6GHz, with lower power consumption too, so it's not a bad chip overall, it just could've been better...
Summary:
- 7% faster than Q6600
- Overclockable to ~3.5GHz, then hits FSB wall.
Considering it's the same price as the Q6600, you can't really complain about the stock performance, although the 7.5x multiplier means you will probably never reach the full overclocking potential of the chip. A lower FSB / higher multi would have been nicer, it's probably capable of 4GHz if not for the FSB wall.
That said, even at 3.5GHz it's still slightly faster than a Q6600 @ 3.6GHz, with lower power consumption too, so it's not a bad chip overall, it just could've been better...