Intel Prices Q9550 at $316, Intros Four New 45nm Processors

malware · Aug 11, 2008

Following the official name scheme confirmation of the Nehalem processors, Intel today also slashed the price of its Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83 GHz) CPU by a massive 40% from $530 to $316 in 1000-unit tray quantities. In addition Intel introduced today four new CPUs, confirming the Sunday information posted on our site here:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66GHz 3MB L2 cache - $133
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz 6MB L2 cache - $266
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 (45nm) 2.66GHz 1333MHz FSB 6MB L2 cache - $266
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 (45nm) 3.0GHz 12MB L2 cache - $576

Later on, Intel will release a third Core 2 Quad processor, the Q8200 CPU working at 2.33GHz.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

sttubs · Aug 11, 2008

Wonder if they'll be able to take that Q9550 up to 4Ghz, like the 8400 does/

oli_ramsay · Aug 11, 2008

The E8600 looks to be an awesome overclocker as it's the new E0 stepping. Shame it doesn't cost £140, closer to £185 which is total BS. It's cheaper to pay some1 in US to ship it over here!

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 11, 2008

I agree oli,we will just get screwed on that great price.

Any of you in the usa want to open up a shop for us poor brits?

[I.R.A]_FBi · Aug 11, 2008

bta put up something yesterday in the same vein

newtekie1 · Aug 11, 2008

malware said:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 (45nm) 3.0GHz 12MB L2 cache - $316

That price can't be right... I would expect it to be a little higher than the Q9550. I thought the Q9650 was supposed to be in the $550 range.

chron · Aug 11, 2008

newtekie1 said:
That price can't be right... I would expect it to be a little higher than the Q9550. I thought the Q9650 was supposed to be in the $550 range.

yeah man, that's what I was noticing. I wouldn't mind spending 316 on that at ALL. lol.

Edit: It's 559 at newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115130

btarunr · Aug 11, 2008

newtekie1 said:
That price can't be right... I would expect it to be a little higher than the Q9550. I thought the Q9650 was supposed to be in the $550 range.

Fixed it. $316 is the new price for Q9550. Pretty neat price.

mep916 · Aug 11, 2008

Damn! I paid $329 for my Q9450 five weeks ago. :banghead:

WarEagleAU · Aug 11, 2008

the specs on that E8600 reminds me of one of their extreme dual core procs...

Darkrealms · Aug 11, 2008

Explains the recent price drops. With the E8500 at $185 I think that E8600 will be kindof a hard sale, especially as those would be the two I would be looking at right now.

So who's going to OC these to 6ghz : D

Nothgrin · Aug 11, 2008

Anyone know the difference between the new Q9650 and the QX9650? There dosen't seem to be any difference between them except for the $500 bankroll.

mep916 · Aug 11, 2008

Nothgrin said:
Anyone know the difference between the new Q9650 and the QX9650? There dosen't seem to be any difference between them except for the $500 bankroll.

The QX9650 has an unlocked multiplier.

Fitseries3 · Aug 12, 2008

have i not been talking about a price drop for 3 weeks now? ppl dont listen to the wiser ones around here.

i will be posting some results with my nice new toy. i've got some damn good OC's so far and i will be posting some screenshots soon.

HINT: my chips listed in the list in the OP.

mep916 · Aug 12, 2008

fitseries3 said:
HINT: my chips listed in the list in the OP.

The E8600...

Fitseries3 · Aug 12, 2008

you may be surprised... could be a quad... i cant tell yet.

mep916 · Aug 12, 2008

fitseries3 said:
you may be surprised.

Looking forward to it. :toast:

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

Processor	AMD 8350
Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Night Night Hawk Edition
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 1600 GSkill Ripjaws CL7
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming OC Ed
Storage	Samsung 850 Evo 500gb + WD Black 5Tb
Display(s)	ASUS VG248QE 144Hz
Case	White Corsair 500r
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i 860W
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	Dream Weaver
Processor	Ryzen 5600
Motherboard	B450 MSI Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	NH-D14
Memory	16GB Flare X @ 3200MHz CL14
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 Nitro+
Storage	500GB evo 970 m.2 + 4TB HDDs
Display(s)	ASUS 27" 1440p 144hz FreeSync
Case	Fractal Design Define R3
Power Supply	Corsair 850W
Software	Windows 10 x64

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Intel Prices Q9550 at $316, Intros Four New 45nm Processors

malware

New Member

sttubs

oli_ramsay

Deleted member 24505

Guest

[I.R.A]_FBi

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

chron

New Member

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

mep916

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Darkrealms

Nothgrin

mep916

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

mep916

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

mep916

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Core i7 920 @ stock atm
Motherboard	Foxconn BloodRage X58
Cooling	Cooler Master V8 - water soon
Memory	6GB GSkill DDR3 @1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	896MB EVGA GTX 260 (55nm)
Storage	120GB Intel X-25 M \| 1.5TB Seagate
Display(s)	22" Acer AL2216W
Case	Cooler Master HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Sonar X-Fi
Power Supply	Corsair HX620
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 C1 @ 3.83GHz
Motherboard	Asus P5E64 WS Evolution 0802
Cooling	Sunbeamtech CR-CCTF Core Contact Freezer 120MM + 400W TEC
Memory	Corsair Dominator DDR3 1800(PC3 14400) 4GB
Video Card(s)	BFG NVidia GTX 260 (216 SP)
Storage	Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 SAS 300GB (x2) 15K.6 SAS 300GB (x1) + Adaptec 2405 SAS RAID Controller
Display(s)	LG 24" W2452T + LG 23" W2353V
Case	Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS Black
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs X-Fi Professional Titanium
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 700W + 2x 400W 12V Meanwell Power Supplys