In terms of overall gaming performance, the Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz is massively better than the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz when it comes to running the latest games.

Intel put out some numbers to show that Core i7 and Core i5 are viable options and performs better than the older Core 2 Quad. In a series of five tests (some very old) we see the Lynnfield i5 @ 2 ...

According to this plan Intel will be reducing the Q6600 price later this year to $530 (in the coming 3-4 months), when it will probably give more life to it as a more affordable quad-core solution.

Since the launch of the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 there have only been two other quad-core releases by Intel. The Core 2 Extreme QX6800 and Core 2 Quad Q6600, which were released at $1199 and $851 ...

Since the Intel Developer Forum revelations, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700. which is the top-end part, has gained a name and the range has already expanded.

To keep the QX6700 within the same thermal profile as the Core 2 Extreme X6800, Intel reduced the clock speed of the QX6700. The X6800 runs at 2.93GHz, while the QX6700 and the E6700 run at 2.66GHz.