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Så er vi omsider ved artiklens ende - og det er blevet tid til at give den endelige dom. Man kan sige, at QX6850'eren egentlig ikke overrasker så meget. Men det er nu også svært, siden Intel har så gode produkter på markedet i forvejen. Kort sagt er QX6850 den bedste og vildeste processor på markedet - så hurtigt kan det siges! Den river simpelthen alt rundt, og overclocker tilmed fint med luftkøling, selvom den bliver varm. Og har man ekstremkøling til rådighed, er det muligt at få den op på knap 5 Gigahertz - utroligt.
Innovation/Teknologi: 5 Point
Egentlig er selve ombygningen af XQ6850 ikke specielt innovativ, hvis man tager i betragtning at AMD har samples kørende af ægte quadcores, i stedet for Intels "dual-dualcore". På den anden side set, er det det mest innovative på markedet i skrivende stund, og man kan ikke komme udenom, at Core2-teknologien er fremragende - intet mindre. Derfor giver jeg topkarakter til Intel - godt gået. Et biprodukt af høj ydelse er desværre også varme - og det bliver ikke bedre af, at heatsprederen på CPUen er skæv. Men hvis man kigger på konkurrentens "QuadFX", er strømforbruget det rene vand.
Ydelse: 5 Point
Karakteren taler fuldstændigt for sig selv - som sagt er det den bedst ydende processor på markedet overhovedet. Ingen over og ingen ved siden af! Desværre er det meget småt med quadcore-understøttende software i skrivende stund, men det kan man jo ikke bebrejde Intel. Hvis man har et stort multitaskingbehov, og fx. vil konvertere lyd/video imens man spiller uden at miste ydelse, er QX6850'eren ganske enkelt fremragende. Den er bare ikke til at tvinge i knæ. Og selvom man skulle tro at citronen var godt presset fra starten af, overclockede processoren hele 600MHz på luftkøling. Med ekstremkøling kom vores eksemplar endda helt op på 4,9GHz - hvor den er ufatteligt hurtig.
Pris: 1 Point
Her er processorens svage side. QX6850 er for feinsmeckere der vil betale hvad som helst for det bedste af det bedste - og det får man sandelig også lov til her, da man skal slippe i omegnen af 7-8000kr for et eksemplar. Dette er specielt meget fordi, at man kan få en quadcore for 1800kr, i form af Q6600. Intel selv er deres værste konkurrent.
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Test: Intel QX6850
Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 1 |
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Samlet | 73% |
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Finally we're at the end of the article - and it's time to give the final verdict. You can say that the QX6850 really doesn't surprise a lot. But that is also pretty harsh, since Intel already have so many excellent products on the market. In other words, the QX6850 is the best and wildest processor at all - that's all you really need to say. It outperforms everything else, and has a great overclock potential, despite the heat it produces. And if you have extreme cooling, it's almost possible to get a 5 GigaHertz frequency out of this CPU.
Innovation/Technology: 5 points
The design of the QX6850 isn't that innovative, since we know that AMD have samples of native quadcores running, instead of Intel's "dual-dualcore" solutions. On the other hand, it's the most innovative you can buy right now, and you can't deny that the Core2-architecture itself is great - nothing less. Therefore I give the best score to Intel - nice going. The tradeoff for high performance figures is heat - and this is even worse because the IHS is uneven, making optimal contact with the cooler difficult. But if you look at the competitor "QuadFX", the power consumption is nothing i comparision.
Performence: 5 Points
The score speaks for itself. As I wrote earlier, it's the best performing processor on the market. There is none above and none to match it. Unfortunately there is not much software, which supports 4 cores. But you can't really blame Intel for that. If you have a big need for good multitasking abilities, for example if you want to do video/audio-encoding while you're gaming, the QX6850 is excellent. You just can't bring this thing to its knees. And even though you might think that the CPU is pushed to the limit from the factory, the overclock potential is actually quite good. We achieved a 600MHz overclock with aircooling. Beyond that, our sample was able to work at 4,9GHz with extreme cooling - unbelievable.
Price: 1 Point
Here's the downside of this produkt. - clearly. The QX6850 is for enthusiasts, who will pay anything for the best of the best. And with a price around 7-8000DKK, they surely gets to pay for it. This is especially high, compared to the price of a C2Q Q6600, 1800DKK. Intel themselves is their worst enemy.