The Yorkfield (Q9300, Q9450, Q9550) Review Thread

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I, like many, have been waiting to see how the Q9450 fares and I came across the first review today, from HardwareZone. Okay, so it's not one of the big sites but it has plenty of graphs comparing Kentsfield against Yorkfield and gives a good idea of what to expect.

I thought it'd be good to keep all the reviews of these chips in one place. There are hardly any out right now, but I'll try and keep this post updated so we have a reference point.

Q9300

ExtremeTech - Quad Core Showdown: AMD Phenom X4 9850 vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

X-bit labs - The Youngest of Yorkfields: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor Review

Q9450 & Q9550

HardwareZone - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550/Q9450 - 45nm Prevails

 

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Here's some of the graphs from the HardwareZone review:

 

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I've added the latest review I've found which compares Q9300 against the AMD Phenom X4 9850 from ExtremeTech (included in the first post).

 

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OCC has a review of the Q9450.