It was nothing more than a show of power from Intel, following AMD's lacklustre Phenom launch, and it represented no value to almost all consumers. IntroductionIntel's first 45nm processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, launched last November and it was shortly followed with the launch of the QX9770 - a 200MHz faster, 1600MHz FSB CPU that came at an even higher price point.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, E8400 and E8200 processors Manufacturer: Intel