Intel

Core2 Extreme X7900

Core2 Extreme X7900
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Effective Speed -184%Effective Speed -184%Average Score -833%Memory -27%, 1-Core -525%, 2-Core -541%, 4-Core -1,118%, 8-Core -1,956%Overclocked Score -750%1-Core -457%, 2-Core -479%, 4-Core -1,018%, 8-Core -1,770%, Memory -27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -94%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2,090%64-Core -2,808%, 64-Core -3,158%, Age -305%

Average Bench: 37.4% (1134^th of 1442)

Based on 133 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000006FB Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X7900 @ 2.80GHz

Poor: 21%Average: 37.4% Great: 41%

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Popular builds with this CPU

Poor average bench

The Intel Core2 Extreme X7900 averaged 62.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 65.5Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 29.6Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Extreme X7900 is 20.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Extreme X7900 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 58Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 57.3Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 133 samples)

Rank 113437.4%

Min	Avg	Max
31.9	Memory 65.5	72.8
11.4	1-Core 29.6	35
20.9	2-Core 56.5	66.7
34.9% 50.5 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4-Core 57	67.4
18.4	8-Core 57.3	68.4
7.6% 57.1 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
17.4	64-Core 58	69.4
3.6% 58 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BHR-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)

41.3% Average

Memory 72.4

1-Core 32.1

2-Core 62.8

38% 55.8 Pts

4-Core 63.9

8-Core 62.1

8% 63 Pts

64-Core 58.1

4% 58.1 Pts

ITA-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz

40.2% Average

Memory 70

1-Core 32.1

2-Core 63

38% 55 Pts

4-Core 63.8

8-Core 63.5

9% 63.7 Pts

64-Core 63.8

4% 63.8 Pts

ITA-User, 16 months ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)

39.6% Below average

Memory 69.3

1-Core 35.9

2-Core 54

37% 53.1 Pts

4-Core 60.3

8-Core 63.4

8% 61.8 Pts

64-Core 64.4

4% 64.4 Pts

SRB-User, 23 months ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)

39.6% Below average

Memory 68.2

1-Core 36.1

2-Core 64.4

38% 56.2 Pts

4-Core 66.9

8-Core 65.8

9% 66.4 Pts

64-Core 70.2

4% 70.2 Pts

AUT-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)

38.6% Below average

Memory 68.4

1-Core 35.9

2-Core 48.7

36% 51 Pts

4-Core 53.3

8-Core 62.5

8% 57.9 Pts

64-Core 50.6

3% 50.6 Pts

AUS-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

uPGA-478, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)

37.1% Below average

Memory 65.9

1-Core 32

2-Core 62.5

36% 53.5 Pts

4-Core 50

8-Core 62.2

7% 56.1 Pts

64-Core 51

3% 51 Pts

IDN-User, 13 months ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

35.8% Below average

Memory 63.7

1-Core 29.5

2-Core 48.2

33% 47.1 Pts

4-Core 48.7

8-Core 51.2

7% 50 Pts

64-Core 46.3

3% 46.3 Pts

CAN-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3 GHz

26.6% Poor

Memory 40.7

1-Core 38.1

2-Core 73.7

31% 50.8 Pts

4-Core 74.5

8-Core 70.8

10% 72.7 Pts

64-Core 73.4

4% 73.4 Pts

USA-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Extreme X7900,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz

7.21% Terrible

Memory 10.3

1-Core 9.7

2-Core 21.3

8% 13.8 Pts

4-Core 25

8-Core 21.6

3% 23.3 Pts

64-Core 26.5

2% 26.5 Pts

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 5%

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System: Dell Precision M6300

CPU
Core2 Extreme X7900IntelBench 37%, 133 samples	1x

GPU
Quadro FX 1600MNvidiaBench 2%, 423 samples	10x
Quadro FX 3600MNvidiaBench 3%, 114 samples	7x

SSD
WDBNCE5000PNC 500GBWDCBench 97%, 11,302 samples	3x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	2x
SD9SB8W256G1122 256GBSandiskBench 85%, 445 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	7x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	2x

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor X7900 (4M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
Code Name	Merom
Launch Date	Q3'07
Processor Number	X7900
# of Cores	2
Cache	4 MB L2
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	65 nm
VID Voltage Range	1.100V-1.375V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Max TDP	44 W
FSB Parity	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	No
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets Supported	PPGA478
Processing Die Size	143 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	291 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 37.4% (1134^th of 1442)

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Average Bench: 37.4% (1134th of 1442)

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