Does Quad Core Matter? @ Extremetech
 

*Source: Extremetech (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...78787,00.asp)*
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Intel began shipping its quad core line of desktop processors late last year, starting with the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...049683,00.asp). Later, the company shipped the mainstream Core 2 Quad Q6600 (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...079567,00.asp). Today, Intel has three current products with four cores in its product line, the Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...158619,00.asp), the Core 2 Quad Q6700 (essentially a QX6700 with a locked core multiplier) and the aforementioned Q6600, which can now be found for well under $300.

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