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| Price | $66 to $199 at 2 stores | $180 to $389 at 2 stores | $45 to $200 at 2 stores | $990 to $1,539 at 2 stores | $55 to $149 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating |  4.5 stars Spectacular | 4.0 stars Excellent | Not yet rated | 4.0 stars Excellent | Not yet rated |
| Average user rating | 4.0 stars out of 27 reviews | 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews | 4.5 stars out of 7 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 13 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 8 reviews |
| Release date | July 13, 2006 | July 13, 2006 | July 13, 2006 | November 02, 2008 | July 13, 2006 |
| The Bottom Line | Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 offers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen in a desktop chip. For half the cost of AMD's top-of-the-line chip, you get identical if not superior performance and better power efficiency. AMD surprised us last year with its completely dominant dual-core chips, but Intel regains the crown with Core 2 Duo. | AMD's Athlon 64 FX line has worn the desktop CPU performance crown for over a year. The king is dead. Intel's new flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 not only hands AMD a defeat on all of our benchmarks, but it's also a more efficient, better designed chip overall. | Intel's Core 2 Duo line marks the end of AMD's run of dominance through the dual-core desktop-processor landscape. Not only are Intel's new chips fast, efficient, and well designed, but they're also aggressively priced and sure to send ripples though the desktop PC industry. If you are buying or building a new computer, we recommend that a Core 2 Duo chip be at its center. | Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market. | Intel's Core 2 Duo line marks the end of AMD's run of dominance through the dual-core desktop-processor landscape. Not only are Intel's new chips fast, efficient, and well designed, but they're also aggressively priced and sure to send ripples though the desktop PC industry. If you are buying or building a new computer, we recommend that a Core 2 Duo chip be at its center. | Basic specs |
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| Features | Execute Disable Bit capability Enhanced SpeedStep technology Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Technology | Execute Disable Bit capability Enhanced SpeedStep technology Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Technology | Execute Disable Bit capability Enhanced SpeedStep technology Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Technology | Execute Disable Bit capability Hyper-Threading Technology Enhanced SpeedStep technology Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Thermal Monitor 2 Intel 64 Technology Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Demand Based Switching | Execute Disable Bit capability Enhanced SpeedStep technology Intel Virtualization Technology Intel 64 Technology |
| Bus Speed | 1066 MHz | 1066 MHz | 1066 MHz | Info unavailable | 1066 MHz |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Compatible Slots | 1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket | 1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket | 1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket | 1 x Processor - LGA1366 Socket | 1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket |
| Manufacturing Process | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Processor Qty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Product Description | Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 / 2.66 GHz Processor | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 / 2.93 GHz Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 / 2.4 GHz Processor | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-965 / 3.2 GHz Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 / 1.86 GHz Processor |
| 64-bit Computing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product Type | Processor | Processor | Processor | Processor | Processor |
| Compatible Processor Socket | LGA775 Socket | LGA775 Socket | LGA775 Socket | LGA1366 Socket | LGA775 Socket |
| Clock Speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.93 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Number of Cores | Dual-Core | Dual-Core | Dual-Core | Quad-Core | Dual-Core |
| Max Turbo Speed | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 3.46 GHz | Info unavailable |
| Processor Type | Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-965 | Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 |
| Packaging Type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | FC-LGA8 | Info unavailable |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 3 years warranty | 3 years warranty | 3 years warranty | 3 years warranty | 3 years warranty |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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