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    Core 2 quad q9100 looks odd?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tippey764, Nov 3, 2008.

  1. Tippey764

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    Yeah, that's two dual core dies on one chip.
     
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    Crazy it looks mutated lol
     
    Tippey764, Nov 3, 2008
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    Wow I've never seen it like that. Normally, the 4 dies are completely side by side. I have not seen them separated like that.
     
    emike09, Nov 3, 2008
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    Could be a fake, ask for some better pictures.
     
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    The new i7 has all 4 on 1 die!
     
    BMW135i, Nov 3, 2008
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    erase, please
     
    sonac, Apr 8, 2009
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    This processor model sure has a very strange architectural design, it looks as if it came from outer space..
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 16, 2009
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    LOL and @BMW, probably why the cheap i7 920 performs better then some of the high end Q series. Having them connected proper like the 2 cores in a dual core are rather then the way the Q is built would have a performance increase in communication.

    and yeah i totally explained that wrong lol.
     
    RainMotorsports, Apr 16, 2009
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    ...the difference between the i7 920 and the Q9xxx Core 2 Duos is probably because they're on entirely different architectures.
    Moving the memory controller on-die probably helps.
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 16, 2009
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