The Core 2 Quad Q9550S, Q9400S and Q8200S are all 65W TDP quad-core CPUs. The difference here is that while AMD’s 65W quad-cores are all significantly lower clocked Phenom processors, Intel’s 65W chips are available at up to 2.83GHz. Unwilling to allow AMD any sort of advantage, Intel has finally responded with 65W quad-core offerings of its own. The Phenom X4 9350e and the 9150e are both 65W quad-core parts from AMD, while all of Intel’s quad-core CPUs have been 95W. Phenom X4 9350e) are lower TDP parts, sold at a premium, to those users who need lower power consumption. TDP binning is something that AMD has done for quite a while on the desktop. In the following breath however, Intel introduced new, lower power, and much higher priced Core 2 Quad CPUs. Intel’s swift response was even faster than NVIDIA’s after the RV770 launch. In one breath Intel dramatically cut pricing on its Core 2 Quads.
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