Q7500, a budget quad core for under $150

[maroon1]

Since AMD's 45nm AM3 quad-, tri- and dual-core processors are expected to debut next month, it seems Intel is planning to take on its rival's line-up not only with price cuts but also with a new release, that of the Core 2 Quad Q7500. Made using the 45nm process, the CPU has a working frequency of 2.6 GHz, a TDP of 65W, a FSB of 800MHz and just 2MB of L2 cache, half the size of Q8000 series models and six times less than the Q9x50s.

While the small L2 cache size is worrying, the Q7500 may end up a very attractive part depending on its price tag which should be under $150. There's no info on its release date though so we'll have to wait for Intel to make a move.

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?id=24068&catid=2

Specs:
45nm, 65w TDP, 4 cores, 2.6GHz clock, 800 FSB and 2MB cache

If it is priced under $150, then it is very attractive chip

[Kuroimaho]

This makes sense and how low these will drop when lynn takes the 300$ is range. Mmm.

[Slovnaft]

mmm, 13x multi, yummy!

[Macadamia]

1MB x2, brutal.

I wonder how they're gonna compete with the 4MB L3 Phenom II 810/805, since that cache deficiency pretty much puts it even behind Agena wrt the majority of performance evals.

[XS Janus]

How much % would that tiny cache impact a casual gamer?

[dinos22]

nice going intel

great to see low budget quads

[kemo]

pricing states it clear that performance is less than Q8200 which costs 168$ so i would pre assume that less cache will give at least 10-15% less performance buts make me wonder will it go as high as the duals under air ????

[Kuroimaho]

1MB x2, brutal.

I wonder how they're gonna compete with the 4MB L3 Phenom II 810/805, since that cache deficiency pretty much puts it even behind Agena wrt the majority of performance evals.

I think these will go against propus which has no L3, 810 should be closer to 920 than 150.

[Macadamia]

I think these will go against propus which has no L3, 810 should be closer to 920 than 150.

I don't think so.

There's still a 910 which I guess 210 or below.

810 should be <180 (-30, blame cache), 805 at <160-170 (-10 to -20).

Still more expensive, but Propos should be much cheaper on the other hand, since it's relatively small enough to spam cheap. 100USD should be doable with a lower clocked version.

Propos is currently planned for 2.7 and 2.5. I'm estimating the 2.7 to launch at 130/140USD. The 2.5 at 120/130.

2.3. 110?

[jcool]

Well it is certainly nice for OC, should be an easy 4Ghz and nice cruncher CPU.

[DFI pit bull]

mmm, 13x multi, yummy!

Yes 13x, and with any luck will have E0 stepping cores, could be the ideal budget overclocker.

[Spectrobozo]

when quad cores cost 80 usd (and have a good OC potential) I will buy one

the phenom 9850be is already 150 usd.

[Kuroimaho]

I don't think so.

810 should be <180

Propos is currently planned for 2.7 and 2.5. I'm estimating the 2.7 to launch at 130/140USD. The 2.5 at 120/130.

2.3. 110?

So this 150-ish processor is going against the 180-ish not the 140$ one. I see... well possible if it performs on par with it.

[Macadamia]

So this 150-ish processor is going against the 180-ish not the 140$ one. I see... well possible if it performs on par with it.

Yay for taking things out of context.

Plus my pricing was done on assumptions that AMD wouldn't "roll the bin down" like what Intel just did. With rumours of a 3.1Ghz model they probably are.

[Vozer]

I think Intel can downclock it a little and release Q7400, Q7300, Q7200 and even Q7100 and sell them for a very cheap price if they really want.

[Ozzfest05]

well this is excellent IMO with a fsb wall of 475 ish this will be better for overclocking then lets say q 9450 q 9550 if this processor scales and has a good stepping then yeah ill buy lets say its the E5200 of quad cores then hell this thing might be a beast

[duploxxx]

Yes 13x, and with any luck will have E0 stepping cores, could be the ideal budget overclocker.

yeah but how well will it perform when there is no cache left......

[informal]

yeah but how well will it perform when there is no cache left......

I remember the game tests from Pentium E reviews...The L2 castrated Conroe really suffers in games(much more in this type of apps than in anything else).

[Macadamia]

It's bad for gamers, but for normal use like Propos (if it uses K10 cores instead of K8) it should be good.


But for normal use there's no reason to go above a dualcore Core or K10.

[Vinas]

Thermal Specification is 76°C too... A bit higher than normal Intel quads... Looks like Intel wants us to OC the crap out of these chips!

[ubuntu83]

Thermal Specification is 76°C too... A bit higher than normal Intel quads... Looks like Intel wants us to OC the crap out of these chips!

Like the E2xxx chips. cheap but great Overclockers with not much of a performance drop, and also good to see AMD once again competing in every segment except highend/extreme segment.

[Ozzfest05]

Wonder if anyone on this forum has an ES and could give us some more info

[Deux]

If these hit 4000 with reasonable volts I'll have to pick up at least 2.

[DFI pit bull]

yeah but how well will it perform when there is no cache left......

We'll just have to wait and see then.

[Glow9]

so nobody buying Q8200-Q9400s cause of lack of cache and no significant gains over the Q6600 so cutting cache and fsb seems real genius
should have droppd Q82-8300 prces and given us a 8mb cache 45nm around 175