Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000
The Core 2 Extreme X9000 was the fastest and most expensive mobile Core 2 CPU at the time of announcement. It features a higher power consumption of 44 W compared to other Core 2 Duo processors. Later the X9100 substituted the X9000 as fastest dual core CPU and the P9700 offered the same performance of the X9000 at only 25 Watt TDP (and a lower price tag).
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme |
| Codename | Penryn |
| Clock Rate | 2800 MHz |
| Front Side Bus | 800 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 6144 KB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 |
| Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 44 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 410 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 45 nm |
| Features | 1.0-1.275V |
| Die Size | 107 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C |
| Socket | PGA478 |
| Features | Virtualization, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Hardware Virtualization | VT-x |
| Starting Price | $851 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 01/10/2008 |
| Product Link (external) | Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 |
CPU Benchmarks
3DMark 06 - CPU:
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 2532 |
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 2554 |
| | GeForce 8600M GT | | | 2570 |
| 1280x800 |
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 2544 |
C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -92%
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Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz 4%
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 229%
Super Pi 1M:
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 16 |
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 17 |
| | GeForce 8600M GT | | | 16.97 |
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 16.723 |
Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -42%
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Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz -4%
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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 2677%
Super Pi 2M:
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 40 |
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 40 |
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 40.17 |
Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -46%
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Super Pi 32M:
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 1092 |
| | GeForce 8600M GT | | | 1138 |
Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -51%
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Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz 1%
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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1919%
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 22914 |
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 25775 |
Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -97%
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 670%
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 18932 |
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 20490 |
Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -99%
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 557%
PCMark 05: Standard 1024x768
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 7036 |
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 7470 |
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 7669 |
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Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 116%
Windows Vista Experience Index: CPU
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 5.6 |
C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -70%
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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 3070 |
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 3072 |
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 3425 |
Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -96%
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Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz -4%
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz -3%
Core i5 (Desktop) 750 4x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 8%
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 57%
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
| Area-51 m15x | 2048 MB | GeForce 8800M GTX | 500 / 799MHz | 512MB GDDR3 Forceware 167.55, 7.15.11.6755 | 5818 |
| JHL90 X9000 | | GeForce 9600M GT | | | 5843 |
| | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 6590 |
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Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz -4%
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 347%
3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
Sager NP5793  | | GeForce 8800M GTX | | 512MB | 5613 |
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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 556%
wPrime 2.0x: 32m
Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -82%
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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 831%

- Range of benchmarks for this CPU

- Average benchmark score
Other CPUs of the series Intel Core 2 Extreme
Surrounding CPUs
+ Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850
3 GHz / 4096 KB
+ Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800
2.93 GHz / 4096 KB
Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2011-08-25)