Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rich Brown

Reviewed on: 27 July 2006

Tags: Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo E6700, family, power management, PCs

We like:

Most cost-efficient chip on the market; low power consumption makes it cooler, quieter and easy to use in smaller PC designs

We don't like:

Chipset politics between Intel and graphics card vendors hurt gamers, who now have to pick an Intel board for ATI's CrossFire or an Nvidia board for SLI cards

CNET UK judgement:

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

Full review:

AMD, you've had a good run, but Intel has now launched its line of Core 2 Duo desktop CPUs -- if you're buying a new computer or building one of your own, you'd be wise to see that it has one of these chips in it. The Core 2 Duo chips are not only the fastest desktop processors on the market, but they're also the most cost effective and among the most power efficient. AMD can no longer claim the desktop CPU crown. Continue Reading...