Q9550S

[Synomenon]

Does the Q9550S only come in E0 stepping right now?


Just making sure since that's all Intel shows on their site:
http://ark.intel.com/Product.a...40815&processor=Q9550S



What are the differences b/w the two besides the ordering code?

 

[Kenmitch]

Looks like only one stepping so far.

One is retail box'd with heatsink and fan....The other is OEM as in bare CPU only 🙂

IMHO not worth the premium from q9550 to q9550s

 

[Synomenon]

So the "Halogen Free" part in that chart must apply to the packaging or the heatsink then?