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?