Behardware reviews Conroe performance,overclocking and steppings

[Tranzmit]

Everyone should read this!

http://www.behardware.com/articles/623-1/intel-core-2-duo-test.html

[Silver Bullet]

Looking good for C2D as usuall .. now just gotta get my ram to run at 1067Mhz :)

[Iconyu]

So far a great article. Thanks.

[Pete]

''For frequency, the Core 2 Duo stepping 5 makes it easily possible to reach over 3.4 GHz or even 3.6 GHz with air cooling. But because of the short pipeline it will quickly reach a limit''

well my stepping 4 got 3.7Ghz on air

[Brahmzy]

Good article. So will all retail E6600's be stepping 5?

[Torin]

Good article. So will all retail E6600's be stepping 5?
Stepping 6, according to someone that had some inside info. Very minor changes though, nothing like going from 4 to 5.

[Lestat]

wow felt like i was reading a white paper there for the first 1/2 of the article.

very nice results though, i like how the E6600 keeps up with and beats the FX62 at just 2.4ghz :)

[tys90]

Very interesting article, especially the part comparing 2 MB cache to 4 MB, and the DDR frequences and the effects.

[Ender17]

Very interesting article, especially the part comparing 2 MB cache to 4 MB, and the DDR frequences and the effects.
agreed
very indepth
a lot of interesting stuff, much better than just a bunch of 3dMark numbers

a little disappointed on the overclocking results for the E6600 though
I was hoping for 4GHz on air

[Iconyu]

They didn't mention coolers if I remember correctly, so those would be stock cooler results.

Edit: Yes only stock cooling was used for both tests and overclocking.

[realsmasher]

yes it sounds good, but some people would call this more like an advertising

....
but it's for REAL ! :banana:

[informal]

Good review,with a lot of thoretical data,which i like a lot :).Nice to see some of those reviews with actual data on architecture not only about benchmarking.

Also i like the DDR2 comparison and the latency tests.

[cupholder2.0]

Wow, excellent review. Everything explained in great detail.

[Haltech]

Now thats how a review should be layed out! Impressive! Wish AT and other sites would learn from this review :toast:

[Ezran]

Thanks for the link

[Torin]

a little disappointed on the overclocking results for the E6600 though
I was hoping for 4GHz on air
Well, they did only use a "whopping" 1.4V on the CPU, so it's no real surprise they didn't get everything out of it. Also on the stock cooler.

[redpriest]

Wish they had more benchmarks to prove their 2 MB cache -> 4MB cache claims. It is hardly extensive, but better than anything else out there for now.

[Freez]

Well, they did only use a "whopping" 1.4V on the CPU, so it's no real surprise they didn't get everything out of it. Also on the stock cooler.

Looks like they weren't too concerned with the overclocking potential.

[tvdang7]

yea im glad they had the 2mb to 4mb comparison. i need more comparisons on games and apps that i use. such as CSS cod2 bf2. dvd shrink blah blah. but im fine saving a hundred bucks and getting a 6300 or 6400

[i||uSi0n^]

very nice detailed review, thanks for the link

i||uSi0n^

[Ender17]

Well, they did only use a "whopping" 1.4V on the CPU, so it's no real surprise they didn't get everything out of it. Also on the stock cooler.
I forgot to check what cooler they used.
What is the max vcore that's safe for 24/7 use on air?

[BWR]

I forgot to check what cooler they used.
What is the max vcore that's safe for 24/7 use on air?
Anyone know the same answer to that but on water?