View Full Version : E6600 vs. E6400
GoldenTiger
06-11-2006, 06:51 PM
Does the cache on the Intel CPU's like Conroe make that big a difference compared to how it was with 1MB vs. 512K on AMD A64 X2's? I.E. does it make a large difference compared to 2-5% like over on the green side? I think it does but want to confirm, I can scrape up enough for an E6600 vs. the E6400, but don't want to spend the cash unless it's actually worth it :D! Thanks!
Torin
06-11-2006, 06:54 PM
From the threads I've seen, it's like a 2 sec diff in SuperPI at the same speeds. How that translates to overall performance... *shrug*
Keep in mind, E6400 only has an 8x multi, so you better have some uber $450 ram if you plan to OC it to levels you could get the E6600 to with $250 ram.
GoldenTiger
06-11-2006, 06:56 PM
Keep in mind, E6400 only has an 8x multi, so you better have some uber $450 ram if you plan to OC it to levels you could get the E6600 to with $250 ram.
Good point...
kyleslater
06-11-2006, 07:32 PM
From the threads I've seen, it's like a 2 sec diff in SuperPI at the same speeds. How that translates to overall performance... *shrug*
Keep in mind, E6400 only has an 8x multi, so you better have some uber $450 ram if you plan to OC it to levels you could get the E6600 to with $250 ram.
So they both at 1066 PSB... 2.4Ghz and one has an 8X an the other has a 9X multiplier....
JumpingJack
06-11-2006, 07:34 PM
Does the cache on the Intel CPU's like Conroe make that big a difference compared to how it was with 1MB vs. 512K on AMD A64 X2's? I.E. does it make a large difference compared to 2-5% like over on the green side? I think it does but want to confirm, I can scrape up enough for an E6600 vs. the E6400, but don't want to spend the cash unless it's actually worth it :D! Thanks!
You would probably notice more on multithreaded apps than anything else... I know of one site that showed a 4 meg vs 2 meg Conroe bench:
http://www.pconline.com.cn/diy/evalue/evalue/cpu/0605/791941_12.html
It is chinese so you may want to translate. The graphs are well labeled so it should be easy to compare.
kyleslater
06-11-2006, 07:55 PM
You would probably notice more on multithreaded apps than anything else... I know of one site that showed a 4 meg vs 2 meg Conroe bench:
http://www.pconline.com.cn/diy/evalue/evalue/cpu/0605/791941_12.html
It is chinese so you may want to translate. The graphs are well labeled so it should be easy to compare.
You are my best friend. Thanks... I have wanted to see this forever...
JumpingJack
06-11-2006, 08:00 PM
You are my best friend. Thanks... I have wanted to see this forever...
Considering we just met, ok... I always like to make new friends... translate and enjoy the article, it is quite impressive what that little 2 meg 1.83 GHz conroe can do :) ....
Jack
Torin
06-12-2006, 06:51 AM
So they both at 1066 PSB... 2.4Ghz and one has an 8X an the other has a 9X multiplier....
Yes, and that multiplier can mean the difference between a 3.3Ghz overclock and a 3.8Ghz overclock, being that the ultimate clocking limitation on these chips is the FSB.
can you move the multiplier up?
Torin
06-12-2006, 09:57 AM
can you move the multiplier up?
Not on a retail, non-EE chip. (i.e. E6400 or E6600)
mesyn191
06-12-2006, 01:08 PM
You may be able to use RAM dividers though, I don't know if they negatively impact performance on the 975X chipset though. I know the new ATI chipset coming out specifically mentions that RAM dividers won't impact performance so it won't matter what mult. your chip has on one of those boards or what RAM you've got either, so OC'ing one of them should be a piece of cake as it totally takes all the RAM issues out of the equation.