ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[Yolanda]

Which one is the best choice between Intel core 2 Quad Q 9300 2.50 Mhz or Intel core 2 Duo E8400 w/ 3.0 Mhz??

Does it better if I pick Q 9300 w/ 2.50 MHZ but less speed or Core 2 Duo with more speed 3.0Mhz?

Hmm...

Thanks

On new mainboards Q9300 overclocks only to 3.3-3.5GHz, E8400 can reach 4.2-4.4GHz. Take a mind that P5W can't work on very high FSB, so it's always nicer to get a CPU with higher multiplier, but also P5W very often overclocks even lower with Quads than with Duos.

I have to choose between Q9450/Q9550 and E8500, at last I choose cheeper E8500 and now wait for it
So first of all see that tacks you have, if they are not designed for 3-4 cores, then get Duo, it will be always faster, if your tacks have a little optimization for 3-4 cores, then extra MHz from Duo will help you not to work slower than Quad or even a bit faster.

Also Q9300 have only 3MB of L2 cache per crystal, all other E8XXX and Q9XXX have full 6MB L2 cache, which add a little more performance if your tack works only with 1 or 2 threads than compare between E8XXX and Q9300 at the same clock.