AMD X2 6400+ Or Intel E8400

RRA_Incognito · 08-01-2008, 09:18 AM

I'm running a Q6600, because I wanted speed and Intel makes faster Quads at this time.

In the past, I've had a lot better experience with AMD. Their customer service agents are much friendlier and don't tend to transfer you to other agents multiple times. I've owned 5 types of processors in 5PCs. (P2,P3,P4,X2 4400+, Q6600)
The P2&3 never had any real problems, but the P4 had to be replaced twice. The 4400 was brilliant in every way. All that being said, the Q6600 has been great...aside from the evil pushpins on every CPU fan i've used/looked at.

RRA_Incognito · 08-01-2008, 09:22 AM

I posted an extremely long review, but it wouldn't load.

Basically, AMD and my experience with the Q6600 for the tie with a slight lean towards the AMD. But Intel as a company FTL.

zer0_c00l · 08-01-2008, 12:11 PM

ive had a x2 6400 and currently using e8400 ..im still geting used to the intel setup. i like the benchmarks on intel but other then that ,cant tell the differance in anything else they both are good chips if your on a tight budget and have an AMD board already just get the 6400 for now..if not try out the intel like i did .

(with all the money AMD is making off Ati right now they should bounce back a little soon anyways)

lhuser · 08-02-2008, 12:08 AM

I've done research and yes, that E8400 is faster than that 6400+. You get from little to a medium difference in speed.

Ethan3.14159 · 08-02-2008, 12:36 AM

ummm there really isnt any contest between the e8400 and 6400+ the e8400 runs cooler is 65nm overclocks wayyyyyy higher and runs faster than the 6400+ w/o either being oc'ed. heck even the e7200 which is 2.53ghz stock is faster than a 6400+. the 6400+ runs veryyy hot is 90nm and doesnt overclock very high

lhuser · 08-02-2008, 12:46 AM

I wasn't talking about competition either. It's just a bench tool from Tom's hardware. The 6400+ is smoke, for sure. Now, it's not 65, it's 45nm :p Also, there's rumors that the thing is pushed on 4GHz with it's stock cooler. While I have a nice 3rd part cooler, my RAM sucks. I want speed.

BTW, did you know the 6400+ comes with a copper dot for the stock heatsink? That's to accomodate that high heat.

ThatGuy16 · 08-03-2008, 04:00 AM

I had my X2 5600+ at 3.3Ghz (faster than 6400+), and with my 8400 at stock, i couldn't see much, if any difference in any tasks. You could definitely see a difference in benchmarks, but in reality, i couldn't see a difference. Of course, at 4.0ghz... its another story

08-01-2008, 12:11 PM	#23 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Age: 34 Posts: 669	ive had a x2 6400 and currently using e8400 ..im still geting used to the intel setup. i like the benchmarks on intel but other then that ,cant tell the differance in anything else they both are good chips if your on a tight budget and have an AMD board already just get the 6400 for now..if not try out the intel like i did . (with all the money AMD is making off Ati right now they should bounce back a little soon anyways) __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790GX(AM2+)/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD X2 5600+(Windsor)@3.0Ghz/HSF Zalman RAM:Geil 4.gb 2x2 PC6400 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:COOLER MASTER RC-690(PhenomII comimg soon) Last edited by zer0_c00l; 08-01-2008 at 12:14 PM.

08-02-2008, 12:08 AM	#24 (permalink)
lhuser Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Age: 19 Posts: 226	I've done research and yes, that E8400 is faster than that 6400+. You get from little to a medium difference in speed. __________________ Main Rig: E8400 / CM GeminII cooler / 4GB RAM DDRII-667 / Geforce 8600GT 512M / CM CM690 Case / 430W PSU / P5E-VM DO (ugh) / 2x160GB HDDs) / Vindows Vista Business x86_64 Secondary rig: *X2 6400+ / 2GB RAM DDRII-800 / Geforce 6100 (to upg) / Xblade Case / 420W PSU (BS) / 2x250GB / M55Plus-S3G / Vista Business x86_64* To upgrade: Main = 8GB RAM DDRII-1200 / New board / New PSU? Sec = 8GB DDRII-1200 / 3x250GB RAID 5 / New PSU

08-02-2008, 12:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
Ethan3.14159 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 18 Posts: 823	ummm there really isnt any contest between the e8400 and 6400+ the e8400 runs cooler is 65nm overclocks wayyyyyy higher and runs faster than the 6400+ w/o either being oc'ed. heck even the e7200 which is 2.53ghz stock is faster than a 6400+. the 6400+ runs veryyy hot is 90nm and doesnt overclock very high __________________ AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 3.19ghz, 1.45v Zerotherm BTF90 92mm HSF Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe 570i 4gb OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 4-4-4-15 @ 980mhz Zotac 8800GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 704/1699/2004 mhz 400gb Seagate Barracuda SATA OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Modular PSU Apevia X-Navigator Steel Mid-Tower Logitech G15 2007 & Microsoft Sidewinder 3DMark06 Score: 10,738

08-02-2008, 12:46 AM	#26 (permalink)
lhuser Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Age: 19 Posts: 226	I wasn't talking about competition either. It's just a bench tool from Tom's hardware. The 6400+ is smoke, for sure. Now, it's not 65, it's 45nm :p Also, there's rumors that the thing is pushed on 4GHz with it's stock cooler. While I have a nice 3rd part cooler, my RAM sucks. I want speed. BTW, did you know the 6400+ comes with a copper dot for the stock heatsink? That's to accomodate that high heat. __________________ Main Rig: E8400 / CM GeminII cooler / 4GB RAM DDRII-667 / Geforce 8600GT 512M / CM CM690 Case / 430W PSU / P5E-VM DO (ugh) / 2x160GB HDDs) / Vindows Vista Business x86_64 Secondary rig: *X2 6400+ / 2GB RAM DDRII-800 / Geforce 6100 (to upg) / Xblade Case / 420W PSU (BS) / 2x250GB / M55Plus-S3G / Vista Business x86_64* To upgrade: Main = 8GB RAM DDRII-1200 / New board / New PSU? Sec = 8GB DDRII-1200 / 3x250GB RAID 5 / New PSU

08-03-2008, 04:00 AM	#27 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,489	I had my X2 5600+ at 3.3Ghz (faster than 6400+), and with my 8400 at stock, i couldn't see much, if any difference in any tasks. You could definitely see a difference in benchmarks, but in reality, i couldn't see a difference. Of course, at 4.0ghz... its another story __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

08-01-2008, 09:18 AM	#21 (permalink)
RRA_Incognito Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 91	I'm running a Q6600, because I wanted speed and Intel makes faster Quads at this time. In the past, I've had a lot better experience with AMD. Their customer service agents are much friendlier and don't tend to transfer you to other agents multiple times. I've owned 5 types of processors in 5PCs. (P2,P3,P4,X2 4400+, Q6600) The P2&3 never had any real problems, but the P4 had to be replaced twice. The 4400 was brilliant in every way. All that being said, the Q6600 has been great...aside from the evil pushpins on every CPU fan i've used/looked at.

08-01-2008, 09:22 AM	#22 (permalink)
RRA_Incognito Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 91	I posted an extremely long review, but it wouldn't load. Basically, AMD and my experience with the Q6600 for the tie with a slight lean towards the AMD. But Intel as a company FTL.

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