Intel Processor question?

flanker · 08-20-2006, 06:49 PM

The intel Pentium D 940 has a clock speed of 3.3 Ghz and a front side buss speed of 800Mgz.

The Intel E-6400 has a clock speed of 2.3 Ghz and a front side buss speed of 1066 Ghz.

Whats the better Processor? Is the faster front side buss speed more important then clock speed of the Processor?

Seems many major system builders are replacing the Intel 940 with the E-6400.

SirKenin · 08-20-2006, 06:56 PM

Clock speed means nothing nowadays, but FSB means everything. I would go with the E-6400 for sure.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-20-2006, 07:06 PM

Clock speeds don't mean as much as they used to, but they are still a very improtant factor.

FSB also makes a big difference, but just because it has 1066Mhz FSB doesn't mean it's better. Look at the P4EE.

The E6400 would be the best choice, no question.

flanker · 08-20-2006, 07:23 PM

I guess the question is just what would one notice between the D 940 and E-6400? And where would they really see the improvment using the E-6400?

[-0MEGA-] · 08-21-2006, 01:26 PM

There would be an incredible performance difference. The E6400 would be extremely faster at everything.

For example, the E6600 gets around 60FPS higher in some games then the FX62 doe, using the same video card and such.

diduknowthat · 08-21-2006, 01:30 PM

and the FX-62 would whoop any PD's, so yeah, E6400 > PD 940

flanker · 08-21-2006, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liuliuboy

and the FX-62 would whoop any PD's, so yeah, E6400 > PD 940

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I was thinking along the lines of the S.S.XD-45

08-20-2006, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
flanker Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73	Intel Processor question? The intel Pentium D 940 has a clock speed of 3.3 Ghz and a front side buss speed of 800Mgz. The Intel E-6400 has a clock speed of 2.3 Ghz and a front side buss speed of 1066 Ghz. Whats the better Processor? Is the faster front side buss speed more important then clock speed of the Processor? Seems many major system builders are replacing the Intel 940 with the E-6400.

08-20-2006, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,327	Clock speeds don't mean as much as they used to, but they are still a very improtant factor. FSB also makes a big difference, but just because it has 1066Mhz FSB doesn't mean it's better. Look at the P4EE. The E6400 would be the best choice, no question. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

08-20-2006, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
flanker Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73	Just what would you notice? I guess the question is just what would one notice between the D 940 and E-6400? And where would they really see the improvment using the E-6400?

08-21-2006, 01:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,327	There would be an incredible performance difference. The E6400 would be extremely faster at everything. For example, the E6600 gets around 60FPS higher in some games then the FX62 doe, using the same video card and such. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

08-21-2006, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,627	and the FX-62 would whoop any PD's, so yeah, E6400 > PD 940 __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

08-20-2006, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Clock speed means nothing nowadays, but FSB means everything. I would go with the E-6400 for sure.

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