Intel CPU rundown

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ellanky

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Well Im not familiar with the recent Intel processors as I have been with AMD. Let me explain: I know that a Athlon 64 is better than a Sempron, and I know that an Athlon 64 6000+ is better than a 38000+

Right now with Intels recent line of cpu's (core2s) Im not sure which one is better than the other. So I was wondering if someone could be kind of enough to give a list from good to best of recent Intel processors, both desktop and mobile. But no need to list quads :D Thanks~
 
Desktop e5200,e7200,e7300,e8200,e8400,e8500,e8600 all 45nm:D Mobile T8100,T8400,T9600,P9500,T7700,T7300,T9400
 
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what do you do with your computer? quad core may or may not be your best choice depending on what you like to do.

also, AMD doesn't quite work like that anymore either. they have come out with their phenom processors, and they include a triple core and a quad core series.

it's the difference between pure processing speed and overall processing power between multiple threads. video editing/conversion benefits from quad core, whereas some applications may not benefit from it.

intel has a few different types of core 2 duo's and core 2 quad's.
generally, their newer ones are the ones you'll want to look at.

core 2 duo's have cache sizes and frequencies customized into a fairly linear get-what-you-pay-for reasoning. the higher the cache and frequency, the better. they won't sell you a processor at 3ghz with a 2mb L2 cache, just as they wont sell you a processor at 2ghz with an 8mb L2 cache.

core 2 quad's are like dual core 2 duo's in every single case. where the core 2 duo's share their cache, the quads have 4 cores where 2 cores will each share a cache. i.e. my processor has 2x4mb caches with 4 cores. they work linear like the core 2 duo's do.

if you see 65nm, that means it's an older model processor and you will generally want to stay away from it, but it also means that it'll be cheaper than intel's newer (more overclockable) 45nm processors. (my processor is also 65nm, because i'm cheap and i didn't want to buy a new motherboard just to get a little bit better of an overclock).
 
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newer (more overclockable) 45nm processors.
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Even though, in theory, they have more OCing potential, do remember that all 45nm Quads come with 1333 FSB, and fairly low multiplier, which means you'll probably hit your FSB ceiling soon, hence people actually get better results using 65nm, quads like the Q6600. The 45nm Extreme versions do OC beter than 65nms though, but thenagain they really aren't worth the investment.
 
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Even though, in theory, they have more OCing potential, do remember that all 45nm Quads come with 1333 FSB, and fairly low multiplier, which means you'll probably hit your FSB ceiling soon, hence people actually get better results using 65nm, quads like the Q6600. The 45nm Extreme versions do OC beter than 65nms though, but thenagain they really aren't worth the investment.
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That's because of the fact that Intel announced the release of the Nahalems.
 
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Even though, in theory, they have more OCing potential, do remember that all 45nm Quads come with 1333 FSB, and fairly low multiplier, which means you'll probably hit your FSB ceiling soon, hence people actually get better results using 65nm, quads like the Q6600. The 45nm Extreme versions do OC beter than 65nms though, but thenagain they really aren't worth the investment.
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actually, motherboards that support 45nm processors can handle those higher fsb's. for instance my motherboard can only hit around 1550fsb but a newer board could reach 1900 with ease, 2000+ with a really good board. they even certify them to work with 1333/1600fsb.
 
actually, motherboards that support 45nm processors can handle those higher fsb's. for instance my motherboard can only hit around 1550fsb but a newer board could reach 1900 with ease, 2000+ with a really good board. they even certify them to work with 1333/1600fsb.
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Not all boards do. The fact that a board supports 45nm has nothing to do with the northbridge quality - you can find a board that supports 45nm but has very low OCing potential because of a low FSB ceiling.
That's because of the fact that Intel announced the release of the Nahalems.
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It's not only that, it's basically that they're charging nearly $1000 for an unlocked multiplier.
 
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