Something to consider...

[INTELCRAZY]

Here's something for you guys to consider when purchasing that next CPU that you think needs a huge amount a cache--even though it's a definite plus....

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/celeron-e1200_6.html#sect0

It was then overclocked to 3.4Ghz and you can see the comparisons on the next few pages of that link...

 

[Archangel]

well, i see that with games, the fps drop is quite big 46.3%, 35.6%, 32.2%, 35.1% and 33.8% so I suppose for gaming a non celeron processor is the way to go for sure

 

[daisymtc]

Just not fair to compare a $53 CPU to a $260 CPU...

 

[Geoff]

The bus speeds are also different, do you know what they were both running at when they were at 3.0GHz?

Although a larger cache does make a pretty significant difference.

 

[INTELCRAZY]

The bus speeds are also different, do you know what they were both running at when they were at 3.0GHz?

Although a larger cache does make a pretty significant difference.

Well from personal experience, I know the 6850 is 333Mhz... And the 1200 was running 375Mhz with an 8x(stock) multi....