Wolfdale E6300 now available @ Newegg

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The Pentium Dual-Core E6300 is now available at Newegg for $91. Came out quite a bit earlier than the supposed May 31st release date. Speced the same as the E5000s except for a 1066MHz FSB and VT-x support.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091

This might actually kill E7400 sales, as I don't think the extra 1MB cache on the E7400s are worth the additional $28 for otherwise the same processor. But then the Core 2 Duo sticker looks better than the Pentium sticker :p
 
Interesting. The VT-x support might make this a much better choice than the E7400 for some people.
 
Gotta love that second review listed there. If the idiot had read the info on the processor and done what, 2 seconds of typing e6300 into Google they'd see that Newegg link and the word "Wolfdale" right there as the second hit...

I mean, even before I knew what product I was going to look at I know how Newegg pages are laid out so wham, there's E6300 Wolfdale staring you in the face. Did that second reviewer actually buy the damned thing not comprehending or reading the product page? At all?

Geez... reading comprehension ftw!!!

Took a few moments to find the S-Code: SLGU9

Here for more info:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41493

because it's not on the Processor Finder yet. Interesting... $84 dealer pricing...
 
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Dk975 said:
bad naming, since they had a C2D E6300 (Conroe).
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Really.
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OP: Intel is updating some E5000 CPUs with VT too. I'll probably get the updated E5300 or E5400 if it's a lot cheaper at Fry's in a combo. Otherwise, not a bad price for a 2.8GHz Wolfdale.
 
Other than Vt-X E5000s are still better for overclocking because of higher multi.
 
Pylon said:
Other than Vt-X E5000s are still better for overclocking because of higher multi.
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This chip still has a multiplier of 10.5, which is quite high. That won't be much of a limitation if at all.
 
true...but with the e5200 at a 12.5 multi...idk..love mine :), even tho i just got it a week ago. It will be interesting to see if this chip ends up dominating the low end market, but if the e5200 drops even more i dont see that happening.....
 
THANKS! I was about to jump onto an e5200, but I think the new e6300 will be a much better choice! Perfect timing...
 
Pylon said:
The Pentium Dual-Core E6300 is now available at Newegg for $91. Came out quite a bit earlier than the supposed May 31st release date. Speced the same as the E5000s except for a 1066MHz FSB and VT-x support.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091

This might actually kill E7400 sales, as I don't think the extra 1MB cache on the E7400s are worth the additional $28 for otherwise the same processor. But then the Core 2 Duo sticker looks better than the Pentium sticker :p
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I think the extra 1mb of cache on the e7400 is worth $28 over the e6300. Reason is that its 50% more cache. And that has a much bigger impact on performance than going from a 4mb to 6mb cache for example. Cache performance reviews have demonstrated that going from 1 to 2 to 3mb CPUs show bigger gains percentage-wise over going from 4 to 6 to 8 mb cache CPUs.
 
I predict we're gonna have some confusing posts in the future...

Why e6300? Did they run out of numbers to use or something?
 
amenx said:
I think the extra 1mb of cache on the e7400 is worth $28 over the e6300. Reason is that its 50% more cache. And that has a much bigger impact on performance than going from a 4mb to 6mb cache for example. Cache performance reviews have demonstrated that going from 1 to 2 to 3mb CPUs show bigger gains percentage-wise over going from 4 to 6 to 8 mb cache CPUs.
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Well, don't forget the e6300 supports VT
 
I think they should've named it the E5550 or similar, except I think that name's also used by a Nehalem Xeon.
 
amenx said:
Cache performance reviews have demonstrated that going from 1 to 2 to 3mb CPUs show bigger gains percentage-wise over going from 4 to 6 to 8 mb cache CPUs.
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A dual-core Core 2 going from 4MB to 6MB is exactly the same as a quad-core Core 2 going from 4MB to 6MB, so any performance changes would be identical between the two.
 
Pylon said:
I think they should've named it the E5550 or similar, except I think that name's also used by a Nehalem Xeon.
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Agreed (about the E5550), but at least you are talking about two different product lines, mainstream vs server cpus, so it wouldn't be that confusing.
 
Zero82z said:
A dual-core Core 2 going from 4MB to 6MB is exactly the same as a quad-core Core 2 going from 4MB to 6MB, so any performance changes would be identical between the two.
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Not necessarily. Cache doesnt work lineary in the same manner as mhz. There may be apps that take advantage of only so much cache, beyond which makes little difference. Others apps may make use of more.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...ache-test-Seven-CPUs-reviewed/Reviews/?page=7

The biggest gains are from 512kb to 1mb to 2. Beyond that the difference is less.
 
amenx said:
Not necessarily. Cache doesnt work lineary in the same manner as mhz. There may be apps that take advantage of only so much cache, beyond which makes little difference. Others apps may make use of more.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,...ache-test-Seven-CPUs-reviewed/Reviews/?page=7

The biggest gains are from 512kb to 1mb to 2. Beyond that the difference is less.
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You don't get what I'm saying. A 4MB Core 2 Quad is two 2MB Core 2 Duo dies put together in the same packaging. A 6MB Core 2 Quad is two 3MB Core 2 Duo dies put together in the same packaging. So going from a 4MB quad to a 6MB quad is simply going from two 2MB cores to two 3MB cores.
 
Zero82z said:
You don't get what I'm saying. A 4MB Core 2 Quad is two 2MB Core 2 Duo dies put together in the same packaging. A 6MB Core 2 Quad is two 3MB Core 2 Duo dies put together in the same packaging. So going from a 4MB quad to a 6MB quad is simply going from two 2MB cores to two 3MB cores.
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edit. OK I see what you were trying to say, but you missed my point. And that was regardless of number of cores, going from chips with 1, 2, 3mb of cache shows a proportionally higher performance gain than going from 4 to 6 to 8mb cache. ;)
 
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E5200 (2.5GHz - 2MB) at $70, E5300 (2.6GHz - 2MB) at $80, E6300 (2.8GHz - 2MB) at $90, E5400 (2.7GHz - 2MB) at $90, E7400 (2.8GHz - 3MB) at $120... Talk about overlap, 'specially as they start adding VT-x support to some of the E5xxx parts.
 
amenx said:
The biggest gains are from 512kb to 1mb to 2. Beyond that the difference is less.
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But the difference is significant from going from 2MB to 3MB, less so from 3 to 6MB, but a perceptable improvement still exists.
 
Guys,

I just bought it this month and here some pix below.

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Vid core is too high but it works for me and will work around lower vid also need upgrade 1066 ram set.

Some forums for new Pentium Dual Core E6300 overclock stuff links below.

http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=6006

http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?93938

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=225349

http://forums.vr-zone.com/hardware-...00-slgu9-spec-page-intel-appears-finally.html

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=225275

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/507619-pentium-dual-core-e6300-2-8g.html

Glad I didn't bought 8400 or 6600 :p

phatbx133
 
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