Wolfdale E8200, E8400, and E8500 Review

[bfellow]

X-bit benchmarks the upcoming Intel's latest Core 2 Duo 45nm processors:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale.html

 

[Maziar]

nice find thanx

 

[sharp910sh]

wow, may have to buy a e8500

 

[leo2kp]

I want one.

 

[zenmaster]

The e8400 is likely the sweet spot.

Only $20 more than the E8200 and $80 Less than the E8500 but clocked only 0.16Ghz less.

I wish they had OC'd that one as well.
However, there may be wide variation in the OC speed of these chips.
I was surprised that the two chips hit such different levels despite being identical chips on identical steppings with only default speeds different.

Binning may play some role. The E8200 only hit about 3.3Ghz on stock voltage which is not much over the 3.16Ghz of the E8500. I suspect Intel likely tests with a mild OC so this one got bumped down the lower bin.

My next CPU will likely be the E8400, but we will see.

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

My next CPU will likely be the E8400, but we will see.

If there are no new Yorkies in 2 wks, I'll be rite behind you, and I mean that in the most respectful, hetrosexual way posible!

 

[gamebro]

Yes I too really enjoyed that article! Xbit labs has been late on many things lately, but every now and then they get to be the heroes =)

I also pointed out there, the lack of E8400 OC results, but no doubt it will be very close to the E8500, since the only difference is the 9 to 9.5 multi. It is definitely the sweet spot in pricing. Pretty cool how they easily got to a 4.3ghz OC lol.
All in all, what an excellent product. Definitely lived up to the expectations.

In the article they mention these chips will be for sale in just a few days? I hope that is true, I got my $ ready!

 

[spuddyt]

i had my heart set on a quad core for my next upgrade.... but now i'm not so sure....

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

E84 + no volt OC 3.4Ghz = Happy Chopper

 

[spuddyt]

happy spuddyt 2

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

 

[caamsa]

Good lord Intell is releasing so many new chips....me thinks I will have to take a class just to become familiar with them all.

 

[epsilon84]

Man, check out that power consumption!

Spot the odd one out.

 

[makotech222]

so the E8400 is gonna be good at overclocking? guess im going for that one.

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

so the E8400 is gonna be good at overclocking? guess im going for that one.

I figure its gona be pretty close to the E85's OC figures, maybe 100-200MHz below, seting per setting.

 

[Shadow703793]

The Q6600 and the E6x50s are more than powerful for todays needs. I would save some money and just get a Nehalm by end of 08.

 

[metrazol]

That's amazing. 10-15% performance improvement, lower heat, lower power consumption, and all at no extra expense compared to their 65nm counterparts.

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

The Q6600 and the E6x50s are more than powerful for todays needs. I would save some money and just get a Nehalm by end of 08.

That's the best advice if you can wait. I've got a Pentium D on its last legs that is just hankerin for the trash heap. I'll go 45nm now and 32nm when it comes out.

 

[drysocks]

Same here. I have an Intel Pentium 4. Crashing, stuff at 1fps, fan bearings going. I just don't want to fix it anymore.

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

Same here. I have an Intel Pentium 4. Crashing, stuff at 1fps, fan bearings going. I just don't want to fix it anymore.

fortunately my P-D is not crashing (fingers crosed) but it's kinda like trying to keep up with Valentino Rossi when your on a chinese pocketbike. I need lots more scroti. :lol:

 

[quantumsheep]

That's the best advice if you can wait. I've got a Pentium D on its last legs that is just hankerin for the trash heap. I'll go 45nm now and 32nm when it comes out.

Pentium D's are still way more than powerful enough for most applications if they're overclocked. I have my D920 running at 4.3ghz (and has been for way over a year) and it's still a stonkingly good system. Show that to anyone 5 years ago and they'd burn you at the stake for witchcraft!

 

[jjblanche]

Q6600 or E8500...someone make the choice for me...

 

[OlSkoolChopper]

I vote for Wolfie for President.

Quantumsheep, you're absolutely right, but I have 1GB RAM, running Vista Biz, usually have three or four apps runing includng Photoshop, it's not worth upgrading my memory, the mobo is a Lenovo so I'm not even sure if it will OC at all, so it's best to just retire it...

 

[hypermagic]

Even if the 8200 only goes to 3.2 on stock volts, that should be mind-numbingly fast enough for me, coming from a Northwood P4.

I'm scrapping the P35 and E2160 and getting a X38 and E8200.

 

[jbj190]

Wow, only 30W at 3.0ghz? I'm sold.