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losting_lamb   07-29-2008 at 07:51:22 PM

Which cpu better, e7200 OR PHENOM X3 8450

In Multi-tasking Situation, Like Run 3 Super-pi or Open Hundreds Of Webpages, Both Are Max Oc at default Voltage AND ORIGINAL HEAT SINK COME WITH CPU Which One Can Do Better?

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50bmg   07-29-2008 at 08:25:32 PM
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I am an e7200 fanboy. I love my e7200, see sig. At 3.8G it is giving me awesome numbers. ~17,000 3dmark06, 120fps cod4 max setting.

nothing i've done has pushed it. I must admit, i game mostly. I don't do much video and very little graphics. I do some photo editing and ripping/burning mp3s to CDs. I can burn a full music cd in minutes.

The phenom may hold the edge in multitasking, but i would put my money on the e7200 overall. It is a work horse.

How does that phenom OC? If it can hit 2.8G-3.0G with 3 cores, it would be tough to beat.

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pcspecialist   07-29-2008 at 08:34:08 PM
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I heard you can take the E7200 to 3.16 GHz with 1333 FSB with the stock factory Heatsink and fan. I have E7200 on the way to my house now but I haven't tried it yet. Has anyone out there actually seen or done any over clocking on a E7200 with factory heatsink/fan that can vouch for this?

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Craxbax   07-29-2008 at 08:58:01 PM
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The E7200 overclocks well and is about 10% less performance than a similiarly clocked E8x00. Since the E8x00 is currently the best option for dual core applications that says a lot. $/perfomancewise it would be my choice for anyone on a budget.
Here is a review:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] e7200.html


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aevm   07-29-2008 at 09:17:30 PM
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The more cores the better, if you're multi-tasking that heavily. Get yourself a Q6600. If that's too expensive, I'd prefer the X3 to the dual-core. It really depends on what you do. If it's just for gaming, the dual-core is just fine too.

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losting_lamb   07-29-2008 at 11:14:05 PM
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who can work better in 3 superpi

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roadrunner197069   07-29-2008 at 11:50:26 PM
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Ive overclocked many e7200s. All so far hit 3.4 and most 3.6 on stock cooler.

3.8-4.0 on aftermarket air.

The e7300 is comming on August 10th I heard. As well as the e5200. The 7300 has 10x multi while 5300 has 12.5 multi. e7300 $133 5300 $84.

Maybe they will b the new stepping E0 as test are showing the new E0 8600s are overclocking to 4.5 on air and 6 on extreme cooling.

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losting_lamb   07-30-2008 at 08:13:25 PM
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roadrunner197069 wrote :

Ive overclocked many e7200s. All so far hit 3.4 and most 3.6 on stock cooler.

3.8-4.0 on aftermarket air.

The e7300 is comming on August 10th I heard. As well as the e5200. The 7300 has 10x multi while 5300 has 12.5 multi. e7300 $133 5300 $84.

Maybe they will b the new stepping E0 as test are showing the new E0 8600s are overclocking to 4.5 on air and 6 on extreme cooling.




could you run 3 pi OR PRIME, test how slower than 1 at 3.6ghz?


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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   07-30-2008 at 08:24:00 PM
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^???. Why SupperPi? Sandra Multimedia/Arithmetic ; PCMark, 3DMark are better benchmarks. Prime95 is for stability testing not really benchmarking.

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losting_lamb   07-31-2008 at 06:57:14 AM
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Sandra Multimedia/Arithmetic ; PCMark, 3DMark can run same time for testing multi-task performance?

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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   07-31-2008 at 06:40:35 PM
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Latest versions are optimized for multi core.

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ravenware   09-03-2008 at 09:44:27 AM
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go with the e7200. If you feel the need to upgrade, you have a wide selection of chips. With the current AM2/AM2+ chipsets your choices are rather limited.

The 6400+ and 9850/9950 chips seem to be the only worth while chips and maybe the end of the line for the AM2 and the e7200 is a better performer than the 6400+

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iluvgillgill   09-03-2008 at 12:47:00 PM
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E7200 will be better and if gaming is your main objective then get the E7200 plus when OC the X3 8450 cant even reach what E7200 can do.

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