comparing E8xx processors

[cadder]

If a person wanted a modest OC, say 3.6GHz, how would you decide between E8400, E8500, E8600?

chip multiplier FSB chipspeed
E8400 9 400MHz 3.6GHz
E8500 9.5 380MHz 3.6GHz
E8500 10 360MHz 3.6GHz

Would one reach this point any better than the other?

Would the performance be the same for all of them? Certainly the E8400 would be cheaper.

Would the E8400 possibly perform better by running the memory at a faster speed?

(Maybe this isn't a fair question because 3.6GHz is lower than theoretically possible. The reason I set it is that for work use, we don't have time to be playing with BIOS settings and running stress tests. We would like to tell our supplier what to build, how to set it, and leave it at that. Seems that a goal of 3.6GHz would allow this.)

 

[marshmellow1991]

well, it would be cheaper to get the e8400. I oc`ed mine to 3.6 without any voltage modification 100% stable

 

[roadrunner197069]

All will run 3.6 easy. The e8400 will be faster do to faster FSB.

 

[Huttfuzz]

If 3.6 is what you want, the e8400 does that on stock Voltages most of the time. The chipset must be able to handle 400 mhz. Most chipset do unless you have a very old chipset. I have an nForce 650i myself, which is not overclock friendly and it happily step up to FSB 400.

 

[greenbrucelee]

3.6 will work with no uppage in voltage, I am running mine at 4GHz and havent upped the voltage yet.

I set my FSB to 443MHz, the ram is running at 1064MHz (should be 1066), max temps are 56 degrees. I have ran prime for 3 hours, memtest86 for a full cycle, OCCT for a full cycle, 3dmark06. and no errors