Have a Dimension 9200 and E6400 processor, upgrade to E6700 or Q6700.

Currently my Dell is a Dimension 9200 dual core with an E6400 processor at 2.13 GHZ 2 MB L2 Cache.

I saw on the forums that I can upgrade to either an E6600 or E6700 and decided on the E6700.

I've seen advertised online E6700's at 2.66 GHZ and another just out in Q2 of 2010 that is rated at 3.20 GHZ.

I'm inserting the link below from NCIX that is currently selling for around $ 97 Canadian:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=53576&vpn=BX...

My question is can I use the 3.20 GHZ E6700 processor with my Dimension 9200 or should I have to stick with the 2.66 GHZ ?

I see a few differences with the E6700 3.20 and 2.66 GHZ in the specs at the Intel website, but wondering if that will matter.

I've searched online for the E6700 and it seems that the 2.66 is out of stock everywhere in Canada, while the 3.2 is available...thinking 2.66 may have been replaced by the 3.2.


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Was searching online again today and found that the 3.2 is an Intel Pentium E6700 Dual Core Processor 3.2GHZ LGA775 2MB Cache and not the Intel E6700 Dual Core Processor 4MB L2 Cache.

When I search for the Intel E6700 Dual Core Processor 2.66 GHZ LGA775 in Canada, it says it is not in stock and won't be restocked. (mentions item is outdated).

I've found a few places in the US that still sell the Intel E6700 Dual Core Processor 2.66GHZ, however, it's much more costly that the Intel Pentium E6700 by about $100 - 200. (Also see the Q6700 (Quad core) in the US only for about $234).

Can anyone give me an opinion on what they would purchase here before I decide to purchase ?

I have a feeling the recommendation will be the Intel Dual Core instead of the Intel Pentium Dual Core after reading a few articles online, but decided to ask others that may have a bit better understanding between the 2.

Here's something I found online making me believe that I should not purchase the Intel Pentium and go with the Intel Dual Core:

Intel Pentium D CPU comprises of two dies, each containing a single core residing next to each other on a multi-chip module package. The Pentium D consumes a relatively high power. It runs very hot and is not a good OverClocker.


Intel Dual Core is the first dual-core CPU from Intel. The Dual core makes use of two cores on a single die i.e it has two chips in one package. It solves the problem of overheating of Intel Pentium D without compromising on the performance.


Intel Core 2 Duo processors are the next gen processors from Intel. It is developed with a new Architecture called Core. The new architecture of Intel core2 duo makes it a lot better processor that runs cool. Most importantly the Intel core2 duo is a super over clocker.



Thanks for any replies.