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Great reviews for great New Year!!!Well Done
[Posted by: Marvic 
| Date: 01/07/08 08:00:56 AM]
| Date: 01/07/08 08:00:56 AM]
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Meet Intel Wolfdale: Core 2 Duo E8500, E8400 and E8200 Processors Review
Started by: Marvic | Date 01/07/08 08:00:56 AM
Comments: 156 | Last Comment: 07/02/09 07:16:48 PM
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Wow...I kept thinking that wolfdale would give us a 5-25% normal incresement, with 50-100% in SSE3/SSE4, but damn.....
AMD, I may have been a loyal fan, long long ago (K6-2..+) but ever since I moved from my 500mhz to a E6400 and then to a Q6600, and now, it looks like ill be waiting a year and moving up to the budget quad of 45nm, sorry AMD, but I gota admit this, your screwed.
AMD, I may have been a loyal fan, long long ago (K6-2..+) but ever since I moved from my 500mhz to a E6400 and then to a Q6600, and now, it looks like ill be waiting a year and moving up to the budget quad of 45nm, sorry AMD, but I gota admit this, your screwed.
[Posted by: Joz | Date: 01/07/08 08:45:27 AM]
| Date: 01/07/08 08:45:27 AM]3.
i'm sorry but something looks funky about those power consumptions numbers. Enough so that they are misleading!
[Posted by: Bill Gates | Date: 01/07/08 09:04:40 AM]
| Date: 01/07/08 09:04:40 AM]
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yaaahhh!!!! these should give a solid blow on AMD's balls!!!
these chips are good!
these chips are good!
[Posted by: anti-"AMD fanboy" | Date: 01/07/08 09:05:07 AM]
| Date: 01/07/08 09:05:07 AM]5.
Intel makes a processor that gives us 150% performance of best AMD dual core and only 1/3 of its power consumption. Guess which company I'll spend my money on...
[Posted by: Valerie | Date: 01/07/08 10:48:23 AM]
| Date: 01/07/08 10:48:23 AM]6.
AWESOME! This is why I still visit X-BIT LABS! For all the stuff they are late on reviewing (3870HD lol), every now and then they are the first in something big.
The processors performed as I expected, and will gladly buy a E8400 the moment it is available =) The only bad thing about this article, is they didn't overclock the E8400, but we know it must be good with it's 9x multi.
I too have been an AMD buyer my entire time on PC's (I am using a 3200xp AMD right now), but I will gladly make the switch for this kind of incredible power and low cost. I can't wait to run a E8400 at 4+GHZ!!! w00t!
What about Penryn Quads? The Q9450?----
Quad cores and games are not ready yet, and won't be for some time (alan wake is a joke, and crysis runs the same on quad or duel)... These wolfdales are bound to be king this year, as now we just need better GPU cards.
Quads are better for certain users, so yes if you like to encode or run multiple apps you best wait... For pure gamers like me, or people on a budget, buy, overclock, and love your wolf, you can't go wrong with it!
Thank you Intel, and thank you X-bit labs! =-D
The processors performed as I expected, and will gladly buy a E8400 the moment it is available =) The only bad thing about this article, is they didn't overclock the E8400, but we know it must be good with it's 9x multi.
I too have been an AMD buyer my entire time on PC's (I am using a 3200xp AMD right now), but I will gladly make the switch for this kind of incredible power and low cost. I can't wait to run a E8400 at 4+GHZ!!! w00t!
What about Penryn Quads? The Q9450?----
Quad cores and games are not ready yet, and won't be for some time (alan wake is a joke, and crysis runs the same on quad or duel)... These wolfdales are bound to be king this year, as now we just need better GPU cards.
Quads are better for certain users, so yes if you like to encode or run multiple apps you best wait... For pure gamers like me, or people on a budget, buy, overclock, and love your wolf, you can't go wrong with it!
Thank you Intel, and thank you X-bit labs! =-D
[Posted by: gamebro | Date: 01/07/08 12:19:49 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 12:19:49 PM]7.
Another great review x-bit! I'm really surprised of the low prices they're selling these babies. I'm definitely upgrading this year and the Core 2 Duo E8200 is perfect. Maybe I'll even overclock the thing since it has a lot of headroom.
[Posted by: fastpunk | Date: 01/07/08 12:46:59 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 12:46:59 PM]+ expand thread (4 answers)
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Those CPU power consumption tests are meaningless without whole system ustage as well. Everyone knows motherboards for Intel CPU's use a LOT LOT LOT of power compated to motherboards for AMD CPU's. It's very misleading cheering on the low power without at least noting that.
[Posted by: Pete | Date: 01/07/08 04:15:15 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 04:15:15 PM]11.
I admit AMD got killed. It would of been more fair if they put a Phenom against the C2Killers. Im still surprised how much damage Intel did when they originally released the C2killers, and when AMD64's were untouchable.
We live in fast changing times.
We live in fast changing times.
[Posted by: gman | Date: 01/07/08 04:25:05 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 04:25:05 PM]12.
If the quad core Yorkfields is basically just 2 wolfdale cores slapped together then why is there a delay with them? The "4 layer" pcb issue is a pretty lame excuse because if that is the case then the wolfdale should have problems also.
[Posted by: kjhsd | Date: 01/07/08 05:02:22 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 05:02:22 PM]+ expand thread (1 answer)
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Good god why won't you fanboy/girls shut up already? Your comments add nothing to the debate and you piss everyone off who immature you come off. Although I am pleased Intel has released another good product I am even more worried about AMD's survival.
If and now more likey when AMD goes bankrupt do any of you folks think another company will buy them out? I too do not want a monopoly in the cpu market!
If and now more likey when AMD goes bankrupt do any of you folks think another company will buy them out? I too do not want a monopoly in the cpu market!
[Posted by: Lion of Zion | Date: 01/07/08 06:04:40 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 06:04:40 PM]15.
Very nice, looking forward to playing with one of these. Only thing i would have liked to have seen were overclock results with the 8400. Well written regardless.
[Posted by: УÄThßêÇØMʧŸøµ | Date: 01/07/08 06:07:15 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 06:07:15 PM]16.
Excellent job on the compairson.
[Posted by: rlboyce | Date: 01/07/08 06:52:24 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 06:52:24 PM]17.
"As we found out, the maximum FSB speed for our processor was 540MHz. After that the system would lose stability. So, we can state the new processors have pretty high FSB Wall."
??
What does the fsb limit got to do with the cpu? nothing. This limit is caused by the motherboard. 540mhz is quite nice for a p5e btw! any NB voltage tweaking?
??
What does the fsb limit got to do with the cpu? nothing. This limit is caused by the motherboard. 540mhz is quite nice for a p5e btw! any NB voltage tweaking?
[Posted by: smokey | Date: 01/07/08 07:33:40 PM]
| Date: 01/07/08 07:33:40 PM]18.
AMD's chips will never compete against Conroe or Wolfdale until they
increase the L2 cache size.512kb per core on all their 65nm chips-even
Phenoms-is pathetic.Intel keeps adding cache while AMD keeps sub-
tracting it-no wonder they are losing the cpu wars!
increase the L2 cache size.512kb per core on all their 65nm chips-even
Phenoms-is pathetic.Intel keeps adding cache while AMD keeps sub-
tracting it-no wonder they are losing the cpu wars!
[Posted by: wake up and smell the cache | Date: 01/08/08 01:32:38 AM]
| Date: 01/08/08 01:32:38 AM]19.
Guys, what memory would be better for higher OC of Wolfdale, one on 800MHz or on 1066MHz?
Thanx people:-)
Thanx people:-)
[Posted by: Cokio | Date: 01/08/08 02:01:46 AM]
| Date: 01/08/08 02:01:46 AM]20.
nice review, me likey !
wolfdale is gonna be another nail in amd's coffin...or should i say the stake through amd's heart?
wolfdale is gonna be another nail in amd's coffin...or should i say the stake through amd's heart?
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