Intel E5800 3.20ghz vs G620 2.60ghz ?

[ScoobyDoo69]

Which one is better and why? I have both at my disposal..

CPU Mark results online suggest that the G620 is the faster than the E5800 by a couple of hundred marks. But the quick and easy Windows 7 System rating that I quickly ran suggests that the E5800 is the faster one?

I can use either, the performance for me matters with everyday things, and the odd bit of HD video editing from my cameras.

So which is best ? I am so out of touch with hardware it's untrue...

Thanks

 

[BarBrawllin]

I just googled and found a website that did some tests. In games the G620 is faster than a E5800 @ 4GHz so the difference in games would be more for you because you say your using the stock clock of 3.2ghz. But in things like video encoding the overclocked E5800 @ 4Ghz was a little bit faster but not a huge difference and in your case it would be pretty much the same or maybe even slower because your E5800 is running at stock clocks of 3.2Ghz.

Because of the faster DDR3 memory and inbuilt memory controller of the G620 it beat the overclocked E5800 in things like file compressing.

I would go with the new technology of the G620 especialy if you play games because it runs cooler with less power consumption.

I found this info here
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7976&pageid=8031

You say you have both of the CPU's you mentioned in your possesion,but do you have an LGA 1155 socket motherboard for the G620? If you dont then you would need to buy one and some DDR3 RAM,but this would be a good thing because you have a lot more updgrade options in the future like ivybridge CPU support and PCIe 3.0 for the next generation of graphics cards. Im only mentioning this because you say your out of touch with hardware and might not know that it requires a different motherboard than the older E5800.

 

[j.col]

here is a direct comparison at stock speeds
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=406

ignore, done it for a e8500 doh!

 

[Andrei23]

sandy bridge

nuff said

 

[ScoobyDoo69]

I just googled and found a website that did some tests. In games the G620 is faster than a E5800 @ 4GHz so the difference in games would be more for you because you say your using the stock clock of 3.2ghz. But in things like video encoding the overclocked E5800 @ 4Ghz was a little bit faster but not a huge difference and in your case it would be pretty much the same or maybe even slower because your E5800 is running at stock clocks of 3.2Ghz.

Because of the faster DDR3 memory and inbuilt memory controller of the G620 it beat the overclocked E5800 in things like file compressing.

I would go with the new technology of the G620 especialy if you play games because it runs cooler with less power consumption.

I found this info here
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7976&pageid=8031

You say you have both of the CPU's you mentioned in your possesion,but do you have an LGA 1155 socket motherboard for the G620? If you dont then you would need to buy one and some DDR3 RAM,but this would be a good thing because you have a lot more updgrade options in the future like ivybridge CPU support and PCIe 3.0 for the next generation of graphics cards. Im only mentioning this because you say your out of touch with hardware and might not know that it requires a different motherboard than the older E5800.

O I have two complete machines hence being able to run the Windows 7 System Rating. Well.. when I say complete, the only thing I swap is the graphics card and the RAM between them (10gb of 10666 DDR3) but apart from that, separate boards, cases PSUs etc.

It's not a special machine, it's just my media PC in the living room, which I use for films etc, browsing, and video editing. But I was previously using the E5800 machine, and when the G620 machine stuff came about it was a good year newer than my old machine, so I presumed it would have been much faster, but am yet to be convinced?

Thanks for the help

 

[ScoobyDoo69]

sandy bridge

nuff said

*whoooosh* What?

 

[BarBrawllin]

*whoooosh* What?

I think he means the G620 is much newer technology than the E5800 which is based on technology from 2006 so althought the E5800 might only be a year old since you bought it the technology in it goes back over half a decade(omg cant beleive time passed so fast) but the G620 is a lot newer and is based on technology that was released in 2011 and is an upgrade from the i5's and i7's that were around in 2009. Also the G620 system has a longer lifespan because you can swap the CPU for a much better one later on when you feel its needed and get a massive performance increase.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Because of the faster DDR3 memory and inbuilt memory controller of the G620 it beat the overclocked E5800 in things like file compressing.

This.

Even though the CPUs may have comparable performance the Sandybridge platform gives a massive boost to the overall user experience. Memory bandwidth is almost 3 times faster than c2d and throw in decent SATA3 controllers and you have a very nippy system.

Hypothetically If you could shove a g530 or g620 into a 775 socket you'll find that performance is not that much better than what you have. It's a very different story on a SB board.

 

[ScoobyDoo69]

Ok so best best is to stick with the G620 then and maybe consider upgrading the CPU to something a bit meatier in the future?

 

[numatic.nathan]

G840 is better and it's about £10 more. It's on par with the 1156 i3s, so it's pretty good value for money

 

[BarBrawllin]

Ok so best best is to stick with the G620 then and maybe consider upgrading the CPU to something a bit meatier in the future?

Yeah that CPU should be good enough to last you quite a while and in a couple of years u could grab an i5/i7 CPU for cheap or whenever you feel the G620 is starting to slow you down,but i dont think that will happen for a while because they are close performance wise to the i3's.

I dont know if all sandybridge motherboards are compatable with the ivybridge CPU's intell are going to release very soon but if yours is then you could get one of those aswell but apparently these not much difference between those and the current generation of sandybridge i5's/i7's.