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E4300 vs E6300

paniK

paniK

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hi all,

just being reading some reviews and opinions on the net but cannot quite fathom the difference between the two processors. Which is better and which is the one to buy even though the E4300 isnt out yet but will be when I put my order in for the build I posted on this forum earlier so want to know if its worth the wait?

thanks :)
 
are you going to overclock - E4300 is good for OC because it has high multi (*9), which is the same as the E6600. so you don't need a high fsb capable mobo nor an expensive RAM kit to OC the CPU.

Also if I remember it right the 4300 is the "Native" allendale with 2Mb L2 as opposed to current 6300 / 6400 where half L2 is disabled to give 2Mb (correct me if I'm wrong). Not sure if it will affect the OC though, but it is supposed to be cheaper.
 
From what I understand:

E4300 = 2MB Cache, 1.8GHz, 800MHz FSB

E6300 = 2MB Cache, 1.83GHz, 1066MHz FSB

But at the end of this quarter Intel will be replacing the E6300 with the E6320 for the same price. The only difference is 4MB cache instead of 2MB.
 
I would buy the 4300 personally x9 multi i think will be great for over clocking, the trouble with the 6300 you need fast ram 800mhz minimum for a good over clock example.

6300@ 2.8 400x7 which is 800mhz ram speed, same over clock on the 4300 would give you 3.6(if it went that high) so you could easily get a decent over clock on 667mhz ram with the 4300 and wouldn't need such a high running fsb motherboard.

edit: too slow was no posts when i looked.lol
 
It was recommended to me on here to get a Gigabyte DS3/4 or S3 motherboard and the OCZ PC-6400 1GB RAM. Would this be sufficient for a decent-ish overclock. I don't plan to go mad on the overclock by the way lol, if it goes to anything near 2.5GHz from 1.86GHz I will be more than happy I think :D

also sorry for sounding a bit thick but when's the end of this quarter? :p
 
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Then it doesn't really matter which one as either 6300 or 4300 will achieve 2.5Ghz with ease, though I'd still go for 4300 cuz you can alway lower the multi to give higher fsb.
 
steve258 said:
Then it doesn't really matter which one as either 6300 or 4300 will achieve 2.5Ghz with ease, though I'd still go for 4300 cuz you can alway lower the multi to give higher fsb.
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3GHz+ with ease more like. :)
 
Don't really need fast RAM to get a good OC on the 6300, just need RAM capable of going fast, mine is rated at 533 Mhz default but to my surprise it runs at 1:1 with the CPU @ 472 fsb making the ram running above 6400 speeds I believe.
 
Jihad said:
Don't really need fast RAM to get a good OC on the 6300, just need RAM capable of going fast, mine is rated at 533 Mhz default but to my surprise it runs at 1:1 with the CPU @ 472 fsb making the ram running above 6400 speeds I believe.
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Yup, roughly PC7552. :p

Is that 1T or 2T? Apologies for the hijack.
 
Grrr and I just brought a 6300 to overclock to :(

Still a £99+VAT I might just buy one as well a see which one performs better overclocked with my 8800GTS :)

Alf

Just noticed: "It is a special feature of gaming applications that they are sensitive to the bandwidth of the CPU-memory thoroughfare. That's why the Core 2 Duo E6300 has a bigger advantage over the Core Duo E4300 than in other benchmarks"
 
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Alf4 said:
Just noticed: "It is a special feature of gaming applications that they are sensitive to the bandwidth of the CPU-memory thoroughfare. That's why the Core 2 Duo E6300 has a bigger advantage over the Core Duo E4300 than in other benchmarks"
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Yeah, I still think the E6300 coupled with a higher FSB will trump all E4300's using the same setup.
 
Nobody should waste their time on an E6300 now.

The E4300 looks like it could be the new OC darling, higher multi and cheap as chips. Looks a winner.

Even if its not though , the new E6320 is coming very very soon with its 4mb cache to urinate on the E6300. :D
 
how much difference will there be between the newer 6300 vs older version in real world apps would it be faster than the current 6400 as im toying with this upgrade and getting rid of my 3800X2 . thinking behind this is 6400 supposed to be about same as fx speed but there pretty dear.
 
dgmug said:
how much difference will there be between the newer 6300 vs older version in real world apps would it be faster than the current 6400 as im toying with this upgrade and getting rid of my 3800X2 . thinking behind this is 6400 supposed to be about same as fx speed but there pretty dear.
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Depends heavily on whether the aplpication makes use of the extra cache that the E6320 will have. Roughly speaking you are looking at 5-10% performance increase.

I will be looking at the E4300 or E4400 line simply because my asrock motherboard can't do a very high FSB. (probably <300 max) so in real world terms I could get the E4300 to 2.7ghz whereas I would be stuck at 2.1ghz for the E6300.

At these different clocks (and for my setup) the E4300 would walk all over the E6300.
 
What has the E6300 got on the base of the package that the E4300 hasn't :)

If your board can run very high FSB frequencies, the E6300 may be the better overclocking chip...

oweneades - What AsRock board do you have?
 
Starfall said:
What has the E6300 got on the base of the package that the E4300 hasn't :)

If your board can run very high FSB frequencies, the E6300 may be the better overclocking chip...

oweneades - What AsRock board do you have?
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The E6300 only really makes sense if you have a board and ram capable of high FSB. However the E4300 seems to be hitting roughly the same level in terms of overclocking that the average E6300 is managing ~ 3ghz with no volt adj. (although clock for clock the E6300 should be slightly quicker due to its quicker FSB - although this difference would be tiny).

I have the Asrock Dual Vsata (uber cheap) and it maxes out at 340fsb although most people have found anything over 300fsb is unstable.

This is why for me the E4300 makes much more sense.
 
I found the same with my gigabyte board before it went cappoot! Not actually attempted with my new shiny asus mobo however and since its only based on the 945 chipset im assuming the fsb wont go overly high! so I will probably consider the e4300 as effectively a 300fsb gives you 2.7ghz compared to the 2.1ghz of the e6300 now that is a big difference!

So basically on 945 chipset motherboards it would certainly appear that the e4300 will be the only way to go
 
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