e5200 - What is it ?

[Subliminal Aura]

The more I look at this CPU the more I think it's tosh. Yes it'll overclock but clock for clock something is just not right...

Looking at some of the super-pi results for an e5200 @ 3.6ghz and I'm thinking that my 2 year old e6420 overclock is better.

But more to the point - e5200 what is it really ? Some classify it as a pentium dual core

And it's performance does not in my opinion correlate with the wolfdales.

I'm just thinking that I should go for an e8x00 but am not sure how much better they are clock for clock in comparison to the e5xxx and e6xxx

Can someone shed some light ?

 

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Yeah thanks mate... I saw his thread the other night, very good comparisons.

PC use will be as a HTPC with the occasional gaming flurry.

So this leaves me with the e8xxx option - clock for clock what is it 10-20% gain over the old conroes ? Think they are pricey too for so little gain ?

 

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@Phatjayunoi my thoughts exactly. Thanks, I'm decided.

 

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NOT another email notification for this thread !

Stop willy waving guys - I'm considering unsubscribing from my own thread *DOH*

Didn't ask about overclocking the e5200 ! Already been tried, proved and tested on these very forums...

However !

Most of the questions have been answered expect for the one where I ask how the e5200 compares clock per clock to an e8x00.

Cheeeeoooorrrrs