Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail

[Tainted]

Hey everyone

Just wonder what the difference is between this processor
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz

And this one
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz

The description says the E5200 is :
- Dual Core Technology
- Core2-based CPU

But isnt there a difference between Core2Duo and Intels Core2?

Want this for play BluRays and 1080p MKV files?

Thanks.

 

[muon]

The latter is better. As for the difference between the labelling, the first chips is an Intel Pentium Dual-Core chip and Core2 isn't in the branding at all even if ocuk suggest so. The second chip is a Core 2 Duo chip.

This is all branding and you have to look at the specifications of both chips. The latter is a wolfdale chip, which is based on the penryn shrink. This is intel's latest dual core architecture. The intel e5200 is a wolfdale-2M chip which is also a penryn chip. But as the name suggests, it only has 2MB of L2 cache instead of the 3MB L2 cache the e7200 has.

The final difference is the multiplier and FSB. The e5200 has a 12.5 multiplier with a 800mhz fsb while the e7200 has a 1066mhz fsb with a 9.5 multiplier.

In theory this should make the e5200 easier to overclock on poor quality boards, but with your motherboard and RAM the 9.5 multiplier will be no problem.

They should both be able to play 1080p video.

 

[pastymuncher]

The E5200 has just come along and dropped right into the price bracket between the E2180 and E2200 on most retailers sites. It is vastly superior to both and would be an excellent choice for a Budget gaming pc. Intel now has far too many processors available with overlapping prices.

 

[Kirth Gersen]

Intel now has far too many processors available with overlapping prices.

True, but they tend to do this when migrating to their latest and greatest CPU range. Presumably the surviving Pentiums (eg the E2xxx range) will be dropped in the non too distant future.

 

[Tainted]

The latter is better. As for the difference between the labelling, the first chips is an Intel Pentium Dual-Core chip and Core2 isn't in the branding at all even if ocuk suggest so. The second chip is a Core 2 Duo chip.

This is all branding and you have to look at the specifications of both chips. The latter is a wolfdale chip, which is based on the penryn shrink. This is intel's latest dual core architecture. The intel e5200 is a wolfdale-2M chip which is also a penryn chip. But as the name suggests, it only has 2MB of L2 cache instead of the 3MB L2 cache the e7200 has.

The final difference is the multiplier and FSB. The e5200 has a 12.5 multiplier with a 800mhz fsb while the e7200 has a 1066mhz fsb with a 9.5 multiplier.

In theory this should make the e5200 easier to overclock on poor quality boards, but with your motherboard and RAM the 9.5 multiplier will be no problem.

They should both be able to play 1080p video.

Nice response. thanks mate.

I plan to pair this with a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L and Zalman HTPC case. It's purely for my Movie lounge. My current one is a AMD 3200+ @ 2.5ghz and it just manages 1080p video yet slideshows on BluRay. So this CPU and DS3 board should handle it no problem I guess and paired with a 9500GT.