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New Wolfdale Processor Stepping: Core 2 Duo E8600 Review

Started by: Sebu | Date 07/28/08 11:11:01 AM
Comments: 32 | Last Comment:  08/28/08 01:40:24 AM

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Thx for the review.

Any word on whether the improvements and the new power envelope will find their way onto Yorkfield package?
[Posted by: Sebu  | Date: 07/28/08 11:11:01 AM]
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NICE! These should outclass those crappy X3s
[Posted by: AVR  | Date: 07/28/08 12:06:41 PM]
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Yorkfield is 65nm, they're not going to be releasing any new steppings for it.

Did you try using 95C Tjunction max? Most people agree it is more likely correct then 105C for the 45nm C2Ds.
[Posted by: blzd  | Date: 07/28/08 12:19:14 PM]
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Thank you for your great review
[Posted by: HamidFULL  | Date: 07/28/08 01:07:36 PM]
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5. 
I'd like to see something like SupCom in your CPU tests more often, seeing as its so tightly bound to the CPU and scales pretty well with multiple cores (and even better with a little tweaking)
[Posted by: Syrinth  | Date: 07/28/08 06:26:14 PM]
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6. 
Useful review; thanks!
[Posted by: CSMR  | Date: 07/28/08 10:22:57 PM]
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7. 
Cant wait for the Core Quad at 3.0 GHz.
[Posted by: ihii  | Date: 07/28/08 11:13:00 PM]
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8. 
Ok, the new Yorkfield stepping will be R0
[Posted by: Sebu  | Date: 07/29/08 01:46:07 AM]
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If I understand this correctly, all the performance figures for the Core 2 Duo chips are are normal, UN-overclocked speeds?
Perhaps someone knows offhand, and could tell me, how well the Quad core chips overclock? An answer as a very rough percent of base speed would be all I need to know/

Thanks in advance!
[Posted by: Visitor  | Date: 07/29/08 05:42:23 AM]
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10. 
The old Kentsfield scale to 3.5-3.8GHz, 4GHz on good water.

Yorkfield Q9450 scale to 3.5-3.7GHz, depending on cooling.

Q9550 will scale to 3.6-4.0GHz depending on cooling.

Q9300 will scale to ~3.2-3.3GHz(limited by multiplier).

QX9650/QX9770 won't scale much beyond 4.0GHz despite unlocked multiplier, they get too hot.

It is beyond 4.0GHz for a Quad the new R0-stepping for Yorkfield may be rally interesting, but then, Nehalem will arrive very shortly after it so it won't get much word.

[Posted by: xeizo  | Date: 07/29/08 05:54:32 AM]
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Thank you for the quick reply. Ya ochen' blagodaren!
[Posted by: Visitor  | Date: 07/29/08 06:31:40 AM]
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You should note that those speeds depend totaly on the chipset and motherboard used, as well as memory and cooling of course.

P45 is the all round best chipset for overclocking 45nm intel quads, they can push the highest FSB where others get FSB holed, useof extra voltage settings is required.
[Posted by: blazed  | Date: 07/29/08 11:19:21 AM]
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13. 
Q6600 are not 45nm!!!
[Posted by: Peter Stoba  | Date: 07/29/08 11:48:53 AM]
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I agree, why isn't super commander in there? It's one of the only game that takes advantage of quad cores. Same with assassins creed.
[Posted by: Mythos  | Date: 07/29/08 01:27:09 PM]
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Good to see the e8600 overclocking nicely. Higher frequency on two cores is going to be a lot more future proof for gaming in my opinion that the comparitively feeble clock of quads. Frankly you'd have to be an idiot to pay out more for a quad unless you have very special software or multitasking needs as the much cheaper e8 series defeating the quads in dual optimised software such as games.
[Posted by: Grant  | Date: 07/29/08 08:12:50 PM]
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Mythos supreme commander barely takes advantage of dual core let alone quad. Do your research.
[Posted by: Grant  | Date: 07/29/08 08:14:06 PM]
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Thanks for the great read, this will be next CPU!
[Posted by: Barry L  | Date: 07/30/08 05:03:00 PM]
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18. 
What's the S-Spec for this new revision?
[Posted by: jio  | Date: 07/30/08 09:08:56 PM]
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Hi, could you redo your overclocking tests using large FFTs instead of small?
[Posted by: Cain  | Date: 08/28/08 01:40:24 AM]
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