Intel Core 2 Duo @ Bit-tech.net
Bit-tech.net reviews the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU line up, based on the Conroe processor. Here’s an excerpt of the final thoughts:
In fact, there are a whole bunch of architectural caveats to investigate on Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors. One that we hope that we have answered here is the question of L2 cache. Despite there being some performance improvements as a result of having 4MB of L2 cache, we don’t think that the performance deficit is as big as some have made out. Out of the four processors we’ve looked at today, the E6400 looks to be a steal at £182, while the E6600 also represents good value for money.
We have a hard time recommending the Core 2 Duo E6700 and Core 2 Extreme X6800, but there is no doubting that the performance that these processors deliver is in a different league in virtually all scenarios that we’ve tested them in. If you’re looking to spend this kind of money on a new processor, you’re not going to go far wrong with either chip. Of course, AMD is set to reduce its prices on July 24th - that could make things very interesting, but it isn’t going to change the benchmark scores. Right now, the benchmarks are in Intel’s favour.
Read the full review of the Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs here.