What's the difference between the Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 and E6420?

This topic is locked from further discussion.

Avatar image for LonelyPrince
LonelyPrince

504

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#1 LonelyPrince
Member since 2006 • 504 Posts
(topic)
Avatar image for madrocketeer
madrocketeer

11197

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: -6

User Lists: 0

#2 madrocketeer
Member since 2005 • 11197 Posts
L2 Cache. E6400 = 2 MB E6420 = 4 MB Everything else is the same - including price.
Avatar image for LonelyPrince
LonelyPrince

504

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#3 LonelyPrince
Member since 2006 • 504 Posts
so basically the E6420 is the better buy, right?
Avatar image for EntwineX
EntwineX

5858

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 16

User Lists: 0

#4 EntwineX
Member since 2005 • 5858 Posts
so basically the E6420 is the better buy, right?LonelyPrince
Well yeah, especially if the price is the same like the above guy mentioned. But in many benchmarks I've seen L2 cache hasn't made a signifigant difference, so if it's clearly more expensive I'd skip it...
Avatar image for Krall
Krall

16463

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#5 Krall
Member since 2002 • 16463 Posts
Please see this forum: PC Hardware Discussion