45TDP chips @ newegg

[awoeonip]

I noticed the 4050e and 4450e chips are now available at newegg. I'm having a hard time finding reviews/benchmarks for them. Is a 4450e comparable to a 4400+? Is there any difference other than the TDP rating? I am currently building an HTPC, do people think the $15 price premium for the energy efficient chips is worth it?

 

[visaris]

Quick Google search suggests that the chips are more or less comparable, with the primary difference being the TDP.

 

[pxc]

IMO, it is worth the extra cost for a lower power chip to a point. If the case you're using supports relatively high power CPUs (> 95W), you probably won't notice much of a difference if you used a cheaper 65W processor instead of a 45W processor. If you're more open to using much smaller form factor cases, you would probably have more flexibility in smaller case choices by going with a lower power processor.

I've crammed 65W X2 chips in pretty small form factor cases without problems and now I have a couple of 65W processors running in picoBTX cases (AOpen B200).