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Allendale vs. Conroe

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Only the E4300 is a true Allendale, built specifically from the start with 2mb cache. E6300 and up are all Conroes, built with 4mb cache in mind, only on the 6300 and 6400 with half of it disabled (purportedly). It's there, we just can't get at it. Allendales are locked at 200fsb, while Conroes are 266fsb default. Also all but the 4300 have the virtualization tech in them....

So why does the E6300 and E6400 act like the true Allendale E4300 as far as temp software goes?

http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?page=2&skrivelse=500


"Allendale only has 2MB cache while the Conroe has 4MB. The present E6300 and E6400 also have 2MB cache and is often referred to as Allendale, this is wrong though. The core of the E6300 and E6400 is a Conroe, exactly as the other models. The difference is that half the cache has been deactivated. E4300 meanwhile is an authentic Allendale and only has 2MB cache. Another difference compared is that E4300 has a lower FSB and a higher multiple, not to forget the lack of Virtualization."

CPU comparison chart

E4300 E6300 E6400 E6600
Core Allendale Conroe Conroe Conroe
Frequency 1800 MHz 1862 MHz 2128 MHz 2394 MHz
FSB 200 (800) 266 (1064) 266 (1064) 266 (1064)
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 4 MB
Multiplier 9x 7x 8x 9x
 
from what I understand the later 6300 were Allendale cores not Conroes which is partly why they didn't overclock as much as the earlier ones, not sure about the 6400 though.
 
merlingt1 said:
from what I understand the later 6300 were Allendale cores not Conroes which is partly why they didn't overclock as much as the earlier ones, not sure about the 6400 though.
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That could very well be true, and I think my cpu is identified as a Conroe by CPU-Z....yep, just checked....it says Conroe.
 
My E4300 is identified as a Conroe as well by cpu-z so I wouldn't trust it to much.
 
Don't assume the E6300 and E6400 is only Conroes because there is a big bunch of them who are now Allendales. Just check the CPUz and see if it is 2 L2 instead of 6 B2 (former is Allendale while the latter is Conroe). Also if the code start with Q6xx, it's surely a Allendale.

 
Who cares? They all look great.

Mmmmm. Price drops. Damn. Now I'm going to have to spend some money.


Wonder if the wife will buy the "Look how much money I saved at the sale"? Lord knows she's used that excuse enough herself...
 
Hardware VT would have been nice but I have more than one desktop anyways. I don't know how well Brisbane does for accelerating virtualization (Pacifica).
 
If you don't have your processor up and running yet then use this handy chart.

The sSpec number on your C2D box or on top of the processor tells all.

conroeallendalemb6.png
 
Yup, confirmed, SL9T9 here....makes sense too since my cpu likes to have 1.45v in bios to make 3200mhz rock solid.

Since I bumped the volts to that setting...it has not even had a hiccup, and this is where it is staying.
 
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