Wolfdale E8400 different stepping ?

[Cov]

I remember it was July 2007 when the Q6600 with a different stepping came out.
Supposed to run cooler than the previous one.

Having found an article (from Sept 08) about a change of stepping for the E8400 from C0 to E0, I was surprised because what on earth could you still improve on this CPU ?

A better overclocker ?

Source: http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cpu/intel/C2D/E8400_E0/index.asp

The following theory is not bad either ....

... Actually, it's just the last two numbers that we are concerned with ... The theory is that the closer these numbers are to "00" the better overclocker you will have. The reason behind this theory is the position on the wafer. "00" represents the closest to the center of the wafer and "99" the furthest away from center ...

Default

4Ghz

4.275Ghz

4.5Ghz

Benchmark Example

3.0 GHz === 15.694 sec
4.0 GHz === 11.716 sec
4.275 GHz = 11.108 sec
4.5 GHz === 10.483 sec



WTF ?

Source: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=177150

 

[Koslov]

It's nothing 'new' ehe SLAPL vs. SLB9J for E8400 C0 / E0

get E0 if you can.

 

[Cov]

I have a C0 version (since March 2008) and couldn't be any happier.