core 2 duo e7500 vs e8400

[kashifji]

salam.i am going to upgrade my cpu.i am unable to decide between two cpus.core 2 duo e7500 price is 11500 rupees and e8400 13500 rupees.i read some where that e8400 and e7500 have not big performance difference.plz give me Suggestion which cpu i should buy.my pc spec are asus p5gc mx/1333,ram 4gb 667mhz,radeon hd 6770,500 watt cooler master power supply.

 

[Baghi]

Yes, you heard it right. There's not much performance difference. However, E8400 has more and optimized cache.
E8400 also overclocks well if you do.

Why'd you want to buy or invest on such old socket? What about sell out your current mobo and get an i3-2100 instead? It'll cost you about equal and performance will be significant. Rethink your strategy.

 

[GhaniKhan]

Yes Rethink your strategy I32100 is best...

 

[kashifji]

because my budget is only 13 to 14k.i have not money for new motherboard and rams.how important is cache in gaming?e8400 has 6mb l2 cache double of e7500.will it make difference?

 

[Cerberus]

e8400 or better go with quad---btw you will get money after selling your board and rams..for i3 sandy..

 

[Ali Man]

In that budget, get a Quad-Core processor of the 775 Socket.

The only good and common model's available are Q8200, Q8300, Q8400 and Q9400.
Any of these processor's would be better than an E8400. And they also come in the same price which is in your budget but used.

In 11.5K, you can find a used Q9400 (6MB cache) which would be your best choice for now.

Just don't ever go for a Q6600.

 

[devnull]

The Rs. 7000 pentium g620 sandy bridge is faster than the e8400! So forget about upgrading to a faster lga 775 CPU. Go with sandy bridge.

 

[kashifji]

due to some reasons i dont want to sell my current motherboard and cpu.and my motherboard does,nt support quad core.plz give me choice in e8400 and e7500.will greater l2 cache in e8400 make difference?

 

[scar]

Dual Core e6500 performs same as C2D e7500 go for e6500.

 

[Baghi]

due to some reasons i dont want to sell my current motherboard and cpu.and my motherboard does,nt support quad core.plz give me choice in e8400 and e7500.will greater l2 cache in e8400 make difference?

E8400 is good then.

 

[hasanJ]

the difference between gaming performance for E8400 and E7500 will be very less so id say get the cheaper one

The prices u mentioned are EXTREMELY High for both processors bro

Ur throwing water down the gutter by spending 13500Rs on E8400 and 11500Rs seriously
this was the price of these processors 3 Years ago man

Think this through
i3 2100 costs ~11000 Rs and clear cut faster than E8400 and E7500
it even beats out Core2Quad Q9550 is Gaming and Q9400 is almost all applications

Sell ur Motherboard and Rams and replace them with Intel DH61 and 2GB DDR3

 

[soban123]

E8400 can compete quad q6600 in some benchmarks.........SO its the best choice for u , go for it.........or if u wanna buy new mobo too, go for i3

 

[devnull]

Dual Core e6500 performs same as C2D e7500 go for e6500.

Yes exactly. The pentium E6600 @ Rs. 7,000 or the E6500. Actually you can't buy e8400 brand new anymore. It can only be bought used.

@kashifji: If you are truly willing to spend 13000 on just a CPU then why not buy a motherboard + CPU of sandy bridge in the same price? See:

CPU: pentium g620 6800
Mobo: Intel Dh61WW 6400
Total 13200

If you sell your DDR2 RAMS you will get 2x the amount you need to buy equivalent DDR3 RAM sticks. Sell your existing mobo and CPU and free up even more cash. In which case going with a faster core i3 2100 is a good idea.

 

[Usama Ahmed]

I would suggest you to get core i3 2100 from my personal experience. Its extremely fast chip for its price.

 

[haroonshaikh]

Yes exactly. The pentium E6600 @ Rs. 7,000 or the E6500. Actually you can't buy e8400 brand new anymore. It can only be bought used.

@kashifji: If you are truly willing to spend 13000 on just a CPU then why not buy a motherboard + CPU of sandy bridge in the same price? See:

CPU: pentium g620 6800
Mobo: Intel Dh61WW 6400
Total 13200

If you sell your DDR2 RAMS you will get 2x the amount you need to buy equivalent DDR3 RAM sticks. Sell your existing mobo and CPU and free up even more cash. In which case going with a faster core i3 2100 is a good idea.

Great idea!!
U can sell ur existing mobo, ram and in ur given budget of 14000
Ull have a better pc..

 

[smaaz]

yar i bought e7300 used for 5k .. and someone was selling e8400 for 7k few days back .. dnt spend that much man .. be sensible like me .. i sold my board/pro/ram combo and going for sandy

 

[spartha]

Getting core 2 duo now would not be a great update choice, even a 4 ghz overclocked e8400 losses very badly to stock i3 2100

Source: http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7977&pageid=8046 check out the benchmarks

 

[Baghi]

Getting core 2 duo now would not be a great update choice, even a 4 ghz overclocked e8400 losses very badly to stock i3 2100

Source: http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7977&pageid=8046 check out the benchmarks

If you mind reading other post, he has some problem in shifting the platform (Idk what).

 

[spartha]

If you mind reading other post, he has some problem in shifting the platform (Idk what).

Yea I saw that I just assumed he was just reluctant to spent a little more on new motherboard or didn't want to get into the hassle of selling his old motherboard, just wanted to show him how big of a difference there really is maybe he might change his mind who knows.

Even going with the super budget h61 and i3 would beat anything a maximum oced e8400 could give out.

As for your choices id prob go with the cheaper one and oc it. If you have a really good motherboard like p43 or p45 u can go for e6500 even and oc it to 3.8 ghz or 4 ghz easy, wolfdale chip ofc not the core 2 duo, should be great money saver if thats what your going for.

 

[funky]

no man dont go for 775 now
if budget is problem go for G620 or G850 Sandybridge with Cheap mobo
for lga 775 dual core e5*** and e6*** series is better