“Last year Intel gave us the Core 2 Duo, a competitively priced CPU with very acceptable prices for the low and mid-range. This year Intel introduced newer models from low to high end, we take a look at the new low priced E2160 model which has less L2 cache but higher multiplier and compare it with the low end part from last year, the E6300.”Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- All Core Duo and Core Solo Models @ Hardware Secrets
- AMD’s Opteron hits 3.2GHz @ AnandTech
- Sun UltraSPARC T2 “Niagara 2” @ Phoronix
- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Overclocking @ 3dGameMan
- C2D E6750 Review and Overclocking: 3.8GHz on Air @ Neoseeker
- Watch out Intel, there’s an uprising in Barcelona @ HEXUS
- AMD’s Barcelona architecture – July update @ Elite Bastards
Competing with themselves
The E6300 was released last year as the low end of the C2D processor scale, and it looks like it’s on it’s way out. The newly introduced E2160 runs at 1800MHz with a 200MHz FSB and a 1MB L2 cache, putting it in the same territory as the E6300. You can see what kind of an effect the lower FSB and smaller cache have on performance at Madshrimps, as well as a look at it’s overclocking ability.
