intel cpu core 2 duo question?

Question

hello, i need a layman's description here. (no clock or bus thingy, unless u can tell me a good simple analagy to explain those terms)

i searched the web and most are askin like amd vs intel core2duo, but im curious to know, whats the diff between intel's own 4xxx series and 6xxx series? which is the one that people get now? i have clicked on the compare function in intel's website, but basically its just technical comparisons with terms that i dont know really. i just want to know bottomline, which is the series that ppl go for and why (if theres any preference that is.)

lets say im tinking of a pc for really normal usage, no overclocking or high end stuff to be done..

thanks for all answers =)

as for budget-wise, i would say im ok with a mid-range spending, (sorry im not in us so i cant give USD estimations) but bottomline is, if it is worth the money i am fine.

Answer 1

Basically the 6 series has MORE Cache , 2 times more.

The 6 series has 4MB of Cache
and the 4 series has 2MB of Cache

I will give you a good example of this difference.

Ok the 6 series is like having a BIGGER Fridge , hence you can store a LOT of FOOD in it, which will reduce the amount of times you have to go to the grocery store.

The 4 series is like having a SMALLER Fridge , hence you can store LESS FOOD in it, which will increase the amount of times you have to go to the grocery store.

This is why the 6 series is better cause it has to do LESS running around, and it is preferable.

But for what you need it for, you will be satisfied with the
4 series.

Answer 2

E4 generally is slower than E6

They are clocked lower than E6 ones, and all E4 has 2MB cache memory. E6 has 4MB cache memory. Larger cache memory translate to better performance in this case here.

Of course they are priced according to their performance.

Whichever that suits your budget will be fine.

Just FYI here....
Now some people are into overclocking, so usually goes for 4MB cache. Remember I said the difference is clock speed and cache size? overclocking increase the clock speed, but nothing can be done to the cache size. So some may go for the slower E6, and overclock them to higher speed to match the more expensive E6.

But most budget concious user will just go for the slower but cheaper E4.

Benefits of faster C2D is 3D gaming and multimedia editing, and some other CPU intensive stuff such as CAD, MATLAB and stuff like that, if you're doing it for your job. For these user, by all means they must get E6 for the better performance.

If you only use it for web browsing, chatting and entertaiment such as music or watching video stuff, even the slowest C2D is more than enough for you and will last you very long.

Answer 3

it's just new vs. old technology. The core2duo is a 2cpu processor computer built into one chip. So it will allow you to do multiple functions with faster processing speed on the computer.

You would probably not notice any differences if you are using the pc for normal usage.

But, if you are buying a new computer, you would want to go with the newer technology as programs and applications will be built using this technology and at some point no longer work on the older technology.

Answer 4

You would probably be happy with any of the dual core processors. The dual core allows for more efficient multitasking. Like watching a video and chatting online at the same time. I have a slingbox and my dual core laptop can easily handly watching TV and surfing the web or chatting at the same time while my brother's PC which does not have the dual core usually freezes and/or crashes.