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Title: Whats the Difference : Processor Question
Post by: mars01 on October 13, 2004, 01:23:31 PM

Hello All,

I am wondering what is the difference between these two processors that would change the price so dramatically, other than the other 1m cache and the .2 clock cycles.


INTEL P4-3.2E GHZ 1M DIE CACHE 800MHZ FSB HYPER-THREADING $201.00

Details (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=2058577)

VS

Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT Technology Extreme Edition - 3.4GHz Processor $1005.00

Details (http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=3666029)

Title: Whats the Difference : Processor Question
Post by: JTs on October 15, 2004, 02:25:40 AM

the extreme edition has 2MB of onboard cache. the 3.2 only has 1MB  and intel thinks the extra mb is worth the money

Title: Whats the Difference : Processor Question
Post by: Skuzzy on October 15, 2004, 06:59:01 AM

The 3.2E processor is the Prescott CPU.  The 3.2C processor is the Northwood and will outperform the 3.2E CPU in virtually every scenario.  And as a bonus the 3.2C runs much cooler.  75W versus 120W (maximums) according to Intel.

Title: Whats the Difference : Processor Question
Post by: ChasR on October 15, 2004, 09:03:01 AM

The P4 Extreeme Edition has a 512KB Level 2 cache PLUS a 2MB Level 3 cache.  EE has a 20 stage instruction pipe compared to the 31 stage pipe in the Prescot.  The prescott has a 16KB level 1 cache compared to the EEs 8KB level one cache.  So for your $1000 for your EE, you get a processor with approximately the same performance as a $500 P4 560 (3.6Ghz Prescott).  According to Intel the EE's heat dissapation is 102 watts vs the Prescott's 103.

Title: Whats the Difference : Processor Question
Post by: mars01 on October 15, 2004, 01:21:25 PM

Cool, good info!

Thanks for the responses and help.