difference between these AMD 3500+ CPUs

[LOUISSSSS]

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 E4 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103603

and

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 E3 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533

same price, whats the difference? which is newer, which will run cooler?

 

[Aluvus]

They are different steppings. E4 is newer than E3.

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the exact differences between the steppings.

 

[Ryan Norton]

I think there was also an E6 out there... search by my username, I had an E3 3500+ and an E4 or E6 at the same time for awhile. I found the E3 the better CPU. Whichever newer stepping I had would not allow me to set 1T command rate in the BIOS of the computer I put it in, but I'd previously had 1T using the E3 3500+.

Here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1757476&enterthread=y&arctab=y

The mobo that allowed 1T with E3 3500+ but not E4 was an MSI Neo4 Platinum nforce4 ultra.

 

[RichUK]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2622

 

[BassBomb]

i wonder what i have i think mines E4

 

[luigionlsd]

So you're saying E3 is better? I'm probably gonna buy buying a 3500 in 2-3 weeks, so it would be nice to know. Thanks!

 

[Peter949]

My E4 does 2.9ghz@1.48v.

 

[F1shF4t]

Well E3 ones usually overclocked better than the E6 ones. I donno if they are better than the E4 ones though.

 

[Peter949]

I had a e6 3200+ and it wasn't all that great. Only did 2.7ghz and had to be 1.52v.