Difference btwn a P3-700@933 and P3-933?

[faye]

Hi, is there difference btwn these 2 cpu?
one oc/ed, one standard?

cuz i heard, the overclocked one can really get the speed of 933, but after a few months, performance starts decreasing.

Is it true?
P3-700E @ 933
P3-933EB

 

[jinsonxu]

You've to take a look at this thread then.

When Overclocking is NOT Overclocking

 

[DaddyG]

Is there a difference, the answer is a definite "maybe". The 700 part may have failed some of Intels tests, and therefore set to a lower speed. The 700 part may have passed all tests, but the demand for the lower speed chips, being higher, caused Intel to mark the part as 700.

 

[Origen]

Well there is always the obvious answer that that the overclocked chip voids it's warranty *chuckle*.