Originally posted by: Linux23
Anyone know how these will overclock? Should I pull the trigger now and buy one of these, or get the E6300 and overclock the snot out of it?
Xbit Labs' comparison has been oft-quoted in recent weeks. But at this point I wouldn't extrapolate any long term conclusions from their overclocking findings, as they tested just one specimen of each processor, making their results statistically insignificant.
But also remember if you buy a recently manufactured E6300 or E6400 you'll be getting a Q-batch processor, which means one with a genuine Allendale core (i.e., L2 stepping). And lots of people are saying those haven't shown the same overclockability as the earlier L-batch E6300 and E6400s, which had a Conroe core (B2 stepping) with half the cache neutered. Since the new E6320 and E6420 will have a full 4MB of L2 cache, they will also once again be Conroe-based chips.
Personally, I would (and am planning to) buy one of the new chips, and probably the E6420 for its higher multiplier. Xbit Labs' oc'ing results, even if they aren't statistically significant, certainly don't argue against that decision.