Intel E8200 reviewed

[JPB]

Intel E8200 reviewed / Fudzilla

Not that good for overclockers ? 😕

 

[Extelleron]

Xbit labs didn't get good results with an E8200 when they tested it a while back either.

Maybe with the low-end 45nm SKUs, there is a larger chance of getting a dud. It's already obvious that Intel is binning with E8400 vs E8500, as the E8500 consistantly acheives better results.

 

[A554SS1N]

How is 3.6Ghz not that good? 😛

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: A554SS1N
How is 3.6Ghz not that good? 😛

3.6GHz would be good for a 65nm G0 chip, but it's not really good for a 45nm chip. Virtually every 45nm chip has hit 4GHz with reasonable voltages, yet this chip required 1.6V....

I suppose we've gotten so spoiled by the E8400/E3110/E8500's of the world, that 1GHz overclock is not enough 😛

 

[angry hampster]

1.6vcore? That won't last long :laugh:

 

[v8envy]

As Intel ramps production they may start binning driven by marketing as opposed to yield. Just wait a bit, the 8200s may improve on average.

 

[nyker96]

I think it's alright for casual OCers. 3.6 isn't too bad a deal. Does anyone know the asking price of this compare to E8400? that would determine if it;s worth it or not. If both similarly priced I'd go 8400 for sure as it's easier on the OC end.

 

[Davegod]

E8200 GBP£117 USD$240
E8400 GBP£140 USD$260
E8500 GBP£185

USA prices from newegg. Is that really what you guys are paying, or is it just that newegg has low stock? Usually in UK we expect to pay 30-50% more (and sometimes the UK price merely switches the $ for the £). FWIW the UK prices for the E8400/E8500 are untrustworthy since there's very little stock (and nil for the E8500 which may explain the big jump).

 

[bfdd]

6mb of cache though right? If they're priced right and can hit 3.6ghz without way to much voltage then I don't see it as that bad at all. Sure the E8440/E3110 will hit 4ghz, but even mine requires more than 1.45v

 

[TheJian]

With the ability to pick up a E3110 at excaliberpc.com it's a no brainer to frown on this cpu and get E3110 for $229. I'm sure there are a few other places to get it, and maybe even cheaper. Why take 2.66 when you can have higher multi and 3.0ghz out of the box? They've had enough time to bin these now too, so I'm wondering if they are just rejected higher chips that couldn't quite cut it acceptably?

No proof of it, but they seem to need more volts to hit 4. Perhaps just because higher needed FSB, but I don't know. Still a decent chip if prices drop closer to Intel 1000QTY levels (normally retail is only 10% above or thereabouts compared to 1000qty). Pricing on all of these is outrageous right now.

 

[Markfw]

I agree with TheJian, get the 8400/E3110

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: Davegod
E8200 GBP£117 USD$240
E8400 GBP£140 USD$260
E8500 GBP£185

USA prices from newegg. Is that really what you guys are paying, or is it just that newegg has low stock? Usually in UK we expect to pay 30-50% more (and sometimes the UK price merely switches the $ for the £). FWIW the UK prices for the E8400/E8500 are untrustworthy since there's very little stock (and nil for the E8500 which may explain the big jump).

Very low stock in the US as well. IIRC, the E8400 is supposed to retail around $200US.