Who needs a E8400 when you can do this?

[demiurge3141]

E5200 + IP35-E, passed two hours OCCT small. Vdroop is a bit much, 1.35v in BIOS.


E5200 overclocked

 

[Tempered81]

Nice work on that OC... 4ghz at 1.304v! One of the nicest clocking E5200's I've ever seen. What are you cooling it with?

Now, go ahead and be a man, take her past 5 Ghz!

 

[demiurge3141]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
Nice work on that OC... 4ghz at 1.304v! One of the nicest clocking E5200's I've ever seen. What are you cooling it with?

Now, go ahead and be a man, take her past 5 Ghz!

I am using a cooler master hyper tx2 that's just lying around, no the best.

 

[Tempered81]

Its got good temps and volts. Thats one nice chip. 1.13vid, cool & probably clocked a lot higher than the other e5200s here.

 

[angry hampster]

Keep in mind that clockspeed isn't everything. You've got 1/3 the cache of the E8x00 chips.

 

[demiurge3141]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
Its got good temps and volts. Thats one nice chip. 1.13vid, cool & probably clocked a lot higher than the other e5200s here.

Actually I think there is something wrong with VID. The minimum voltage I can set in BIOS is 1.25 (IP35-E wouldn't let you undervolt).

 

[demiurge3141]

Originally posted by: angry hampster
Keep in mind that clockspeed isn't everything. You've got 1/3 the cache of the E8x00 chips.

True, but the thing that bugs me about the E8x00 is that for their price range you can get a quad these days.

 

[TC91]

nice cpu you have there.

 

[Gillbot]

Still not a direct comparison though. The E8400 has 6M cache where the E5200 only has 2M.

E8400 Spec
E7500 Spec
E5200 Spec

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Still not a direct comparison though. The E8400 has 6M cache where the E5200 only has 2M.

E8400 Spec
E7500 Spec
E5200 Spec

I agree.

Here is a review showing the performance cache differences make at identical clockspeeds:

http://www.pcgameshardware.com...viewed/Reviews/?page=4

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: jaredpace

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Still not a direct comparison though. The E8400 has 6M cache where the E5200 only has 2M.

E8400 Spec
E7500 Spec
E5200 Spec

I agree.

Here is a review showing the performance cache differences make at identical clockspeeds:

http://www.pcgameshardware.com...viewed/Reviews/?page=4

Nice overclock.

Yea looks like cache does matter.

With race driver grid:

e8200 @ 3.6 =94fps
e7300 @ 3.7 =85fps
e5200 @ 3.6 =76fps

e5200 @ 4.0 =79fps
e7300 @ 4.1 =93fps
e8200 @ 4.0 =103fps

About 20% difference between the 5200 and 8200 but the e5200 cost 50% less then the e8200!

http://www.pcgameshardware.com...ocked/Practice/?page=3

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: happy medium


About 20% difference between the 5200 and 8200 but the e5200 cost 50% less then the e8200!

http://www.pcgameshardware.com...ocked/Practice/?page=3

What's the difference in power requirements and heat output between a stock E8500 and an E5200 at 3.2GHz? I'm too lazy to google ATM.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: jaredpace

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Still not a direct comparison though. The E8400 has 6M cache where the E5200 only has 2M.

E8400 Spec
E7500 Spec
E5200 Spec

I agree.

Here is a review showing the performance cache differences make at identical clockspeeds:

http://www.pcgameshardware.com...viewed/Reviews/?page=4

Ah, was hoping somebody would link that.

 

[F1N3ST]

Here I sit, 2.8Ghz with a E6300, garbage cache, multiplier, and 65nm. I have 400 FSB to get 70% of your clockspeed. 400x12.5 is 5Ghz, probably couldn't handle it, but it makes me want to waste $60 on an E5200.

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
Here I sit, 2.8Ghz with a E6300, garbage cache, multiplier, and 65nm.

Doesn't that CPU have 4mb L2 cache. It was top of the line in its day, and the E5xxx series only has 2mb. That PCGH article showed the E6 series consistently beating the E5 series in every test.

Mine's the E6600 and it has 4mb. That was why I bought it, actually.

 

[n7]

Wow, way to rain on his parade.

E5200 @ 4 GHz is damn impressive.

I'd make sure Large FFTs is stable as well though...run Blend overnight.

 

[Rick James]

E5xxx series is an AWESOME chip. Used to have a 4Ghz E5400

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: n7
Wow, way to rain on his parade.

E5200 @ 4 GHz is damn impressive.

Especially at that low of a voltage. My friend's E5200 required 1.425v (BIOS) / 1.4v (CPU-Z load) to be stable at 3.75Ghz (300FSB), on an IP35-E.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Good OC there man, you have a special E5XX

 

[E4300]

Who's still gaming at 1024 resolution? Cache size is not a big deal if you don't game at that low resolution. Core speed is still KING.

OP,

Where did you buy that chip? Made in Malaysia or Costca Rica? What's the fab date? The last three 5200 bought from Fry's had date of 3/09. Two from Costa Rica and one from Malaysia. They top out around 3.1GHz at 1.22VID (IP35-E uses default VID), and 3.5GHz with 1.36V in BIOS. Actual load voltage is 0.02-0.03V lower if set to disable C1E and EIST. These were all M0 chips. Quite disappointing.

I had a tray E8400 (C0) that would run stable at 3.8GHz stock, and 4.2GHz with 1.40V BIOS.

IP35-E could also handle Q8200 without much fuss. 3.3GHz with 1.29V BIOS and more juice at VTT and VNB. The limit is often how much you want to pump up VTT and VNB (around 475MHz FSB). The key is to have some air flow over the PWM and NB heatsinks. Thermal load of Q8200 is only modedate.

 

[iCyborg]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
Here I sit, 2.8Ghz with a E6300, garbage cache, multiplier, and 65nm.

Doesn't that CPU have 4mb L2 cache. It was top of the line in its day, and the E5xxx series only has 2mb. That PCGH article showed the E6 series consistently beating the E5 series in every test.

Mine's the E6600 and it has 4mb. That was why I bought it, actually.

No, 6300 and 6400 had 2mb, later they released some model with 4mb, but it was named differently.

 

[cusideabelincoln]

^E6320 and E6420.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I'm just about to build my brother an IP-35E + E5200 system this week. It will be cooled using a Big Typhoon, so here's hoping I got one like yours.

 

[Insomniator]

Nice, my e5200 is at 3.5.. won't even boot at 3.6... must need more volts.

 

[demiurge3141]

Originally posted by: E4300
Who's still gaming at 1024 resolution? Cache size is not a big deal if you don't game at that low resolution. Core speed is still KING.

OP,

Where did you buy that chip? Made in Malaysia or Costca Rica? What's the fab date? The last three 5200 bought from Fry's had date of 3/09. Two from Costa Rica and one from Malaysia. They top out around 3.1GHz at 1.22VID (IP35-E uses default VID), and 3.5GHz with 1.36V in BIOS. Actual load voltage is 0.02-0.03V lower if set to disable C1E and EIST. These were all M0 chips. Quite disappointing.

I had a tray E8400 (C0) that would run stable at 3.8GHz stock, and 4.2GHz with 1.40V BIOS.

IP35-E could also handle Q8200 without much fuss. 3.3GHz with 1.29V BIOS and more juice at VTT and VNB. The limit is often how much you want to pump up VTT and VNB (around 475MHz FSB). The key is to have some air flow over the PWM and NB heatsinks. Thermal load of Q8200 is only modedate.

Malaysia, but I think this is OEM, got it for about $50 off ebay. Didn't expect much from it.