Xeon X3220 vs QC2 Q6700

[FrozenPixel]

Is there an advantage over either processor? They are relatively equally priced but not sure which one to order. They are both at 2.4Ghz. I just picked up a new MB and ram for my build which consists of Asus Maximus Formula SE and 4GB Patriot DC 800mhz, so I'm looking for advice on the processor.

Heres the system as it sits.

Coolermaster Praetorian 730
OCZ 600W Game X Stream PSU
Asus Maximus Formula SE
Patriot 4GB DC 800mhz
2 x LG H54N
2 x WD 320GB SE16
2 x Vantec SATA EZ SWAP
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F & SFF21D

Any suggestions would be great.

 

[FrozenPixel]

The board does not support the XEON that was easy. Sorry.

 

[The-Noid]

It supports the Xeon 3xxx series. They are rebranded C2D that supposedly take a lower vcore and are made to run longer.

 

[FrozenPixel]

Oh, do you think it would be the better choice then??

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: FrozenPixel
Is there an advantage over either processor? They are relatively equally priced but not sure which one to order. They are both at 2.4Ghz. I just picked up a new MB and ram for my build which consists of Asus Maximus Formula SE and 4GB Patriot DC 800mhz, so I'm looking for advice on the processor.

Heres the system as it sits.

Coolermaster Praetorian 730
OCZ 600W Game X Stream PSU
Asus Maximus Formula SE
Patriot 4GB DC 800mhz
2 x LG H54N
2 x WD 320GB SE16
2 x Vantec SATA EZ SWAP
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F & SFF21D

Any suggestions would be great.

The Quad Q6600 is 2.4GHz with 8MB L2 cache around $265.

Price Point $280: The e6700 is 2.67GHz with 4Mb cache. The X3220 has 8Mb of cache at 2.4GHz.

The Quad Q6700 is $525 at 2.67GHz with 8Mb of L2 cache.


It's all good 😀