jcarle Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 and the 6MB cache is as big as it gets.....Just as an FYI, the Q9650, Q9550, Q9450, QX9775, QX9770, QX9650 all have 12MB of cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenskas Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 and the 6MB cache is as big as it gets.....Just as an FYI, the Q9650, Q9550, Q9450, QX9775, QX9770, QX9650 all have 12MB of cache.But have 4 cores so only really have 3MB per core like the E8xxx series when all core are being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian2055 Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 OK, basic CPU 101....The bigger the cache, the less often you have to come out of it to access slower thingsANDThe FSB (Front Side Bus) speed affects the communication with the rest of the system.The E8400 has an FSB of 1333Mhz (almost double the 800 of the E5400) and the 6MB cache is as big as it gets.....If you install it yourself (easy, as you found out), it's $167 at ZipZoomFly (they've been around forever) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...rodlist=frooglethanks for that info. i didn't know that's what the fsb is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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