E2160 vs E6600

[shovenose]

Dell Optiplex 755, mainly gonna be used for browsing and Minecraft.
Would the E6600 make it a lot faster than the currently in there E2160?
More specs:
-4GB DDR2
-160GB HDD
-Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit
-ATI Radeon 4350 1GB PCI-Express
Thanks!

[Newbie2]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

Are you referring to the Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz or the Pentium E6600 3.06GHz?

Either one of the two E6600s would be a lot faster than your Pentium E2160, since they run at higher clock speeds, have more L2 cache, and have a higher FSB speed compared to the E2160. It would be well worth it, in my opinion, to upgrade if you can get either E6600 for cheap.

I used to have a Pentium E2180, and I found that CPU was slow running at the stock 2GHz clock speed.

[ratdude747]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

I have the same PDC. for a conroe it is slow...

[PCBONEZ]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

E2160 & E2180 are both Allendale.

It's the FSB & cache that matter, not the CPU clock.
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[Newbie2]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

It's the FSB & cache that matter, not the CPU clock.
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The Allendale Pentium E2xxx processors lack both FSB and cache, running on a low 800MHz FSB and just 1MB of L2 cache. CPU clock speed is a little extra if you have it higher among the same processor series.

Both the Conroe Core 2 Duo and newer Wolfdale Pentium would outperform the old Allendale Pentiums.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

The Allendale Pentium E2xxx processors lack both FSB and cache, running on a low 800MHz FSB and just 1MB of L2 cache. CPU clock speed is a little extra if you have it higher among the same processor series.

Both the Conroe Core 2 Duo and newer Wolfdale Pentium would outperform the old Allendale Pentiums.

That doesn't change what I said in the least does it.
In fact it's confirmation.
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[Newbie2]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

That doesn't change what I said in the least does it.
In fact it's confirmation.
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I did intend to further support your statement with additional details, not try to change it around.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

No worries. I wasn't sure.
Looked the other way before I had my coffee.
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That said,
Didn't we have this whole conversation about a month ago?
As I said then, you can always check here for a ball-park comparision....
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
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I say ball-park because their data is from random end-users [not a lab] and for some their sample size is 1.
But it's better than nothing...
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[ncovert]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

The E2160 is more over-clockable, I think.

[shovenose]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

The E2160 is more over-clockable, I think.

It's a small Dell... no OCing... hot enough in there already I'm afraid the HDD and the KZG caps under it will melt...




BUT OH MY GOD THIS C2D E6600 IS SO MUCH FASTER!
Minecraft went from 47 to 110 FPS...

Wow!

[PCBONEZ]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

ZooM zOOm
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Can Minecraft be played on a local stand-alone PC or do you have to do it online?
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[Scenic]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

it's both, Single- and multiplayer.
The latter only works if you bought the game or have a "patched" client (which skips the login) though.
(and a server on hand which allows those versions to join)

Just keep in mind that it's a gigantic ressource hog (thanks to java), despite looking like New Zealand in Lego..

[PCBONEZ]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

[QUOTE=Scenic;218503]it's both, Single- and multiplayer. [QUOTE]
That's not what I mean.
Can it be played on an off-line machine?
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I don't want to have to connect to someone and I'm not about to set up a server for a game.
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I don't play games much but those I do play I've done so many times they're boring...
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[Scenic]

Re: E2160 vs E6600

If you use the loader linked above, it will download the newest version once (might need to tick "force update"), and it'll work offline from then on.

If you decide to play it, the single most useful ressource for information would be http://minecraftwiki.net

A little sort-of playthrough video (from the very basics upwards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UdEF...h_e_se&list=SL

The above video(s) were recorded when minecraft was still in alpha (i.e. late 2010), so some stuff isn't available yet in the version they're playing (wolves for example are completely missing).