phantomgett

December 09, 2009 at 11:09am

I wonder how this will perform in gaming applications. Dual Core, but the rumors are it'll include HT for an effective 4 threads of fun. Here's hoping it performs better than the C2Qs, because if not, why bother with it at all. I mean, Okay, you do get the QPI speeds, and it is cheap, but if it can't outperform a much older CPU at a similar price point...?

It's probably going into a friend's Budget Gamer. At least he'll have an upgrade path to the normal 1156s right?

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NAYRhyno

December 09, 2009 at 10:58am

I bet that chip would fit nicely in a low power HTPC. What kind of performance difference is there from having the larger cache be L3 rather than L2? Does each core have 512KB of L2 or only 256? Is the 3MB L3 shared, or 1.5 MB each?

Also, since I can't comment on an ad anywhere else... a Usenet ad on the front page? I know it has "legitimate" uses, but seriously guys? Don't let the Radar folks get the best of your morals.

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