Is the E6300 just Intel marketing? The E5200, E5300, etc are 800 FSB with 2 MB L2 cache, while the E6300 is 1066 FSB but also with 2 MB L2. I BSEL modded my E5300 to run on at 1066 FSB and it chugs right along at 3.45 GHz. So did Intel just do the same BSEL (only internally) to create the E6300?
Seems one difference is the the E6300 supports Virtual Mode whereas the E5xxx series does not, but perhaps that's something Intel just turned off on the E5xxx series?
And if Wolfdale normally (fully?) supports 6 MB L2 (at least on the E7xxx or E8xxx series, couldn't Intl have upped the E6300 to say, 4 MB L2 to further differentiate those from the E5xxx series?
Anyone know what the real deal is with the whole Wolfdale line?
Seems one difference is the the E6300 supports Virtual Mode whereas the E5xxx series does not, but perhaps that's something Intel just turned off on the E5xxx series?
And if Wolfdale normally (fully?) supports 6 MB L2 (at least on the E7xxx or E8xxx series, couldn't Intl have upped the E6300 to say, 4 MB L2 to further differentiate those from the E5xxx series?
Anyone know what the real deal is with the whole Wolfdale line?