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cpitchford
May 22, 2009Guide
More on CPU specs of the ReadyNAS Pro
Hi all, Does anyone know what FSB speeds the ReadyNAS Pro motherboard supports. I have three "servers" that I'm trying to consolidate. I figured that the file server (which is actually the slowe...
eurotech
Jun 04, 2014Tutor
Has anybody tried an Intel Pentium E6800 (LGA775, 2 Cores, 2M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 1066 FSB, 45 nm, 65 W TDP)? It was cheaper at retail, but currently costs more and is more difficult to find on eBay. Here's are some links to some comparisons:
PassMark C2D E6700 vs C2D E7600 vs Pentium E6800 (Copy and Paste this link)
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=1668&cmp[]=948&cmp[]=1398
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Pentium E6800
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Pentium E6800
TRANSCODING TEST
I went ahead and performed some rudimentary benchmarks, and it seems that the C2D E7600 performs slightly better at transcoding as expected. I down converted some videos to 720p using ffmpeg for AirVideo 2.0.00. I used this command for all files:
ffmpeg -i FILENAME.EXT -t 300 -vcodec libx264 -crf 23 -preset ultrafast -s hd720 -acodec copy FILENAME_PROCESSOR.mp4 -vstats_file FILENAME_PROCESSOR.txt
This is what ffmpeg reports:
C2D E6700
[libx264 @ 0x8da2ea0] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 Cache64
C2D E7600
[libx264 @ 0x8dd0f80] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cache64
MPEG2.WTV
Stream #0.0[0x5]: Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 20000 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 10000k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0.2[0x6]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 384 kb/s
C2D E6700: 30 fps
C2D E7600: 34 fps
1080P.MP4
Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 11998 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
C2D E6700: 21 fps
C2D E7600: 24 fps
4K.MP4
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 4096x2160 [PAR 1:1 DAR 256:135], 24686 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 48k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 317 kb/s
C2D E6700: 8 fps
C2D E7600: 9 fps
TEMPERATURE
I checked frontview during the last minute of each test and there really wasn't much of a difference in heat measurements, although the C2D E7600 reported lower for me overall.
C2D E6700
Fan SYS 1278 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2163 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 45 C / 113 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
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Fan SYS 1298 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2136 RPM OK
Temp SYS 60 C / 140 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 46.5 C / 115 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
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Fan SYS 1534 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2083 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 46.5 C / 115 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
C2D E7600
Fan SYS 975 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2191 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 44.5 C / 112 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
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Fan SYS 975 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2163 RPM OK
Temp SYS 60 C / 140 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 44 C / 111 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
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Fan SYS 1339 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2109 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 43 C / 109 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
FILE COPY TEST
I wanted to see if there would be any noticeable difference transferring files from share to share, but there wasn't any real difference. I didn't think to get out the stopwatch for precise time measurements, but the log files generated indicte each process completed within five minutes.
28,157 Files, 956 Folders
18.7 GB (20,091,560,191 bytes)
cp -v -r source/* E6700 &> E6700.txt
12:38AM
12:43AM
~5 min
cp -v -r source/* E7600 &> E7600.txt
2:33AM
2:38AM
~5 min
The real interesting part is when I deleted the subsequent folders with Windows 8.1. I deleted the folders before installing and running the test with the next processor to free up drive space.
Windows hovered around 94 items per second deleting while C2D E6700 was installed.
Windows hovered around 85 items per second deleting while C2D E7600 was installed.
Perhaps there is some merit to the hdparam scores? Not at all scientific, but more to add to the puzzle.
PassMark C2D E6700 vs C2D E7600 vs Pentium E6800 (Copy and Paste this link)
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=1668&cmp[]=948&cmp[]=1398
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Pentium E6800
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Pentium E6800
TRANSCODING TEST
I went ahead and performed some rudimentary benchmarks, and it seems that the C2D E7600 performs slightly better at transcoding as expected. I down converted some videos to 720p using ffmpeg for AirVideo 2.0.00. I used this command for all files:
ffmpeg -i FILENAME.EXT -t 300 -vcodec libx264 -crf 23 -preset ultrafast -s hd720 -acodec copy FILENAME_PROCESSOR.mp4 -vstats_file FILENAME_PROCESSOR.txt
This is what ffmpeg reports:
C2D E6700
[libx264 @ 0x8da2ea0] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 Cache64
C2D E7600
[libx264 @ 0x8dd0f80] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.1 Cache64
MPEG2.WTV
Stream #0.0[0x5]: Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 20000 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 10000k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0.2[0x6]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 384 kb/s
C2D E6700: 30 fps
C2D E7600: 34 fps
1080P.MP4
Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 11998 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
C2D E6700: 21 fps
C2D E7600: 24 fps
4K.MP4
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 4096x2160 [PAR 1:1 DAR 256:135], 24686 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 48k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 317 kb/s
C2D E6700: 8 fps
C2D E7600: 9 fps
TEMPERATURE
I checked frontview during the last minute of each test and there really wasn't much of a difference in heat measurements, although the C2D E7600 reported lower for me overall.
C2D E6700
Fan SYS 1278 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2163 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 45 C / 113 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
------
Fan SYS 1298 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2136 RPM OK
Temp SYS 60 C / 140 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 46.5 C / 115 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
------
Fan SYS 1534 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2083 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 46.5 C / 115 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
C2D E7600
Fan SYS 975 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2191 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 44.5 C / 112 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
------
Fan SYS 975 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2163 RPM OK
Temp SYS 60 C / 140 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 44 C / 111 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
------
Fan SYS 1339 RPM OK
Fan CPU 2109 RPM OK
Temp SYS 58 C / 136 F [Normal 0-65 C / 32-149 F] OK
Temp CPU 43 C / 109 F [Normal 0-60 C / 32-140 F] OK
FILE COPY TEST
I wanted to see if there would be any noticeable difference transferring files from share to share, but there wasn't any real difference. I didn't think to get out the stopwatch for precise time measurements, but the log files generated indicte each process completed within five minutes.
28,157 Files, 956 Folders
18.7 GB (20,091,560,191 bytes)
cp -v -r source/* E6700 &> E6700.txt
12:38AM
12:43AM
~5 min
cp -v -r source/* E7600 &> E7600.txt
2:33AM
2:38AM
~5 min
The real interesting part is when I deleted the subsequent folders with Windows 8.1. I deleted the folders before installing and running the test with the next processor to free up drive space.
Windows hovered around 94 items per second deleting while C2D E6700 was installed.
Windows hovered around 85 items per second deleting while C2D E7600 was installed.
Perhaps there is some merit to the hdparam scores? Not at all scientific, but more to add to the puzzle.
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