aliessayli2 wrotecan someone explain to me why the 6400 is 2.7ghz and what difference does it make that its not a 3.2 like the 4460 and how to compare them otherwise
Intel wants to make more money, they have seen how the 4460 undercutted the 4590 and 4690 by being clocked at just 0.1GHz less than the 4590 (0.3GHz turbo), 0.2GHz less than the 4690 (0.5Ghz turbo) and being substantially cheaper, so they clocked the 6400 at 2.7GHz because it's easy to fool people into thinking that 2.7GHz is bad, as people rarely see the turbo speed (3.3GHz), which makes the 6500 sell more and maybe even the 6600. From a performance standpoint, the 6500 is better if you can get it for less than $15-$20 more than the 6400, otherwise the 6400 is the better deal. Frankly, I wouldn't get a locked CPU, I'd pay more, nearly $70-$80 more, and get an extra year from the CPU down the road.