aznguy0028 :
hmm, just curious, but why would anyone get a C2Q 9300 over a C2Q 9400, when they are the same price on the chart? same with the c2q 8400/8300?
They are actually the same processor.
There was an earlier article here on Tom's that explained the whole clock speed issue with manufactured blocks of processors and which ones get which speeds.
In the case of each of these two sets, I suspect the manufacturer's engineering assessment of the two lines of cpu's was that they were functionally identical, stable for overclocking to the same final speed, and at this point enough pc-savvy people were aware of it that made no sense to try to make a couple extra bucks on the number difference as most folks were buying the cheaper of the two and running up the speeds.
They'd drop one number line completely but big box folks like HP, Dell, and Lenovo still make a couple extra bucks selling the "faster" cpu's to less cpu-aware folks who just buy whatever they are convinced "looks cool" at Best Buy.