E7400 vs E8600 cache battle

[Buddy J]

E7400 vs E8600 cache battle (http://icrontic.com/ticker/e7400-vs-e8600-cache-battle)

[NiGHTS]

Very timely, I was wondering just yesterday what the difference in cache makes between processors that are able to run at the same speed. I could only really find 2-3 year old comparisons, which give basically the same results this benchmark does - not much.