cpu question

[DArK-aNGeL]

when looking at s 939 processors whats the diference between a 90nm (venice) and a 130 nm (clawhammer) apart for the price?
thanks to anyone who knows http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._939_cpus.html

[Lee H]

Venice are 90nm SOI and also have SSE3 side encodings and an improved memory controller over the Clawhammer.

The part below was taken from the AMD technical Forum ;

Here's the differences between 939-pin Desktop Athlon 64 cores in a nutshell:

512KB L2-cache parts:
- Newcastle (Model F, rev. DH7-CG): 130nm SOI manufacturing process, 512KB L2-cache, 89W TDP up to a 2.4GHz clockspeed.

- Winchester (Model 1F, rev. DH8-D0): 90nm SOI manufacturing process, 512KB L2-cache, 67W TDP up to a 2.2GHz clockspeed.

- Venice (Model 2F, rev. DH8-E3): 90nm SOI manufacturing process, 512KB L2-cache, 67W TDP up to a 2.2GHz clockspeed, 89W TDP up to a 2.4GHz clockspeed, SSE3-support.

1MB L2-cache parts:
- Clawhammer (Model 7, rev. SH7-CG): 130nm SOI manufacturing process, 1MB L2-cache, 89W TDP up to a 2.4GHz clockspeed, 104W TDP at 2.6GHz.

- San Diego (Model 27, rev. SH8-E4): 90nm SOI manufacturing process, 1MB L2-cache, 89W TDP up to a 2.6GHz clockspeed, SSE3-support.

[DArK-aNGeL]

cheers, i'll probably go for a venice 3500+ then , its a shame really, clawhammer sounds so much cooler