i know there is double the L2 cache, but is there much performance difference?
dave
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i know there is double the L2 cache, but is there much performance difference?
dave
Cache can make a big difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by davidclayton
Quote:
Originally Posted by Benjamin
"Running at the same speed as the 3200+, the reduction in cache to 512k has only a minor impact on performance. In almost every benchmark, the 3000+ is only a few percent lower in performance than a 3200+. Even more important, the 3000+ performs very well compared to Intel’s 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 — a chip that sells for almost double the cost of the Athlon64 3000+."
http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1937&p=9
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dave
thats why i got one :D
how much would a amd64 3000+ cost?
i was wondering about the a64 3000 against intel and after looking its better to go with intel, the a64 3000 costs around £160 which is slightly cheaper than a p4 3c (£170ish) performance of the 2 is about as level as it gets but hyper threading gives intel the edge where it matters
overclocking is where the p4 steals it a a64 3000 or 3200 for that matter will only goto around 2.3gig where as a 3c/2.8c p4 whooshes up to 3.6+ easily and a 3.6 p4 wins
what should really make u go intel tho is the fact that the 2.8c is only £135!!!!
erm... what about this thing called erm... 64bit???
I didn't think there was much difference in price between the two.
I'd get the 3200
Yep around £165 ish for the 3000 and £200 for the 3200 64 ..
Ive had both and decided to keep the amd 64 3200 ...Just need a decent board to come out now for overclocking ...Well one with a agp/pci lock at least lol
*are nf3 250 boards going to run amd64 3200
*how much will they be
*when are they coming out, exact date
cheers