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More info?)
On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 17:44:26 +0000, Augustus wrote:
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> "Richard Miller" <miller57@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:iLz5d.235778$4o.89833@fed1read01...
>> what is the difference between the AMD XP-Athlon and the AMD Sempron?
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> Marketing scam, pure and simple. Barton 2500....1833Mhz, 512K L2. Sempron
> 2500...1750Mhz, 256Kb L2 . How they can justify the same rating with
> identical CPU architecture, 1/2 the L2 cache and slower Mhz is beyond me.
> The Barton itself was somewhat overrated at the higher end models. The
> Sempron is grossly overrated as to equivalent performance for all models.
The Sempron is rated against the Celeron, not the P4. And those of you
that think the Athlons are rated to the old 1400 and not the P4 might want
to note this before you argue the point again.
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