Socket A Question?

[doglips]

What is the differance between a AMD Sempron 3000 Barton core and a AMD Athlon XP 3000 Barton? Both have 512 L2.....I know that the Semprons usually have 256 L2....Any body Know???



MSI K7N2 Platinum
AMD Sempron 3000 Barton
OCZ 512x2 PC3200
Leadtek 6600GT AGP
WD 80 Sata
Thermaltake 480 PSU

 

[ThunderGodThor]

They are on a 90nm rather then the 110nm or is it 130nm. Means they run cooler and faster ect. The slightly less catch wont make much diff in perfomance.

 

[mesarectifier]

I think 256K of L2 is going to make a slightly bigger difference to performance than 20nm. But yeah, they're pretty much the same, being it that they run the same core n all - this is based on comparing an Athlon 2000+ with a Sempron 2200+ - Athlon had more cache, Sempron had higher clock speed, they shared the same core, and both run identically.

 

[fainis]

as far as i know socket A ended with 130nm technology...never heard of 110nm on socket A ... correct me please i could be wrong...

 

[TabrisDarkPeace]

http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/

 

[timberwolf1]

This article may help you out. It compares Semprons and Athlons.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/127