AM2 64 x2 3800+ toledo/windsor difference??

[bache_au]

:? I noticed ther are different version AM2 64 dual cores 3800+ ie. Toledo and Windsor that perform differently in toms charts.

Q: When you buy them at the store, will the box state what core they have?

Thanks,

 

[rwaritsdario]

They Toledo core is s939 and the Windsor one is AM2. You can tell they were tested in different chipsets too.
The reason why the Windsors are faster is because they use DDR2 and since the memory controller in AMD chips is on the processor, its more mature. Future AMD CPUs will taken even better advantage of DDR2s bandwith.