Happy Sempron everyone!

[TheRod]

<A HREF="http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040728/index.html" target="_new">http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040728/index.html</A>
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2139" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2139</A>
<A HREF="http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=559&cid=1" target="_new">http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=559&cid=1</A>
<A HREF="http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q3/sempron/index.x?pg=1" target="_new">http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q3/sempron/index.x?pg=1</A>
<A HREF="http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/sempron/" target="_new">http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/sempron/</A>

Happy reading too! AnandTech pointed some very interesting point about pricing and rating. And the Sempron 3100+ is nearly as fast as A64 2800+, it might become an interesting overclocking CHIP.

The only big disapointment is that AMD clearly want to kill the Barton core, with their new pricing. So, if you want to get a FAST CPU for SocketA, buy it now or the only interesting option will become overclocking Mobile Barton.

but, this move is easy to understand, Barton core are bigger than tbred-B and by doing this, AMD want people to buy low-end A64 instead of "high-end" AXP.

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[Ned_Flanders]

Go AMD. Celeron D's don't even get a look in! :lol:

<font color=blue><font color=red>Milk</font color=red> my <font color=red>ass</font color=red>, and call me <font color=red>Nancy</font color=red>!</font color=blue>

 

[TheRod]

HE HE HE!!! It's true, AMD keep the low/mid-end crown with the now (or old) Sempron. But with the new Celeron D, the performance gap is clearly reduced.

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[Mephistopheles]

Much reduced. The 2.8Ghz Celeron D isn't as poor a choice as the old celerons were at all! The 2800 Sempron is still stronger, of course, and the 3100 is an excellent upgrader's choice...

<i><font color=red>You never change the existing reality by fighting it. Instead, create a new model that makes the old one obsolete</font color=red> - Buckminster Fuller </i>

 

[Nights_L]

So, if you want to get a FAST CPU for SocketA, buy it now

Will you?
I was thinking a little bit of it, but then I'm pretty sure it's not worth it to spend extra cash only for the extra L2 Cache, which did not increase the performance much..

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Lower clocked Semprons can be great overclocking choice, like lower clocked T-breds

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[JJKP77]

seriously thats a great thought about the l2 cache.
We all know L2 cache bumps performance, BUT. The processor
rating says it all. I wanted to get a 3200+ just for
the 1mb L2, but the 3000+ is only 200 points behind it in rating
and 100$ or so less expensive. Very soon expect to see cheaper AMD 64's
with the higher ratings w/ only 512k L2 cache at a much cheaper price.
The higher the cache the more cache(cash) you spend.

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[TheRod]

I was thinking a little bit of it, but then I'm pretty sure it's not worth it to spend extra cash only for the extra L2 Cache, which did not increase the performance much..

I know it might not be worth it, but, for people who have old SocketA CPU and have a tight budget, it's time to buy, because in a few months it might be hard to find Barton on the market.

I will personnaly not upgrade my CPU (see my signature), because I plan to get an Athlon 64 based-system by the end of the year. I was planning to upgrade in late august/september, but I will delay my upgrade a bit. I would really like to get a PCI-EXPRESS mb and a "low-speed" S939 CPU, and these things will probably be available in a few months.

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[TheRod]

It will be interesting to see how cache size will impact 64bit performance, I doubt that there will be much difference, but this might affact a bit the performance in 64bit mode.

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