AthlonXP 2200+ Vs Semprom 3100+

[herba98]

friends, How much better is a Semprom 3100+ vs AthlonXP 2200+ ? It's notable the upgrade of performance?

 

[Spitfire_x86]

I think it's ~25% better on average. IMO, not worth the upgrade, since it doesn't cost below $100 and you will need a new mobo (and RAM, if you don't have DDR400).

However, getting A64 3200+ (2.2 GHz, 512k L2 cache) should give you ~40% performance increase (on average) and I think it's good upgrade, though the CPU costs more.

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[Mr5oh]

As mentioned above, not worth upgrading, if you are looking for a cheap upgrade, a newer XP chip would be a better choice than a Sempron.

If you don't want to go with a newer XP chip, A64 would be about the only other way to justify an upgrade.

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[endyen]

The xp-m chips are the best choice for socket A. They all run at 2.2 gigs (11 X 200) at 1.65v.