[geeks] Sempron 64

[Phil Brutsche]

Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> I'm about to pick up an upgrade motherboard for an el-cheapo web-server 
> I have kicking around here and I was looking at the Newegg combos.
> 
> I have a choice between the Sempron 64 2800+ @1.6GHz w/256kB cache, or 
> the Sempron 64 3000+ @1.8GHz w/256kB cache.
> 
> The prices are so close as to be effectively identical.  Anyone know 
> which one would be faster?  The AMD "speed rating" indicates that the 
> 3000+ would be faster, but I don't know how much of that is marketing 
> bullshit.

If you're looking at the same ones I am, there's no BS, the 3000+ will
be faster - maybe imperceptibly, but it will be.

At the extreme low-end CPUs tend to work that way, a measly $5 raises
your lock rate a step or two.

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Phil Brutsche
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