Dual Core Desktops
So far, the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester has remained unchanged for the most part. The X2 3800+ is still a bit pricier than its Pentium D counterpart, the 830, but it has proven to be the better CPU in Anand’s comprehensive X2 3800+ article. The big question is if the small increase in price is worth the increase in performance. If you’re not on a super tight budget and have the $15-$30 to spend, then the X2 3800+ Manchester [RTPE: ADA3800DAA5BV] is definitely the processor to go buy.
The Intel Pentium D processors haven’t fluctuated much over the course of these past several weeks. Intel still has the ball in their court with the entry level dual core 820 being drastically cheaper than AMD’s entry dual core, the X2 3800+ (Manchester). Even though they are not on the same level of performance, they are still entry level. We are hoping to see AMD add to the entry level competition, as more competition equals lower prices.
So far, the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester has remained unchanged for the most part. The X2 3800+ is still a bit pricier than its Pentium D counterpart, the 830, but it has proven to be the better CPU in Anand’s comprehensive X2 3800+ article. The big question is if the small increase in price is worth the increase in performance. If you’re not on a super tight budget and have the $15-$30 to spend, then the X2 3800+ Manchester [RTPE: ADA3800DAA5BV] is definitely the processor to go buy.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 (939) 3800+ 2x512KB Manchester
The Intel Pentium D processors haven’t fluctuated much over the course of these past several weeks. Intel still has the ball in their court with the entry level dual core 820 being drastically cheaper than AMD’s entry dual core, the X2 3800+ (Manchester). Even though they are not on the same level of performance, they are still entry level. We are hoping to see AMD add to the entry level competition, as more competition equals lower prices.
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PrinceGaz - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
"One of the 64-bit Semprons that caught our attention was the 2800+ Palermo core with 256MB L2 cache"A processor with that much cache would catch anyones attention :)
cryptonomicon - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
ah beat me to itJarredWalton - Monday, October 31, 2005 - link
Okay, fixed now - I thought someone had already corrected it. Though, I'd really love such a CPU for that price. :DMikeyJ79 - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
Those 3800+ and 4000+ processors are looking more tempting by the week, though I would probably still get a cheaper model at this point. That socket 754 3700+ at ~$178 looks like an interesting buy for someone already stuck on that socket. Soon there may be the Mobile 4000+ with the Newark core which would be nice for current socket 754 users who are able to use it in their desktops. I doubt the price for it would be all that welcoming, however.coomar - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
the new skt 939 opteron's are creating an insane buzz, the better ones are doing 3.0+ ghz on airkmmatney - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
Has anyone tried a mobile Sempron with 1 MB cache:http://www.shentech.com/smn3000bix2ba.html">http://www.shentech.com/smn3000bix2ba.html
Looks very interesting....
MikeyJ79 - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
I wonder how they got one of those? ....LOLTo their credit, though, they get the cache spec right further down in the listing. A 1MB L2 cache would mean it's not a Sempron anymore! :P
kmmatney - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - link
I'm reall tempted to get a mobile Athlon 64 - 1 MB cache for around $100. Are there any benchmarks anywhere for the mobile Athlons used in a desktop?