Author Topic: what is the difference between celeron ando ther Pentium pcu's? (Read 878 times)

Overlag · « **Reply #15 on:** August 27, 2004, 12:11:27 PM »

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Originally posted by MOSQ
I need a new gaming system, (especially for OzKansas!!!!) but am waiting till January when we should see a decent selection of PCI Express mobos, PCI Express Vid cards, SATA HDs, DDR2 memory, and the new Intel Chipsets out. That will force AMD to have further price cuts on Athlon 64s, and should create some very good price/performance systems.

I never buy cutting edge stuff, and this is a good time to wait for the inevitable price reductions on all these new standards.

an a64 3000 is very cheap now.......

Kev367th · « **Reply #16 on:** August 27, 2004, 12:35:25 PM »

By the time middle of next year rolls round, AMD Athlon 64 "dual core" cpus will be available (2 cpus on one die). Now thats what I call a speed monster. Imagine the speed of 2 AMD 64 3500's in one processor.

Overlag · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2004, 01:55:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
By the time middle of next year rolls round, AMD Athlon 64 "dual core" cpus will be available (2 cpus on one die). Now thats what I call a speed monster. Imagine the speed of 2 AMD 64 3500's in one processor.

SMP isnt that great, everything will need to be reprogrammed for it.

id rather have 1 4500 than 2 3500s. but since both intel and amd cant up speeds much right now, they are taking the easy route.....

Kev367th · « **Reply #18 on:** August 27, 2004, 03:26:03 PM »

SMP and "Dual Core" are different. The current range of AMD 64s already have the capacity for "Dual Core" but they "extra" CPU isn't built into them. This is not hyperthreading as implemented in P4s.
In fact dual core will primarily use the hypertransport bus between cores, but will also support slower hyperthreading.
All you have to do is set processor affinity to take advantage of it, run your OS on one core, your game on the other core.
Agreed though largest speed increases will need apps that are aware.

Saying that the first desktop dual core cpus will be based on whatever AMD FX5? CPU is current. Even without being able to take full advantage there will still be a measurable speed increase.

There is absolutly positively no truth to the rumour that AMD processors are cheaper, faster and better than Intel.