Athlon64 3100+

[a2jfreak]

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2003/archives/aug/socket754.jpg

http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=29;t=000377

[Thrax]

And it's a ****ty socket754 too. :banghead:

[a2jfreak]

So, how should we differentiate between the different Athlon64s?

Athlon64-754
Athlon64-940

-or-

A64-lite
A64-pro

Thrax said
And it's a ****ty socket754 too. :banghead:

[TheBaron]

hm i have that same configuration except with a 2.8c p4, and i get about 17000 even. so shouldn't that make it closer to a 2800+?

[a2jfreak]

I think optimizations will be made to the software to take advantage of its 64-bit nature.

Also, we don't know if that stepping is that same as will be shipped. We don't know if that motherboard is the same as will be shipped, nor if it's an under-performing motherboard. We don't know the RAM timings. Basically we know very little. We also don't know if that guy truly has the CPU or if he ran DF. I have no reason to doubt him, but I have no way to substantiate his claims.

TheBaron said
hm i have that same configuration except with a 2.8c p4, and i get about 17000 even. so shouldn't that make it closer to a 2800+?

[TheLostSwede]

That is nothing more than a with a big fat heatspreader on it.

Im very confused.

[a2jfreak]

I'm confused too because I don't know what you think it's nothing more than.

Mackanz said
That is nothing more than a with a big fat heatspreader on it.

Im very confused.

[Thrax]

It actually does look like an Athlon XP now that I look at the corners of the OPGA. And furthermore, the chip looks awful worn for something that should be brand-spanking-new.

[TheLostSwede]

ROFL!

I meant a Barton. LOL

[a2jfreak]

It could be. Who knows.

Thrax said
It actually does look like an Athlon XP now that I look at the corners of the OPGA. And furthermore, the chip looks awful worn for something that should be brand-spanking-new.

[Thrax]

And hasn't the AMD rumour mill stated that socket 754 isn't going to be ready..And all the release A64s will be socket 940? If this is true, that's certainly no credibility lent to the validity of this socket754 image.

Personally. I think AMD should go with socket 940 across the board and save themselves the money of having to carry 754 and 939.

[a2jfreak]

As for the rumor mill . . . until it is substantiated, it's just rumor. I've heard varying reports, only AMD truly knows which (if any) are true.

I agree with you that all the chips should be for socket 940. If A64 is an opteron re-badged, then it would save money for AMD as yields would increase, and just like the Barton/Thorton issue, if a 1MB cache CPU has some cache issues it might be used as a 512KB cache chip or 256KB cache chip. If they're all 940 and the only difference in the cache, then yields increase, thus saving AMD money.

Thrax said
And hasn't the AMD rumour mill stated that socket 754 isn't going to be ready..And all the release A64s will be socket 940? If this is true, that's certainly no credibility lent to the validity of this socket754 image.

Personally. I think AMD should go with socket 940 across the board and save themselves the money of having to carry 754 and 939.