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Athlon 64 3000+
[blockquote]The Athlon64 3000+ is the chip that answers the need for a lower cost Athlon64. At just over $200, the 3000+ cuts the cost of entry for Athlon64 computing in half. This in itself is significant and should have A64 3000+ chips flying off dealer shelves.
Value, however, is not just about price; it is about performance for your dollar. The Athlon64 3000+ delivers value in spades. Running at the same speed as the 3200+, the reduction in cache to 512k has only a minor impact on performance. In almost every benchmark, the 3000+ is only a few percent lower in performance than a 3200+. Even more important, the 3000+ performs very well compared to Intel’s 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 — a chip that sells for almost double the cost of the Athlon64 3000+.
[link=http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1937]Anandtech: Athlon64 3000+: 64-bit at Half the Price [/link][/blockquote]
[blockquote]A lot of people have been asking a lot of questions. Could this be a “preliminary” version of the Athlon 64 CPU sporting half the cache of the current Athlon 64 3000+ 1MB L2 cache part? A new core? How does this CPU arrive at 512k L2 cache? Is this a simply a CPU intended to be a full speed 3200+ ( 2GHz ) 1MB L2 cache part that failed the binning process relegating it to “Newcastle” designation and a 3000+ rating?
[link=http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTYw]HardOCP: Athlon64 3000+ & The Future[/link][/blockquote]
Value, however, is not just about price; it is about performance for your dollar. The Athlon64 3000+ delivers value in spades. Running at the same speed as the 3200+, the reduction in cache to 512k has only a minor impact on performance. In almost every benchmark, the 3000+ is only a few percent lower in performance than a 3200+. Even more important, the 3000+ performs very well compared to Intel’s 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 — a chip that sells for almost double the cost of the Athlon64 3000+.
[link=http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1937]Anandtech: Athlon64 3000+: 64-bit at Half the Price [/link][/blockquote]
[blockquote]A lot of people have been asking a lot of questions. Could this be a “preliminary” version of the Athlon 64 CPU sporting half the cache of the current Athlon 64 3000+ 1MB L2 cache part? A new core? How does this CPU arrive at 512k L2 cache? Is this a simply a CPU intended to be a full speed 3200+ ( 2GHz ) 1MB L2 cache part that failed the binning process relegating it to “Newcastle” designation and a 3000+ rating?
[link=http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTYw]HardOCP: Athlon64 3000+ & The Future[/link][/blockquote]
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Athlon 64 3200+ $419
Athlon 64 3000+ $240 (Best Price/Performance)
Intel P4 3200mhz $397
Intel P4 3000mhz $274
Athlon 32 3200+ $324
Athlon 32 3000+ $206