Which AMD Athlon XP 2600+ to pick......

[BrandonS_Mil]

1) 2600+ w/ 512KB L2 Cache running at 1.917 GHz.

2) 2600+ w/ 256KB L2 Cache running at 2.083 GHz.

Which is better.... I can't find any comparison docs, other that which is beeter by l2 cashe or cpu speed but not both.

I don't have any bechmarck testing software to check them out so, any help would be great...

[nujackk]

simple answer choice 1. In all honesty you shouldn't even be asking this question. You don't need comparison, just bother to find out what the L2 cache is. and your question is answered.

Edited November 17, 2005 by nujackk

[Zxian]

Yup... 512KB L2 cache wins over 166MHz (something you can probably get back from overclocking - maybe). It's just that the higher clocked CPU has 1 step higher multiplier than the other one.

[newsposter]

There is actually a little-known Sempron 3000+, clocked at 2Gz, that has 512 Kb of cache. Very nice little CPU. Costs around $125 'on the street'. It's a Socket A, 130nm part. It's also the ONLY Sempron with 512 Kb of cache.

Common Wisdom believes that this Sempron was originally an Athlon XP but was rebranded a Sempron when AMD created the Athlon64.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Produc...9_11604,00.html