Hi, I am thinking of putting together a new system soon and have been having troubles with picking between these two cpu's below. I am new to AMD's so i am looking for a little help. Also the system will be
pretty much used for gaming only.
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor 2.2ghz
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor 2.4ghz
One of my questions is, is there really that much more performance in the 4000+ to make someone want to spend the extra 120.00 on this over the 3700+ ?
Also what are the real difference's in these two cpu's below in lamans terms?
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
Model
Brand AMD
Series Athlon 64
Model ADA4000BNBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core San Diego
Name Athlon 64 4000+
Operating Frequency 2.4GHz
HT 1GHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 1MB
Process Type 90 nm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.35V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
Brand AMD
Series Athlon 64
Model ADA4000ASBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core ClawHammer
Name Athlon 64 4000+
Operating Frequency 2.4GHz
HT 1GHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 1MB
Process Type 0.13 µm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.5V
Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend... WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap)
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
