Athlon XP 2000+ vs Sempron 2400+

[WobbleWobble]

For an office-app PC, no overclocking at all. Cooler is better as it will be part of a silent PC. The larger core of the stripped down Barton should help cooling and the Sempron has a faster FSB (266 vs 333). I'm leaning towards the Sempron.

Any advice?

 

[Marsumane]

sempron. The sempron is more comparable to a 2600+ xp if my memory serves me right.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I need to be more specific and say it's the Socket A Sempron I'm looking at. The Socket 754 Sempron is clock for clock faster than the Socket A version. Most reviews focus on the Socket 754 so I'm having a harder time finding benchmarks for the Socket A version.

 

[imported_whatever]

if i were you, i would buy a mobile barton 2000+ and run it at the 1.35v that it is designed to run at. it will be a lot cooler than either one of them, the same performance, and not much more expensive (oem desktop 2000+ costs $57 for a thorton, the mobile 2000+ costs $70). also, you will then be able to overclock with it later if you want to.

 

[Zap]

Do not buy the mobile Barton 2000+, especially not the one from Newegg. It is NOT a socket A CPU. The 2200+ and higher mobile chips are socket A, but the 2000+ is NOT socket A. In fact, even though their description in the refurb section explicitly says socket A, I purchases two of them and they turned out to be some funky small socket.

For an office-app PC, no overclocking at all. Cooler is better as it will be part of a silent PC.

Mobile Barton 2200+ or 2400+, preferably the 35W chip. The motherboard still has to be overclockable because otherwise the CPU will be stuck at a 6X multiplier. Just run the CPU at around 10x200 at default 1.35/1.45 volts and enjoy a fast, cool running system.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I'd like to keep this as budget as possible (hence not using a XP2500+ or something). I know it's not a big difference but then it's not a big difference to go a step up, and a step above that

 

[Gamingphreek]

Hell for that matter why dont you try your luck with a A64 DTR. Those when they work (most people find themselves needing to use a beta BIOS) run very cool especially since the A64's have heat spreaders.

-Kevin

 

[TStep]

Socket A likes 1:1 ratio w/ the DDR. So if you are not overclocking and already have PC2100, choose the XP at 266 fsb. If you are using PC2700, choose the Sempron.

 

[0roo0roo]

no benchies? i'd like to know. but all the tests i've seen are 2800 and 3100 versions

 

[daveybrat]

Go with the Sempron 2400+. The 2200+ sempron's i've used run very cool. The 2400+ is the same price as a 2000+ but is faster, probably equivalent to a Athlon XP 2200+.

The sempron's are great budget chips, much faster than the durons were. Just built a 2200+ with the ECS combo from Fry's for my parents, runs nicely.