Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton" Core wit 512kb L2 Cache.....already shipping!!

[vikash4900]

The new Ace from AMD is here...

Athlon XP 3000+ is here and available for purchase!! It will ship same day for you.....provided you have 630+ Green Bucks to spare!!

AXDA3000BOX, BARTON CORE, 512K CACHE W/ QUANTISPEED ARCHITECHTURE AT 2.16GHZ RETAIL BOX (333 fsb) !!

You can find it on Pricewatch here

Beware P4 3.06 GHz HT!!


Vikash

 

[mechBgon]

:Q

ETA 2/10

 

[chizow]

ETA of 2/10...same as announced dates (some have 2/7)

Chiz

 

[RanDum72]

AXDA3000BOX Athlon XP 3000+ BARTON 512K CACHE W/ QUANTISPEED ARCHITECHTURE AT 2.16GHZ RETAIL BOX


So, its not faster, ghz-wise, compared to the current 2700-2800+ T-breds. But the 512k of cache really makes it a 3000+ CPU?
Only time will tell (and bechmarks).

 

[First]

Originally posted by: RanDum72
AXDA3000BOX Athlon XP 3000+ BARTON 512K CACHE W/ QUANTISPEED ARCHITECHTURE AT 2.16GHZ RETAIL BOX


So, its not faster, ghz-wise, compared to the current 2700-2800+ T-breds. But the 512k of cache really makes it a 3000+ CPU?
Only time will tell (and bechmarks).

Yes, the extra cache certainly does. Wait for the review.

 

[kidjan]

Originally posted by: Evan Lieb

Originally posted by: RanDum72
AXDA3000BOX Athlon XP 3000+ BARTON 512K CACHE W/ QUANTISPEED ARCHITECHTURE AT 2.16GHZ RETAIL BOX


So, its not faster, ghz-wise, compared to the current 2700-2800+ T-breds. But the 512k of cache really makes it a 3000+ CPU?
Only time will tell (and bechmarks).

Yes, the extra cache certainly does. Wait for the review.

Not to be pushy, but:

When you do the review, would it be possible to also include information regarding heat dissipation and how much power it consumes? I'm curious whether or not the barton core will be any more efficient than the previous XP cores in terms of power consumption....

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Evan Lieb

Originally posted by: RanDum72
AXDA3000BOX Athlon XP 3000+ BARTON 512K CACHE W/ QUANTISPEED ARCHITECHTURE AT 2.16GHZ RETAIL BOX


So, its not faster, ghz-wise, compared to the current 2700-2800+ T-breds. But the 512k of cache really makes it a 3000+ CPU?
Only time will tell (and bechmarks).

Yes, the extra cache certainly does. Wait for the review.

Evan, any rough ETA on the review? Do you guys have to wait for the official launch, I suppose?

 

[StattlichPassat]

Zounds! :Q And it's exciting to see the clock speed slowed down with an insane amount of cache on-board... the questions will come, and the beatings will ensue.

 

[First]

kidjan, Anand will likely cover that, yes.

mechBgon, yes we have to wait for the official launch. The Pricewatch ETA dates and rumored launch dates at The Inq are pretty close btw.

 

[DeathByDuke]

heh released on the same day Red Dwarf Series 2 DVD gets released in the UK....

well thats some money put off that 3000+ then...

 

[RSMemphis]

Evan, you are such a tease...
I want benchmarks NOW!!!!

Yes, the extra cache certainly does. Wait for the review.

 

[andreasl]

And in other news, the Athlon 64 has been pushed back to September 2003. Opteron for Servers and Workstations will be released in April.

from the horse's mouth

 

[AdamDuritz99]

Originally posted by: andreasl
And in other news, the Athlon 64 has been pushed back to September 2003. Opteron for Servers and Workstations will be released in April.

from the horse's mouth

SUCKY!

peace
sean

 

[Pocatello]

Is it true it's going to cost around $600+, according to Pricewatch? If so, AMD isn't undercutting intel anymore.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
Is it true it's going to cost around $600+, according to Pricewatch? If so, AMD isn't undercutting intel anymore.

AMD has never undercut Intel on the 2.4 GHz P4 or faster chips (only the 2200+ chips and slower undercut the Intel counterparts). Pricegrabber shows some companies plan to sell the 3000+ Barton for $728. Pricegrabber prices which have been out for 2 days now.

 

[GTaudiophile]

If it's as fast or faster than Intel's offering, they don't need to undercut or undercut by much.

 

[KDOG]

Well, you know Monday is coming up and Anand always has big reviews on Mondays and usually just a little before the official launch dates!

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
If it's as fast or faster than Intel's offering, they don't need to undercut or undercut by much.

Sure they do. Performance doesn't equate to market demand or perceived value.

Who here is considering buying a 3000+ Barton for $600+ with their PERSONAL funds for their own PC???

..........................................<crickets>..............................................


I'm happy for now they released the Low-Bred B's, that'll tie me over until a stepping revision or two for the Bartons; then we'll see how much they're priced once Opteron/Hammer chatter increases.

Chiz

 

[HokieESM]

Chiz, I agree with you. I'm happy that AMD released the Barton... not so I can buy one, but so it might drive down the prices of other processors. The low speed Tbred Bs should be fine for what I want a new computer for--just basic usage (no games). Doesn't anyone else think that processors are getting insanely fast? I mean... not for gamers (or media encoders or computational intensive programs--you can never be too fast there)..... but for the regular Joe who might play the occasional year-old game, write papers in Word, send email, browse the web... hell, even video caps are accomplished fine on a 1800+.

As far as AMD undercutting Intel... they've NEVER really done that on the top-o-the-line processor. I remember when AMD broke 1 GHz first... it was also the most expensive. It happens. The AMD 3000+ should probably cost the same as the 3.06HT. Big surprise. Personally, I don't care who makes it... I just care how it performs. It'll be interesting to see benchmarks..... and I'll think about getting one when they're, oh, $150.

 

[Dug]

Athlon XP 3000+ is here and available for purchase!! It will ship same day for you

Droooooooooolllll....

provided you have 630+ Green Bucks to spare!!

Cough.. choke.. cough.. on drool..

 

[ShowdOWN]

3000+@2.16GHZ

watever. amd needs to get their heads out of their asses and stop using that bs clock speed reference.

 

[gregor7777]

Originally posted by: ShowdOWN
3000+@2.16GHZ

watever. amd needs to get their heads out of their asses and stop using that bs clock speed reference.

Will you eat those words if it performs faster that the 3.06HT?

 

[Alptraum]

3000+@2.16GHZ
watever. amd needs to get their heads out of their asses and stop using that bs clock speed reference.


What do you suggest they do?

 

[Tab]

I want to see how much that 512k l2 cache helps out...

 

[mechBgon]

I don't see you complaining about the large performance delta between a Celeron MHz and a P4 Northwood MHz, ShowdOWN. Maybe Intel needs to stop using that MHz nonsense and adopt a PR system.