Athlon xp 3200+ vs Athlon 64 3000+

[primarypunisher]

I was just wondering which is better on newegg they're the same price. Someone told me that the 64 will run everything way better, including games.

 

[Yuniverse]

I'm also interested in this.

what about 1.4GHz Opteron?
Which of the three are better?

 

[BigJ]

Hands down A64/

 

[primarypunisher]

ive heard that but why, anyone can say either or its there opinion could you please give some reasons?

 

[joe2004]

Overclock both to 2.4 GHz if you can and the difference in benchmarks will be somewhere between 12 and 15%. Not to mention that 64-bit thing.

 

[nick1985]

LOL! a64 by far

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: primarypunisher
ive heard that but why, anyone can say either or its there opinion could you please give some reasons?

The benchmarks speak for themselves. Not to mention the current A64 platform has a wee bit more lifespan left then the Socket A Platform(I forget what number theyre stopping).

 

[mato7742]

a64 i'm afraid.

 

[Sunbird]

If you want to know why it is faster , read the article on AnandTech.

It boils down to having an improved core over Athlon XP, 64bit registers, and on board memory controller.

And anyway, AMD ran away with their model rating on the Athlon XP in the end.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I've tested my Barton@2.43ghz 422DDR dual channel synch mode vs A64 3000+@speeds to 2.2ghz 1:1 and 2.3ghz 384DDR and the Barton beats it for SETI and POVRAY plus gives it a good run in synthetics. Real games is where the A64 has shined for me so far. The difference is substantial between the 2 CPUs in gaming and they are close on other tasks so that makes the A64 the much better buy, especially since it's ready for 64bit software and sktA is at the end of the road. SP2 coming for windows XP will include support for the A64's on-board buffer overflow protection so that's yet another thing in it's favor.

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: Sunbird
If you want to know why it is faster , read the article on AnandTech.

It boils down to having an improved core over Athlon XP, 64bit registers, and on board memory controller.

And anyway, AMD ran away with their model rating on the Athlon XP in the end.

Pssst...A64's (except for the FX) don't have on die memory controllers.

<--has a FX 51, and 3 A64's. Trust me, the memory bandwidth scores tell all

 

[Sunbird]

Yeah well, somebody else please correct or support me on this, but I'm certain the A64 has on die controllers just not dual channel like the FX's.

 

[bjc112]

AMD ran away with their model rating on the Athlon XP in the end.

ON the 3000+ and 3200+

All others were right on the mark, if not generous..

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: RoninCS

Originally posted by: Sunbird
If you want to know why it is faster , read the article on AnandTech.

It boils down to having an improved core over Athlon XP, 64bit registers, and on board memory controller.

And anyway, AMD ran away with their model rating on the Athlon XP in the end.

Pssst...A64's (except for the FX) don't have on die memory controllers.

<--has a FX 51, and 3 A64's. Trust me, the memory bandwidth scores tell all

All A64's have on die memory controllers, the FX has dual controllers and the A64 models have a single controller.

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: RoninCS

Originally posted by: Sunbird
If you want to know why it is faster , read the article on AnandTech.

It boils down to having an improved core over Athlon XP, 64bit registers, and on board memory controller.

And anyway, AMD ran away with their model rating on the Athlon XP in the end.

Pssst...A64's (except for the FX) don't have on die memory controllers.

<--has a FX 51, and 3 A64's. Trust me, the memory bandwidth scores tell all

All A64's have on die memory controllers, the FX has dual controllers and the A64 models have a single controller.

He's right. I didn't provide the exact information (and I knew the answer). Thanks for providing the accurate info, Dapunisher.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

No problemo brudda, we all have a brain fart now and then