How can you tell which chips are these?

Bad Dude

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Hi all,
I am not familiar with the AMD XP chips. I got these two and want to keep one. I would like to keep the Barton but don't know which is it.
Here are the info:
Athlon XP 2600+
AXDA2600DKV4D
KQYHA0418TPAW

Athlon XP 2700+
AXDA2700DKV3D
AIUHB0316MPMW

Which chip do you guys think is faster?

Now that you guys help me decide which one is faster, I would like to see which of the combo is worth keeping?

Combo one:
-It's the ECS L7S7A2 with the 2600+ Barton, price $84.99.
or
-It's the ECS N2U400-A with the 2700+ TBreds, price $99.99.

Which combo is faster? I don't plan to overclock since the ECS boards cannot be overclock that high.
Thanks.

PS: Please include some info or link so I can read to distinguish b/w the two chips.
 

deadseasquirrel

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The "DKV4D" at the end of the 2600 indicates that it has a 512kb L2 cache, signifying a Barton.

The 2700 only has 256kb L2 cache, shown as a "DKV3D" in your numbers.

As to which one is "faster", heck, you have both... bench 'em both. Each should overclock decently. That being said, however, if you theoretically hit the overclock-wall at the same speed on both, the Barton with more cache would be the better performer.
 

Bad Dude

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Hi guys,
Thanks for the help on selecting the CPU now I just need to decide on the whole combo.
Thanks.
 

AMCRambler

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I thought the substrates were different colors on the thoroughbreds and the Barton's.