is the barton sub par?

[Corporate Thug]

i was reading a review comparing the 2700+ (2.17) and the 3000+ (2.17 Barton) and after conducting 20 benchmarks, the average performance increase with the barton was ~3.5%. Is the barton a sub-par core?

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: shady06
i was reading a review comparing the 2700+ (2.17) and the 3000+ (2.17 Barton) and after conducting 20 benchmarks, the average performance increase with the barton was ~3.5%. Is the barton a sub-par core?

No, it's not subpar. 3.5-4% is pretty good considering all they did was increase the L2 cache.

 

[pillage2001]

The ratings that AMD give the bartons are crazy.

If you're comparing raw Mhz against Mhz, the barton has the small edge over the tbred or palomino. Not when you're comparing Pr ratings.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: shady06
i was reading a review comparing the 2700+ (2.17) and the 3000+ (2.17 Barton) and after conducting 20 benchmarks, the average performance increase with the barton was ~3.5%. Is the barton a sub-par core?

Linkage? BTW, I too feel for most tasks it is sub par compared to PR rating but the price and overclockability of the newer ones is very good so it's still a winner IMO.