Socket 754 vs. 939?

[Loki1]

I just bought a Socket 754 motherboard with an AMD Athlon 3200+ processor. How is this different from a Socket 939 with the same speed processor?

 

[MustangSVT]

search for 754 for numerous debates and comparisons.

in short, 754 does not support dualcore, 754 does not support dual channel memory.

Imo, 754's lower cost did make it more attractive when I purchased it 4 months ago. and with 3200+ I was able to achieve 2.65ghz which I am happy about.
imo, dual channel doesnt offer that much of difference, and dualcore is too expensive (wasnt out when I bought mine).

And until in 2 or 3 years when I upgrade my pc, it should work fine.

 

[blackllotus]

Originally posted by: Loki1
I just bought a Socket 754 motherboard with an AMD Athlon 3200+ processor. How is this different from a Socket 939 with the same speed processor?

I believe it will just run hotter and may use more watts. I'm not sure if there is a speed difference, and if there is one I doubt it is significant.

 

[Icopoli]

There's virtually no performance difference between a 3200+ in either 754 or 939 flavors. S754 is essentially a dead-end socket if you want to upgrade past a 3700+, but it sounds like you're not too worried about upgrading anytime soon.

 

[Hacp]

Ya, performance difference between the PR numbers is non-existant since the higher clock rates make up for the lack of dual channel.

 

[mdchesne]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
search for 754 for numerous debates and comparisons.

in short, 754 does not support dualcore, 754 does not support dual channel memory.

Imo, 754's lower cost did make it more attractive when I purchased it 4 months ago. and with 3200+ I was able to achieve 2.65ghz which I am happy about.
imo, dual channel doesnt offer that much of difference, and dualcore is too expensive (wasnt out when I bought mine).

And until in 2 or 3 years when I upgrade my pc, it should work fine.

doesn;t it also have a slower fsb? like 800 was max right? 939 can support a couple gigahertz

 

[coomar]

the htt is lower but it makes no difference, clock for clock their a little slower but their at higher clock speeds, the 939's overclock better on average (since on retail its mostly venices and san diegos)

 

[BlingBlingArsch]

in some games dualchannel gives significantly more performance, up to 15%. Plus the dualcore thing, and that the Newcastle Core consumes more power....u bought a dead socket some would add, but if u bought it cheap, its all good.

 

[PepePeru]

939 supports x2 in a couple years when those become affordable

i have a 754 and 3200+ ive been happy with it

 

[fstime]

Do a search on this and you will find PLENTY..........

 

[Loki1]

About the dead socket issue ... so basically, upgrading my computer later on, like maybe 3-4 years down the road, would force me to buy a whole new mobo, right?

 

[Viditor]

Originally posted by: Loki1
About the dead socket issue ... so basically, upgrading my computer later on, like maybe 3-4 years down the road, would force me to buy a whole new mobo, right?

Yes...even 2 years.

 

[fstime]

s939 is a dead socket, just like s754.

We will probably see a few speed bumps then socket M2 will be released.

s939 offers more overclocking and dual core, thats pretty much it, the rest is the same performance wise.

Oh, I know they're PCI-e s754 motherboards, dont know about SLI though.

May only be on s939.

 

[akugami]

If S939 is a dead socket then M2 is a dead socket too. The truth is that S939 will proabaly have another two years as far as retail lifespan goes. When M2 gets released S939 will be pushed down to low and mid end systems while M2 goes into the high end market. S939 might not get the fastest cpu speeds nor get them first after M2's release but it'll still be a viable system for years to come.

If you want it and need the upgrade, buy it. Personally I think prices for S939 mobos compared to S754 mobos are pretty much dead even except on the higher end enthusiast boards which the S939 are cheaper. The CPU's are pretty similary prices too, at least for the A64's and not Semprons which aren't available for S939 yet. If you're buying a new system now and it's not to be a budget Sempron system, my recommendations would be S939. I suspect we'll be seeing S939 Semprons in Q4 2005 with the M2 mobo's and cpu's in Q2 2006 barring a delay.