What happened to A64 3200+ with 1MB cache?

[FreshPrince]

All I see now is 512KB L2 cache...

I have the 1MB cache version and I was thinking about getting another one...

 

[Anubis]

didnt they figure out that the cash made little or no difference?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Anubis
didnt they figure out that the cash made little or no difference?

Cash makes a huge difference Cache on the other hand has a smaller impact on performance than the PR suggest in many proggies, and perhaps being able to turn off the part that may have defects in it allows them to get more functional CPUs off the line?

 

[WebDude]

Wish my cpu had a $1meg cash. Sigh.

Anyways, the 1 meg version is still available in varous speeds, mostly in the DTR mobile configuration (which run in most mb's just fine, and cool even better because of their configuration, although you have to use a different heat sink setup).

See: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-443&depa=1

 

[Comparisonman]

More Cache does make a difference, but it also increases production costs. Perhaps they decided to decrease the amount of cache in the 3200+ so they could make it more affordable.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Comparisonman
More Cache does make a difference, but it also increases production costs. Perhaps they decided to decrease the amount of cache in the 3200+ so they could make it more affordable.

More likely it's related to yeilds. The Newcastle chips are still the same ClawHammer core, just with half the L2 cache disabled. AMD gets more functional chips out of cutting the L2 and uping the clock frequency, than they do keeping it as is.

 

[effee]

and its proven that clock speed > L2 cache anyway