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what's the difference between barton, thorton and thoroughbred?

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Lifer

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barton = 512 KB L2 cache, 333 Mhz FSB ,.13 micron
thorton = 256 KB L2 cache, 266 Mhz FSB, .13 micron
tbred = 256 KB L2 cache, 266 Mhz FSB, .13 micron

tbred = thorton?

which would be faster? XP 2400+ thorton or XP 2400+ tbred?
the OEM thorton costs less than the retail tbred @ newegg.
 
Tbred != Thorton

The Thorton is a Barton with half the cache disabled and is based on a different core than the Thoroughbred.

Which one is faster? I think they should be about the same, but I would go for the Thorton as it would have a larger die and would be easier to cool.
 
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Tbred != Thorton

The Thorton is a Barton with half the cache disabled and is based on a different core than the Thoroughbred.

Which one is faster? I think they should be about the same, but I would go for the Thorton as it would have a larger die and would be easier to cool.
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well, besides the larger L2 cache and 333 mhz FSB, what's the diff between barton and tbred?
 
Originally posted by: Lifer
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Tbred != Thorton

The Thorton is a Barton with half the cache disabled and is based on a different core than the Thoroughbred.

Which one is faster? I think they should be about the same, but I would go for the Thorton as it would have a larger die and would be easier to cool.
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well, besides the larger L2 cache and 333 mhz FSB, what's the diff between barton and tbred?
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Your question has been answered, man!
 
Originally posted by: Lifer


well, besides the larger L2 cache and 333 mhz FSB, what's the diff between barton and tbred?
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Well, some Bartons have 400MHz FSB. But that's pretty much it. The larger L2 cache means more transistors with a larger die. They're both built on the same processes and there were no new instructions introduced.
 
No, Thorton is just a Barton chip with half the cache disabled. Some people have renabled it so it works like a normal Barton.

Thorton is replacing Thoroughbred. It's easier for AMD to produce one chip and disable the half the cache than two different chips.
 
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