What's the difference between CPU?

[barham92078]

Hi,
I'd like to upgrade my CPU but don't really know what the difference between Athlon XP, 64 and their variables are.
Can anyone give me some info?
Thanks

 

[CalvinHobbes]

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20051121/index.html

 

[xanis]

Take a look here first.

Athlon XP - Older chipset from AMD, was 32-bit and had laptop variation, XP Mobile.
Sempron - Older chipset for desktops, 32-bit and also had a mobile version.
Athlon 64 - AMD's 64-bit processor, more powerful than the XP chips and generally more powerful than their Intel counterparts.
Athlon 64 X2 - AMD's Dual-core desktop processor.
Athlon 64 FX - Just as powerful as the regular A64 chipset, but overclocks better.
Opteron - Server/Workstation processor, can be either single or dual-core.
Turion 64 - Chip specifically made for laptops Performance is decent.

If anyone else has some more infor or if I'm worng feel free to correct me.

 

[LED]

Originally posted by: barham92078
Hi,
I'd like to upgrade my CPU but don't really know what the difference between Athlon XP, 64 and their variables are.
Can anyone give me some info?
Thanks

If you inform us what which MoBo you will be upgrading it in then the CPU choices will be narrowed down...

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Per that last from LED, what is the starting point?

Different AMD cpu's have changed sockets many times, and the A64's go into some newer type sockets than the XP uses.

An aside to Xanis, don't forget that there are socket 754 Semprons running on NF3 & NF4 chipset MB's.

 

[barham92078]

Thank you all for your replies, it helps a lot!!!

 

[LED]

Originally posted by: barham92078
Thank you all for your replies, it helps a lot!!!

K... Thanks for the info

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Take a look here first.

Athlon XP - Older chipset from AMD, was 32-bit and had laptop variation, XP Mobile.
Sempron - Older chipset for desktops, 32-bit and also had a mobile version.
Athlon 64 - AMD's 64-bit processor, more powerful than the XP chips and generally more powerful than their Intel counterparts.
Athlon 64 X2 - AMD's Dual-core desktop processor.
Athlon 64 FX - Just as powerful as the regular A64 chipset, but overclocks better.
Opteron - Server/Workstation processor, can be either single or dual-core.
Turion 64 - Chip specifically made for laptops Performance is decent.

If anyone else has some more infor or if I'm worng feel free to correct me.

I want you to correct you on the sempron. some new ones are coming up as 64 bit variables w/ a 90nm process. This is the budget version of the Athlon 64

 

[barham92078]

Taking in acount the fact that the old processor and new one would have the same socket configuration in order to be compatible with the MoBo, is it better to change the MoBo when upgrading/changing the processor or is it ok to keep the same MoBo?

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Generally the thing to buy today is a socket 939 mobo and an Opteron(if you can find one), or a 64 or 64 X2.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: barham92078
Taking in acount the fact that the old processor and new one would have the same socket configuration in order to be compatible with the MoBo, is it better to change the MoBo when upgrading/changing the processor or is it ok to keep the same MoBo?

It's generally more a question of overall value. A really old system might currently have a cpu that is the bottom end of what fits in the processor socket, so that theoretically a large increase could be obtained with the same motherboard. But the nature of technological change is such that that very top end may be too far behind to be practical.

Not even the S939 has any protection from change. The roadmap that AMD is following is leading to Socket M2. We may never again see a Socket A remaining viable as long as that one did.


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