Which is faster at the same rating? 'Socket A' semprons or Sempron64's?

JEDI

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1) Socket A (Athlon XP core):

Processor Internal Clock External Clock L2 Memory Cache Socket
Sempron 2200+ 1.50 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462 (socket A)
Sempron 2300+ 1.58 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462
Sempron 2400+ 1.67 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462
Sempron 2500+ 1.70 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462
Sempron 2600+ 183 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462
Sempron 2800+ 2 GHz 333 MHz 256 KB 462
Sempron 3000+ 2 GHz 333 MHz 512 KB 462

2) 754 pin (crippled A64 core):

Sempron 2500+ 1.40 GHz 800 MHz 128 KB 754
Sempron 2600+ 1.60 GHz 800 MHz 128 KB 754
Sempron 2800+ 1.60 GHz 800 MHz 256 KB 754
Sempron 3000+ 1.80GHz 800 MHz 128 KB 754
Sempron 3100+ 1.80 GHz 800 MHz 256 KB 754
Sempron 3300+ 2 GHz 800 MHz 256 KB 754
Sempron 3400+ 2 GHz 800 MHz 256 KB 754

ie: Socket A sempron 3000 vs 754pin sempron3000:
Socket A version has 4x more L2 cache and higher clock speed, but the 754pin version is based on the more advanced A64 core (albeit crippled)

Are they the same speed? if not, which is faster?
 

Fenixgoon

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Jun 30, 2003
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definitely the 754, especially since 64bit will be enabled (i have a sempron2800+ with 64bit and SSE-3)
 

Cardio

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Just completed two. Semp 3000 A and a Semp 3000 754. The 754 is about 20% faster on 3Dmark 2003 with same goodies except MB but even those were same brand, ECS's. Would never have tried this, but Fry's had special on these combos about a weed ago and I bought two (go outside and come back in, they said that's ok) and on the second one they gave me a Socket A version., which I didn't notice at the time. Only $69 bucks and I was not about to drive across town to exchange , especially since at the Houston store you only have a bout a 15% chance of having wheels on your car when you return to the parking lot. So I kept them just to see the difference. I was surprised, not that the 754 was faster, but by that great a margin. The 754 runs about 10 c cooler also. Neither of them OC much but that may well be the cheapie ECS MB's.