A good article comparing the XP's to the MP's at GamePC. No performance difference according to them.
<< So why should consumers pay an extra 30% to get an Athlon MP processor over an Athlon XP processor? Good question, indeed. Perhaps someone at AMD would like to explain? I for one certainly can't see any reason. As of now, the only real difference that can be seen is the L1 bridges on top of the processor, and the official AMD multiprocessor certification. Neither of which seem to be worth the extra price increase, at least in my opinion.
Of course, there's the matter of the rumors floating around the net lately. The rumors being that AMD will somehow put a "lock" on the Athlon XP's multiprocessing capabilities with future core steppings. As of now, all the batches of XP chips we've gotten have not been locked, and we have received no indication they will be in the future. For all of us who like cheap SMP systems, let's hope they never do. >>
<< So why should consumers pay an extra 30% to get an Athlon MP processor over an Athlon XP processor? Good question, indeed. Perhaps someone at AMD would like to explain? I for one certainly can't see any reason. As of now, the only real difference that can be seen is the L1 bridges on top of the processor, and the official AMD multiprocessor certification. Neither of which seem to be worth the extra price increase, at least in my opinion.
Of course, there's the matter of the rumors floating around the net lately. The rumors being that AMD will somehow put a "lock" on the Athlon XP's multiprocessing capabilities with future core steppings. As of now, all the batches of XP chips we've gotten have not been locked, and we have received no indication they will be in the future. For all of us who like cheap SMP systems, let's hope they never do. >>
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