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Old 02-15-2004, 08:35 PM   #15 (permalink)
Lasereth
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Originally posted by cheesemoney
It won't be any faster than a 3200+ xp.

Unless you're running a 64bit instruction set, right?
Actually, the Athlon 64 3200+ will totally annihilate an Athlon XP 3200+. The 64 has 1 MB of L2 cache, and an incredibly fast theoretical FSB (over 1 GHz FSB). In any tests reviews I've seen, even the regular Athlon 64 3200+ beats out 3.2 GHz P4's with ease. Past that, the Athlon 64 3400+ and godlike Athlon 64 FX-51 simply dominate. The Athlon 64 is a HUGE step above Athlon XP's...the fact that they're 64-bit are just icing on the cake.

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