CPU comparison

[dokko]

So.

My 3700 SD is quite rapidly running out of date.

Although am in no position to buy a new chip at the moment i like to keep up to date especially since a friend wants to buy himself a PC within the next couple of weeks, and expects me to spec him.

So how much better is the AM2 to 939's?

How much better is the new conroe systems?

in comparison;

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800 £205 (939)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000 £225 (AM2)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 2.40GHz £230 (LGA775)

I know you can now use DDR2 memory with the AM2, but is that its only benefit over the 939?

Cheers for clearing this up and any info provided, getting a bit out of date, and trying to get back in the loop.

Edit: I see the huge cache on the conroes, is that why there so popular?

Also would it be worth in a couple of months sticking with 939 and getting a second-hand X2 when everyone take advantage of the new AMD chip coming out?

 

[harris1986]

urm that conroe will hammer both of those amd cpu's fella, put it this way i think the 6600 keeps up with the fx62 in most tests and out performs it in some!

 

[dokko]

urm that conroe will hammer both of those amd cpu's fella, put it this way i think the 6600 keeps up with the fx62 in most tests and out performs it in some!

Jesus, no wonder so many people have made the leap to Intel.

Are the cons good for clocking as well?

Also whats expected of the Ken-summit coming out by AMD?

 

[Day03]

I don't think that there is any choice for what CPU to go for if you're building a new system. Conroe is superior. However if you don't have much of a budget or want to just upgrade the CPU while keeping all the other old components then AMD X2 is the one to go for. For Conroe you need new mobo and new memory.
There is virtually no difference in performance difference between 939 and AM2, AM2 is slightly faster but the difference is insignificant.

 

[GeForce]

Are the cons good for clocking as well?

Oh yes. 3Ghz on air easy-peasy

Kentsfield will be expensive to start off with, probably around £700. I think they will just be two Conroes stuck onto one die.

Jon

 

[dokko]

I don't think that there is any choice for what CPU to go for if you're building a new system. Conroe is superior. However if you don't have much of a budget or want to just upgrade the CPU while keeping all the other old components then AMD X2 is the one to go for. For Conroe you need new mobo and new memory.
There is virtually no difference in performance difference between 939 and AM2, AM2 is slightly faster but the difference is insignificant.

Bit at the end interests me as i have a 939 system, and am in no mood to strip out the core and replace just yet.

However i'm willing to maybe get a top x2 939 in a couple of months, especially as the line is ending and people change over.

The conroe looks good stuff, shame this technology misses me out.

 

[dokko]

Oh yes. 3Ghz on air easy-peasy

Kentsfield will be expensive to start off with, probably around £700. I think they will just be two Conroes stuck onto one die.

Jon

So its conroe or stick with the 939 for the next 1-2 years.

For him, build a conroe system.

 

[harris1986]

i have just made the leap to conroe with a upgrade of 6400 + p5b deluxe and 1gig of geil pc5300 as temporary ram!