Clawhammer or Newcastleor Winchester?

[m3incorp]

What is the advantages/disadvantage of Clawhammer, Newcastle, Winchester AMD 64 chips? I am looking at buying 3400, 3500 or 3700 for a 939 board. I am not a gamer.....

 

[jnev_89]

there are no 3400 or 3700 939pin cpu's. winchetser cores are the newest and oc the best.

 

[phosho510]

well if you are not a gamer then you should go with intel

 

[m3incorp]

Phosoho510, I had thought of going with Intel but also want to get the most bang for the buck......knowing that Intel is recommended for nongamers.

 

[bigtimeballer50]

first there are 3400 ive seen them... and m3 i am selling an intel cpu 3.2 ghz p4 ht for cheap price u can pm me or email me at bigtimeballer504@yahoo.com and or u can im me on aim at bigtimeballer504

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

there are no 3400 or 3700 939pin cpu's. winchetser cores are the newest and oc the best.

I have a SKT 939 3400+...

Whinchester run cooler and .1 volt less meaning usually they overclock better

Newcastle are slightly cheaper, and to some unnoticably faster in benchmarks. Like .1% peformance increase.

 

[gaara]

I believe clawhammer cores have large 1MB L2 cache. Newcastle and Winchester cores are only found in the newer socket 939 based Athlon 64s. Winchester cores use a superior 90nm process which means they run on less voltage than the 130nm Newcastle cores, which basically translates into less heat dissipation.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Im on socket 754 and have a Newcastle core....

 

[Blind_Arrow]

clawhammer = 13 micron wafer, 1MB L2 cache

New Castle = 13 micron wafer, 512K L2 cache

Winchester = 9 micron wafer, 512K L2 (so far, likepy to get increased in future)

if you arent gamer, better go for winchester, cooler and newer.

 

[bigtimeballer50]

hmm so if ur gona oc and ur a gamer new castle or winchester?

and wat if ur a gamer and ur not gona oc

iv eheard that winchester all the way even though if ur not gona oc or ur a gamer?