Amd

[jay_bo]

Amd Athlon 64 x2
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail

are they better than sockets 939?

n y do they put 2 x 512kb not 1mb

 

[CrazeD]

Yeah, they're better. But not by a whole lot.

They use DDR2 RAM which is a lot faster than DDR RAM. They also require a little bit less power. That's about it.

I have the AM2 4800+ @ 3GHz. It's not the best, but I'm happy with it.

EDIT: Oh and I'm not sure why AMD skimped on the cache sizes...kind of lame if you ask me.

 

[turtile]

The larger cache isn't worth it - they can clock them higher much easier. Most 1MB designs are needed to supply the server market.

The performance is just about the same but they require less power.