Athlon XP 2400+ vs 2500+ ?!

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So, I build a system with the 2400+ running with a 266 FSB and i'm quite satisfied with it.

I recently upgrade my other computer with a 2500+ running with a 333 FSB thinking this processor will be slightly faster than the 2400+ and now after some benchmarking, the 2500+ runs slower.

Then I realize that the 2400+ runs at 2.0 GHZ and the 2500+ at 1.83 GHZ.

What the point of paying more for a cpu that runs slower at the end?! Just for a better FSB?! Who cares if it's still slower?

These are the first two systems I built and even if I read a lot on pieces and stuff, I still don't understand that one...

Please enlight me!! :)

.fs.
 
Now, i take a look to the other posts in the hardware forum and see that post about RAM and found my answer by myself.

I guess the 2400+ (266Mhz FSB) won't be able to run the RAM at more than 266 MHZ).


But hey, does that mean that my 2500+ system (333Mhz FSB) using 2 X 256 megs DDR400Mhz in dual channel is not running my RAM at 400Mhz? Like, I bought some 400Mhz RAM and can't run it higher than 333Mhz?

Haha, tell me if i'm wrong but i'm quite disappointed here!!

.fs.
 
get the 2500+ the difference is that they make 2500+'s with the barton core as opposed to the thouroughbred. barton cores are the latest so far in the athlon xp series. and the 2500+ is only a bit more and for it you get:
333fsb
512kb cache (on certain 2500+'s make sure u get this not 256)
and just better performance.

the larger fsb basically means that u can have pc2700 ram that performs better, and the larger fsb is much better for other things too.

the larger cache also provides better performance.

fadedstar, the ram still operates at that speed, but since the cpu cant intake it at that speed, to you its only running at the 333mhz ram speed because you only get the performance that the fsb intakes when it comes to ram speed. but that means that if u upgrade ur cpu to a 400fsb (3000+ or 3200+) if ur mobo can handle that, then you wont have to upgrade ram to optimize ur performance. this is good.
 
2400= thourougbred (spell check) fsb 266 + 333 cache (combined)
2500= barton 333 fsb 640 cache (combined)
 
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