Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:04:55 +0100 From: Daniel Rock <freebsd@deadcafe.de> To: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dual vs single core opteron 100's Message-ID: <43DA8AF7.9040902@deadcafe.de> In-Reply-To: <20060127122304.6f6614cd.kgunders@teamcool.net> References: <200601270957.44032.kono@kth.se> <43DA6906.9030508@deadcafe.de> <20060127122304.6f6614cd.kgunders@teamcool.net>
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Ken Gunderson schrieb: > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:40:06 +0100 > Daniel Rock <freebsd@deadcafe.de> wrote: >> Besides the different CPUID, Athlon64 X2 (with 2x1MB Cache) and Dual-Core >> Opteron 1xx are exactly the same. > > Are you sure about this? For example, Opteron 1xx use ECC RAM So does the Athlon64 (even the single core and socket 754 ones) > Also the Opteron's are reportedly held > to a higher qa standard. Opteron 1xx are backed by metal whereas > Athalons are just the die (not used x2 Athalons yet though). Not an AMD > guru but my $0.02... That also isn't true for Athlon64 any more. Every Athlon64 CPU comes with a heat spreader installed. I don't think Opteron 1xx are of a higher standard than their Athlon64 counterpart. Some Opteron models are even cheaper than the Athlon64 equivalent. Daniel
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