Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:03:58 +0200 From: Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@gmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Will Sempron 754 run with FreeBSD i386? Message-ID: <b2cc26e405040408034b57c4b7@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42514210.2010509@mail.ru> References: <48a5f32a05040405393061ec68@mail.gmail.com> <48a5f32a05040406045d5a3e15@mail.gmail.com> <42514210.2010509@mail.ru>
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On Apr 4, 2005 3:33 PM, Andrew P. <infofarmer@mail.ru> wrote: > Gareth Bailey wrote: > > Thanks. Can anyone else comment on the following points?: > > > > The 754 Sempron: > > > > - Will run in FreeBSD 4.11 i386? > > - Will not be faster than Sempron socket A? > > > > Thanks > > > > Gareth > > I think you forgot to cc this message to > freebsd-questions. Anyways, to further > comment on these issues: > > Sempron cores are identical in Socket A and > Socket 754 versions. Both support only 32-bit Are you sure? The s754 versions have an on die memory controller and a K8 core (although with disabled 64-bit mode), which should make it significantly faster then the K7 based Sempron on sA. > instruction sets (i686 in terms of CPUTYPE > and i386 in terms of MACHINE). Any x86 OS > will run on Sempron/754 smoothly. Personally, > I think it's a much better choice than Celeron D. > > Sempron/754 might be a little faster than > it's Socket A version - but that's _only_ > because of the chipsets for Socket 754 are > more advanced than Socket A ones. I would > generally recommend using Sempron/754, as > you could upgrade to Athlon 64 later and > FreeBSD/x64 then. On the other hand, s754 > will be deprecated in a few years in favour > of s939. Even for Sempron?
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