Xp 1600

[davesalisburyuk]

I have bought a XP 1600 it hasn't come yet what will be the default speed this will run at when i put it in because my mate told me it would not run at 1600 mhz.

[RedDeathDrinker]

Originally posted by davesalisburyuk
I have bought a XP 1600 it hasn't come yet what will be the default speed this will run at when i put it in because my mate told me it would not run at 1600 mhz.

An XP1600 is a bit of a misnomer.

It's the equivalent performance of a T-bird running at 1600MHz, but the actual core speed of an XP1600 is 1400MHz

XP1500 - 1333MHz
XP1600 - 1400MHz
XP1800 - 1500MHz

etc etc etc.......:)

Hope that helped!

[flounder43]

Straight from the AMD website:

"Q: What do the 1900+, 1800+, 1700+, 1600+, and 1500+ numbers mean?

A: These are model numbers. AMD identifies the AMD Athlon XP processor using model numbers, as opposed to megahertz, such as 1900+, 1800+, 1700+, 1600+ and 1500+ versions. Model numbers are designed to communicate the relative application performance among the various AMD Athlon XP processors, as well as communicate the architectural superiority over existing AMD Athlon processors. The AMD Athlon XP processor 1900+ will outperform an Intel Pentium® 4 processor operating at 1.9GHz on a broad array of end-user applications.

AMD Athlon XP processor 1900+ operates at a frequency of 1.60GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1800+ operates at a frequency of 1.533GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1700+ operates at a frequency of 1.47GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1600+ operates at a frequency of 1.40GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1500+ operates at a frequency of 1.33GHz."

Hence, you will have 1.4 Ghz, but the performance is much more than that.

Check this website for lots of good info:

http://athlonxp.amd.com/