Tbird vs XP

[f155mph]

What is the major differences and advantage of the two processor type? Also what is the actual speed of the XPs. For example what is xp1600=?

I am looking for a new board and chip what do you guys recommend? I don't want to spend too much.

Thanks

[OC-Master]

Performance wise, the difference clock for clock is very little (abouyt 6% overall). The XP consumes a little less power therefore generating less heat.

The XP also has SSE, which is an extra set of commands to help enhance multimedia and compression.

The last change is XP processors have hardware prefetch. Others can explain what this is if you dont already know:D

XP1500+ = 1.33GHz
XP1600+ = 1.40GHz
XP1700+ = 1.47GHz
XP1800+ = 1.53GHz
XP1900+ = 1.60GHz
XP2000+ = 1.67GHz
XP2200+ = 1.80GHz

Hope this helps!

p.s - I'd personally wait till the XP2200 processor hits the market, simply because it's smaller, runs cooler and can overclock up to 300% better than regular palamino XPs.

[f155mph]

That helped A LOT!!!

Thanks

So how much is the 2200 gonna cost???

[OC-Master]

If I read right, the Throughbred processors (XP2200+ and faster) are built on .13M technology therefore are cheaper to build. This should lead to lower consumer prices;)

Take the current XP2000+ price on pricewatch and then hack about 9% off it. Also, at first, it might be expensive since it will be AMD's first .13Micron processor. Give it three months and prices will fall into the trash can:beer:

XP2200+ $360.00 US approx avail february~march.

[stompah]

I also remember the AMD guy from the free giveaway saying something like a 1600+ performs like a 1.6 Athlon would... does taht help?

[David]

XPs are able to 'guess' what data they will need for the next calculation and bring it into the CPU before the instruction is processed. This saves the CPU time and speeds up the system.