Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or 4400+???

Anubis_386

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• Jul 29, 2006

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I'm looking to upgrade to a duel core so its either going to be a 4200+ (with 512Kb L2 cache) or the 4400+ (with 1MB L2 cache) - both have the same clock speeds of 2.2GHz . . . . . so which should I get? . . . . Will extra L2 make any reel difference?

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ionicle

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i dunno bout for dual core, but when it comes to single core 1mb l2 cache makes quite a difference, i have a 4000+, and it has a noticeable speed difference over the 3800+ ....so therfore i would be inclined to say get the 4400+......however i have herd from various people that the less l2 cache you have, the better an overclock you can get....personally i would go for the 4400+....

 

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It will improve performance by few % depending on an app. If spending more money isn't really a problem go with 4400+.

 

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If you will be gamming then more cache mean 1-5% improvement in lower resolutions. If you will do other things then more cache mean nothing. I recomend X2 4200+

 

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i was for that question myself also a couple of months ago and now i have a 4200 and i am happy with it the difference is not so much 2 a 3 precent go for the 4200 its also i huge upgrade from single to dualcore no stuttering or something else

 

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Most reviews I've read show little to no difference in performance v cache size. The exception to that is high-end gaming and A/V encoding. For $30 more I'd go with the 4400 but if you don't have a need for it use the extra money for better memory ...

 

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Thanks for your input guys - i think i'll go for the 4400+ (unless i can raise a bit more cash then i'll get the 4600+ (or 4800+))

 

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I think the X2 4600+ has less cache then the X2 4400+. The only X2's with 2x1MB of L2 Cache is the X2 4400+ and X2 4800+. The X2 4600+ is at 2.4ghz and only has 2x512KB of L2 Cache.