AMD 64 3200+ with 512 L2 cache?

[gulo]

Hello
Well I received my new AMD 64 3200+ CPU and MB yesterday and installed it.
Unfortunately the few tests that I performed confirmed what I was afraid of - my new machine is the same speed, sometimes even slower than my old P4 3.0 Ghz. Now I am really torn if I should just stick to my P4 or should I keep the AMD..
But one thing that caught my eye is that my AMD 64 only has 512 kB L2 cache, I thought that they all have 1 MB. What gives ? I couldnt find any benchmarks/comments on that topic. Does it affect speed a lot ?
I'm kinda pissed of at AMD now heh

 

[Asus]

The 3200+ should be a 1MB L2 cache model. It should also run at 2GHz (200x10).
If you want to test your CPU then load some real games and benchmark it (Farcry, UT2004, etc).
I have a 3000+ and it is 200x10=2GHz as well but it only has 512L2 Cache, like it should.
If you ordered a desktop A64 3200+ and it only has 512KB L2 Cache then RMA it and get what you ordered. The difference between 1MB L2cache and 512 at 2GHz is 200+ rating.

I know A64's load apps quicker.

 

[ShinRa]

Tests = bullshit.
Play a game...you'll see the difference.

 

[blahblahblah]

You bought the "newcastle" version of the Athlon 64 3200+. That version only has a 512 Kb L2 Cache. As for performance, you shouldn't notice a big performance jump at all. After all, you were playing a P4 3 Ghz system and I don't think you can exactly call that system outdated.

 

[Asus]

Yeah, it was the newcastle version but don't worry about the 512kb L2 cache.
The MHz is much more important than Cache. Usually the 3200+ only runs at 2GHz with 1MB L2 cache, like I said before.
Yours should be 2.2GHz! hehe
Hmm, that means you have a 11x multiplyer which would be great for OCing.
You only need a 227 bus speed to reach 2.5GHz.

 

[gulo]

cpu-z says I'm running 200.3 MHz with x11 multiplier = 2202.8 MHz

I can't really RMA it because it was a special deal. As long as it's as fast or little bit faster than my old P4 3.0 I'll be ok with it because I got it (almost) for free

 

[ShinRa]

if you got it almost for free i cant feel bad for you. i thought u spent a pretty penny on it..

 

[Shuzer]

You can keep your P4, and I'll pay you $10 more than you paid for the processor if you mail it to me