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Well, there are plenty of benchmarks out there... look aorund on hardocp, anandtech, etc.
generally, you cna get a lower one and OC it to a higher one...
generally, you cna get a lower one and OC it to a higher one...
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If they are P4's then there is hardly that much difference since they all have the same bus speed.
If they are Athlon XP's then the 2800+ (333) and 3000+ (333) will be similar (except for the 3000+ with 400FSB) but the 3200+ (400) has more bandwidth available but only slightly higher core speed (than the 3000+).
If they are Athlon 64's then the 3200+ will perform like a 3.2ghz part. The 2800+ and 3000+ have half the L2 cache as the 3200+. That is the only difference between the 3200+ and 3000+ (same clock speed). So instead of clocking the 3000+ slower and leaving the L2 cache alone, they just cut the L2 cache and left the clock speed. IMO the 3000+ performs like a 3100+ part and the 2800+ performs like a 2900+ part. Clockspeed is more important that L2 cache for the most part.
Recommend:
P4 grab a 2800mhz. (Not enough of a difference between the other P4's for the price)
AXP grab a 2800+ (Not much difference between the other AXP's except the 400FSB)
A64 grab a 3000+ or 2800+ (unless you really want that 1MB L2 cache on the 3200+)
IMO if you are gaming and could put some money into a better GFX card or something else then don't go for the top end CPUs but grab something a little lower and put the money to use someplace else. If you already have all the other parts then go ahead and get the higher CPU.
Athlon 64 2800+ review (Includes P4, A64 results and even a Athlon XP 3000+) Link
Xbitlabs review (includes P4, A64, Athlon XP 3000+ and 3200+) Link
Then there's Tommy Boy's review which includes all of those CPUs (Except the A64 2800+) Link
If they are Athlon XP's then the 2800+ (333) and 3000+ (333) will be similar (except for the 3000+ with 400FSB) but the 3200+ (400) has more bandwidth available but only slightly higher core speed (than the 3000+).
If they are Athlon 64's then the 3200+ will perform like a 3.2ghz part. The 2800+ and 3000+ have half the L2 cache as the 3200+. That is the only difference between the 3200+ and 3000+ (same clock speed). So instead of clocking the 3000+ slower and leaving the L2 cache alone, they just cut the L2 cache and left the clock speed. IMO the 3000+ performs like a 3100+ part and the 2800+ performs like a 2900+ part. Clockspeed is more important that L2 cache for the most part.
Recommend:
P4 grab a 2800mhz. (Not enough of a difference between the other P4's for the price)
AXP grab a 2800+ (Not much difference between the other AXP's except the 400FSB)
A64 grab a 3000+ or 2800+ (unless you really want that 1MB L2 cache on the 3200+)
IMO if you are gaming and could put some money into a better GFX card or something else then don't go for the top end CPUs but grab something a little lower and put the money to use someplace else. If you already have all the other parts then go ahead and get the higher CPU.
Athlon 64 2800+ review (Includes P4, A64 results and even a Athlon XP 3000+) Link
Xbitlabs review (includes P4, A64, Athlon XP 3000+ and 3200+) Link
Then there's Tommy Boy's review which includes all of those CPUs (Except the A64 2800+) Link
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Choosing between platforms...yes. There can be a big change there.
Choosing between CPUs on the same platform not as much.
Notice Athlon XP 2500+ and then the Athlon XP 2800+ scores on that review.
Of course the Athlon 64 3400+ is going to spank everything there. It has the ondie memory controller, full bandwidth and the fastest CPU. hehe
That's the A64 architecture talking there.
Choosing between CPUs on the same platform not as much.
Notice Athlon XP 2500+ and then the Athlon XP 2800+ scores on that review.
Of course the Athlon 64 3400+ is going to spank everything there. It has the ondie memory controller, full bandwidth and the fastest CPU. hehe
That's the A64 architecture talking there.
