x2 3600 specs

[m25]

Yeah,but the x2 3600+ would have done a reasonable job of that at 2.0GHz with 2x256....as reviews showed it was nipping at the heals of the x2 3800+. Wink Now i'd like to see comparison review between the 3.....
1. x2 3800+
2. x2 3600+(2.0+2x256)
3. x2 3600+(1.9+2x512).

Mee too, but we also have to keep in mind the very different needs behind the two X2 3600s;
1-The 2.0G, 90nm, 2x256K L2 was probably born because AMD had some considerable quantity of X2s with partly defective L2 and wanted to get some money from them; they didn't have a 256K A64 so they invented it and gave it the lowest freq step of the X2 family.
This explains the small available quantities of this model.
2-On the other hand, the latter 2.0G, 90nm, 2x256K L2, was an intentional shot targeted at the very low dual core market, where Intel can not reach in price/performance. This is the same thing that Intel was doing with the Pentium D 805; it was the worst dual core but sold a lot because of it's price.

 

[cloudstriker]

hehe Anyone remember the k-6-3 that had level 3 cache, they had to pull them off the market cause they tore up both the p-3 and the first run of the mill athlons.

 

[epsilon84]

hehe Anyone remember the k-6-3 that had level 3 cache, they had to pull them off the market cause they tore up both the p-3 and the first run of the mill athlons.

K6-3 tore up neither P3 or Athlon...