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Terms: Socket: No, you may not mix these numbers up... - 754 = Home of: Sempron, Athlon64. Single Channel - 939 = Home of: Sempron, Athlon64, AthlonFX. Dual Channel SC = Single Channel ram controller DC = Dual Channel ram controller Ram controllers are integrated in the 64 chips, the mobo manufacturers have no influence on it anymore...
Red: FX-Line, better than the best. Multi's fully unlocked.
Blue: Venice-Line, the new 90nm CPU's featuring SSE3 and a new Memory controller. Also known as Rev.E. Have proven to OC a bit better than the Winchesters and are more stable.
Green: Winchester, also very fast but on some chips the memory controllers screw up for no reason at all. Don't get it if you can get a Venice in stead.
Orange: FX-Line CORED CPU's, they are FX's, except that their multi's are locked upwards.
Yellow (<- That says Yellow : Dual-Core CPU's, called X2 (cool name eh? Looks like mine... hehe). They won't help for gaming but baby they'll multitask like the mothafukkas...
Part 2: The Technicalities
Part 2.1: Interpreting codes
At the end of the CPU number there will be a code, first a number and then two letters, they can be translated like this:
The OPN-suffix will tell you the type/revision of the core, you can find it at the VERY end of the first line in the CPU code:
AP - Clawhammer, rev. C0 (avoid this!) AR - Clawhammer, rev. CG AX - Newcastle, rev. CG (ALL Newcastles are rev CG) AW - Newcastle 939 BI - Winchester BP - Venice BN - San Diego BV - Dual core 512KB cache CD - Dual core 1MB cache BOX - The CPU is a boxed version, this means you get the heatsink as well.
When this code starts with an A it is a 130nm CPU, if it starts with a B, it is a 90nm CPU.
The number before this code represents the amount of cache:
2 - 128KB (Sempron) 3 - 256KB (Semrpon) 4 - 512KB (Newcastle, Winchester, Clawhammer may have it when its turned down for a Clawhammer, it's then clocked at the NewCastle speeds...) 5 - 1MB (Clawhammer, San Diego)
For the dual cores count is different, as in -1, for whatever reason. That means that 5 means 512KB cache, and 6 are the 1MB versions.
Examples:
ADA3000DAA4BP - The Athlon64 90nm Venice 3000+, 512KB Cache. ADA3700BNBOX - The Athlon64 90nm San Diego 3700+, Boxed. ADA4800AA6CD - The dual core 90nm 1MB 4800+. ADA3000AEP4AP - The souped down 130nm Clawhammer 3000+ with 512KB, which I told you to avoid
Part 2.2: Core specifics
Here's where I'm gonna list the specifications per core, and their OCability.
Socket 754:
Clawhammer: Specs: 1MB Lvl2 Cache, multiplier is one lower than the Newcastle variety of the same rating. Ups and Downs: + 1MB Cache + Overclocks nicely if you get a CG revision - Lower multiplier - You're gonna wish you'd gotten a NewCastle when you get C0, they have horrific memory controllers to our standards. - It may be a bad Clawhammer, in that case you've gotten one with only 512KB cache and the NewCaslte multiplier. Don't think it'll OC like a Newcastle however, because it won't. If you get one like this, you have the worst of both sides. - Single Channel memory controller
NewCastle: Specs: 512KB Lvl2 Cache, multiplier is one higher than the Clawhammer variety of the same rating Ups and Downs: + Guarantueed of a CG revision, meaning they all OC pretty nicely + Less cache = less Vcore required = less heat = even better OC + The multiplier, get yourself a 3200+ and you've got plenty of multi to play with, so that you don't need uber ram or a major HTT divide to get high clockspeeds - Only 512KB Lvl2 Cache - Single Channel memory controller
Socket 939:
Newcastle 939 Specs: 512KB Lvl2 Cache, multi equal to Sct 754 version. Ups and Downs: + Guarantueed of a CG revision, meaning they all OC pretty nicely + Less cache = less Vcore required = less heat = even better OC + Dual Channel memory controller + The multiplier - Only 512KB Lvl2 Cache
Clawhammer 939 Specs: 1MB Lvl2 Cache, multiplier is UNLOCKED!!* Ups and Downs: + Unlocked multiplier* + 1MB Lvl2 Cache + Dual Channel memory controller - The price *) Only for the FX's, not for the 4000+, which is the only locked Clawhammer 939, at a 12x multi.
Winchester Specs: 512KB Lvl2 Cache, Multiplier is 1 lower than the newcaslte variety (3200 Winchester = 3000 newcastle 754) Ups and Downs: + 90nm + OCes like mad + Dual Channel memory controller + The price (lower than expected) - Only 512KB cache - There's a chance you get a bad one
Venice Specs: 512KB Lvl2 Cache, Multiplier is equal to Winchester version. Ups and Downs: + 90nm + Strained Silicon + New and improved E.rev/Mem controller + Dual Channel memory controller + OC's insanely - Only 512KB cache
San Diego Specs: 1MB Lvl2 Cache, multiplier is UNLOCKED!!!** Ups and downs: + 90nm + Unlocked multiplier* + 1MB Lvl2 Cache + Dual Channel memory controller - Price **) Only for the FUTURE FX-57 (release date somewher in Q3), the 3700+ and the 4000+ will have locked multi's at 11x and 12x.