[mythtv-users] sempron 3100 v. 64 3000+

[Raphael]

John Drescher wrote:
>> you might be able to get top $ for that - they are a desirable
>> overclocking cpu ;-)
>>
> Yes but that processor is 5 years and 3 to 5 generations old.
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Not exactly, that XP-M is not an "original" XP-M using any of the cores 
of the athlon XP processors. It actually uses a modified Clawhammer 
core; it is exactly the same as an Athlon64 otherwise, but with 64 bit 
disabled. It's also not the same as a sempron because it has more cache. 
They were first made in 2004 for HP for use in a few of their cheap 
laptop lines including compaqs and the lower-end ZE5000's.
So it is pretty old, but in terms of generations, definitely not 5 back 
unless you consider every stepping a new generation. But if you consider 
it like Phenom->AthlonX2->Athlon64->AthlonXP, it's actually in the 
Athlon64 gen, and three back at worst. Really AthlonX2 and single core 
athlon64 are in the same architecture generation though, so it's one 
back in that sense (the current gen being phenoms and on the intel side 
core 2's).
Anyway, this type of XP-M is a much better performer than the older 
"original" XP-M's.

Raphael