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64 Memory Controller

Jul 28, 2005 10:16AM PDT

Quick processor question for the AMD 64. Does the 3700+ have the dual memory controller? Also is the San Diego core a better core than the Venice, whats the difference? Lastly will there be a big difference between the 4000+ and the 3700+?

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RE
Jul 28, 2005 10:48AM PDT

SOCKET 939 DOES SUPPORT DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY. san diego has higher cache and is used bt the fx series. Not that big of a difference between them, unless you're oc'ing

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Wierd
Jul 28, 2005 10:54AM PDT

I thought the 4000+ supported dual channel memory, thats why there was that whole uproar when HP disabled it on the R4000. Hmmm, so does the 939 platform perform better than the 754?

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(NT) (NT) YES
Jul 29, 2005 11:44AM PDT
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just to say some more of what's been said
Jul 30, 2005 10:17AM PDT

YOU PEOPLE NEED TO LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS SAY!

aside from that
A) Socket 939 supports dual channel RAM
B) socket 940 supports registered dual channel RAM (more expensive/practical only for servers)
C) Socket 754 supports only single channel RAM


the difference between San Diego and Venice is simple
San Diego has more L2 cache
it performs higher at the same speeds as Venice (by a bit)
and if your OC'ing it's the same rules apply, except that San Diego is supposed to be a bit better for OC'ing (in terms of what clocks you can reach)


the 939 will of course perform better
dual channel is reason (in addition to it having newer cores/cores with SSE3 (depending on the chip you buy))