AMD Duron Applebred vs. Athlon XP Thoroughbred

NewsFactory · Oct 8, 2003, 12:00 PM

Recently AMD introduced its new Durons. We test the 1.6 ghz version. The most interesting part of this cpu is its core voltage, only 1.5 V. It is begging to be compared with an Athlon XP TbredB, dlt3c (known for reaching speeds up to 2700Mhz!). Is the new Duron an equally good overclocker ? Maybe even better ? Find out in this review at Madshrimps!

Dom · Oct 8, 2003, 12:21 PM

Unimpressive.

Matth · Oct 8, 2003, 04:18 PM

Well, not bad for a cheap CPU, and bridging one link may bring the cache back to full T-Bred size (though it seems the results of this are variable, so some of the cores have good additional cache, while others do not)

Main drawback, if the Duron 1600 is equivalent to a cache-clipped Xp1900, you have to ask if the price differential is actually worth it!

If you get one that hacks into a full T-Bred, the story is a little different of course!

DriveEuro · Oct 8, 2003, 04:27 PM

Eh, but to think these chips are less than $50, I think that is impressive enough performance at that low of a price.

Oct 8, 2003, 12:00 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	AMD Duron Applebred vs. Athlon XP Thoroughbred Recently AMD introduced its new Durons. We test the 1.6 ghz version. The most interesting part of this cpu is its core voltage, only 1.5 V. It is begging to be compared with an Athlon XP TbredB, dlt3c (known for reaching speeds up to 2700Mhz!). Is the new Duron an equally good overclocker ? Maybe even better ? Find out in this review at Madshrimps!

Oct 8, 2003, 04:27 PM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Eh, but to think these chips are less than $50, I think that is impressive enough performance at that low of a price. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Oct 8, 2003, 12:21 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Unimpressive.

Oct 8, 2003, 04:18 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Well, not bad for a cheap CPU, and bridging one link may bring the cache back to full T-Bred size (though it seems the results of this are variable, so some of the cores have good additional cache, while others do not) Main drawback, if the Duron 1600 is equivalent to a cache-clipped Xp1900, you have to ask if the price differential is actually worth it! If you get one that hacks into a full T-Bred, the story is a little different of course!