On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:47:54 -0800, * * Chas wrote:

I'm building a new Socket A system with an nVidia Nforce2 chipset and
DDR400 or DDR400-2 memory for use with Win98SE.

I've been looking at Athlon XP 3200+ vs. Sempron 3300+ Socket A CPUs.
The Athlon XP has 512 cache vs. 256 with the Sempron. Also the Athlon
runs at 400MHz Vs, 333MHz for the Sempron.

AFAIK, they don't make a socket A Sempron 3300+, only socket 754. And it
only has 128K L2 cache. L1 cache is the same on all AMD cpu's 64/64K for
128K. So someone is misleading you claiming 256K cache for the 3300+,
since that includes the L1 cache. Including L1 cache, the 3200+ XP has
640K cache. If you want a socket A Sempron, get the 3000+. It's a barton
core with 512K cache and a 12 multiplier with a default 166MHz FSB for
2000MHz default. Personally, I think you're wasting your money building a
new socket A system whehn you can build a faster cheaper socket 754 system
that will run circles around a socket A system.

I've read conflicting test reports, some saying that there is very
little difference in performance between the two CPUs.

Assuming there is a socket A sempron 3300+, it would compare to about an
Athlon XP 2900+.

The Athlons are getting very scarce and are running about twice as much
as the Sempron Socket A CPUs.

Sempron 3000+ socket A is about $100 and won't OC much. A socket 754
Sempron 3100+ is $80, will OC like crazy and put the socket A sempron to
shame.

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