On Apr 4, 2005 3:33 PM, Andrew P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gareth Bailey wrote: > > Thanks. Can anyone else comment on the following points?: > > > > The 754 Sempron: > > > > - Will run in FreeBSD 4.11 i386? > > - Will not be faster than Sempron socket A? > > > > Thanks > > > > Gareth > > I think you forgot to cc this message to > freebsd-questions. Anyways, to further > comment on these issues: > > Sempron cores are identical in Socket A and > Socket 754 versions. Both support only 32-bit
Are you sure? The s754 versions have an on die memory controller and a K8 core (although with disabled 64-bit mode), which should make it significantly faster then the K7 based Sempron on sA. > instruction sets (i686 in terms of CPUTYPE > and i386 in terms of MACHINE). Any x86 OS > will run on Sempron/754 smoothly. Personally, > I think it's a much better choice than Celeron D. > > Sempron/754 might be a little faster than > it's Socket A version - but that's _only_ > because of the chipsets for Socket 754 are > more advanced than Socket A ones. I would > generally recommend using Sempron/754, as > you could upgrade to Athlon 64 later and > FreeBSD/x64 then. On the other hand, s754 > will be deprecated in a few years in favour > of s939. Even for Sempron? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
