Re: FX-55 vs. X2 4800+
- From: "Mark A" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:02:57 -0700
"Phil DeBecker" <in_a_coma_dial_999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> An X2 CPU would undoubtedly give you a huge increase in performance,
> since as you say one core would run SETI while the other would be free
> to run whatever else you are doing.
>
> As far as the 1T/2T, I would not expect the CPU to change that, since
> the command rate is determined by the motherboard, not the CPU. In
> any case you would see no measurable difference in overall performance
> even if you did change the command rate to 1T.
>
> The 4800+ X2 is a good upgrade; it will run single-threaded
> applications about as fast as your FX-55, and since it is fabricated
> with a 90nm process instead of the 130mm process of the FX-55 and runs
> at 2400mhz instead of 2600 mhz, it will run much cooler.
>
> Phil
I thought SETI ran in the background only when other tasks are not running.
If so, then you would likely see a decrease in performance when running
other stuff if you switch to the 4800 X2.
.
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