AMD Dual Core CPU's

[ulrich steffens]

Am Dienstag, den 31.01.2006, 18:26 -0800 schrieb Ed Fletcher:
> 
> You're right about the price but look at the clock speeds.  The AMD 64
> X2 3800+ runs at 2 GHz.  The AMD 64 3800+ runs at 2.4 GHz.  That's a
> sizable difference.  To get an X2 at 2.4 GHz, you have to step up to
> the 4200+, which is almost double the price.
> 
> I'm still going to go with an AMD 64, but I think that I'll stick to
> the single core.  Too much money and not enough benefit yet for the
> dual core.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> - --
> Ed Fletcher
> ed at fletcher.ca
> 
yeah, but i found it rather interesting to see the X2 3800+ perform
rather well compared to the X2 4200+ or even the X2 4800+. but anyway,
let us know how ubuntu performs if transition is made :)

regards

ulrich