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Size Matters (for cache)
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SPEC ViewPerf, Overclocking
Conclusion, the Smoothness of The Cache
AMD Processor Steals

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 AMD Athlon XP3000+   
Cache me if you can..
(Review by MS, Feb 10, 2003)
The Specs

Athlon XP model number:
Cache Size:
Frequency / Bus / Multiplier:
Infrastructure Support:
Fab location:
Process Technology:
Die Size:
Approximate Transistor count:
3000+
L1 - 128KB and L2 - 512KB = 640KB Total Cache
2.167GHz / 333FSB / 13.0x multiplier
Socket A motherboards
AMD's Fab 30 wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany
0.13 micron copper process technology
101mm2
54.3 million
Nominal Voltage:
Max Die Temp:
Typical Thermal Power:
Max Thermal Power:
Icc Typical (low power state):
Icc Typical (working state):
Icc (processor current) Max:
1.65v
85 degrees Celsius
58.4 W
74.3 W
7.2 A
35.4 A
45.0 A


Additional Barton Core Desktop Processors

Electrical / Thermal Specs Unique to the Athlon XP 2800+ and 2500+ (Barton core)

Lower Frequency and Higher QuantiSpeed Rating

The above numbers show that the new "Barton" core-based processors are actually running at a lower core frequency than for example the Thoroughbred-based Athlon XP2800 that is using a 13.5 x multiplier at the same 166MHz FSB. This, of course, will re-fuel all those discussions about the QuantiSpeed rating in general and add some more confusion to the AMD naming scheme.

Test Platforms

  • AMD Athlon XP3000+ (Barton core)
  • AMD Athlon XP2800+ (Thoroughbred core)
  • ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
  • nVidia 2.03 reference drivers
  • 2 x 256 MB Mushkin PC3200 DDR
  • Tyan Tachyon G9700 Pro
  • nVidia Quadro4 XGL980 Pro*
  • Seagate Barracuda ATA V
  • 52X CDROM
  • Logitech RM67A cordless optical mouse
  • Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
  • ASUS P4G8X (Granite Bay)
  • Latest Intel Chipset drivers
  • Intel Application Accelerator
  • 2 x 256 MB Mushkin PC3200 DDR
  • Tyan Tachyon G9700 Pro
  • nVidia Quadro4 XGL980 Pro*
  • Seagate Barracuda ATA V
  • 52X CDROM
  • Logitech RM67A cordless optical mouse
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz
  • AOpen AX4GE Max
  • Latest Intel Chipset drivers
  • Intel Application Accelerator
  • 2 x 256 MB Mushkin PC3200 DDR
  • Tyan Tachyon G9700 Pro
  • Seagate Barracuda ATA V
  • 52X CDROM
  • Logitech RM67A cordless optical mouse
  • Windows XP Corporate Edition
  • Service Pack 1
  • Catalyst 3.0 drivers
  • nVidia 41.09 reference drivers
  • ZD Labs Business Winstone 2001
  • ZD Labs Content Creation Winstone 2002
  • PC Mag Business Winstone 2002
  • PC Mag Content Creation 2003
  • Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo
  • Novalogic Comanche4
  • SPEC ViewPerf 7.0

*All benchmarks were run using the Tyan Tachyon G9700 Pro except for Viewperf 7.0 where the nVidia Quadro4 XGL980 was used.

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