BALOO,
The difference between the TBred and Barton Cores is the amount of L2 Cache. The TBred has 256k and the Barton has 512k.
The Barton 3000+ runs at 2.17GHz (w/333Mhz FSB - Part number AXDA3000DKV4D) & 2.1GHz (w/400Mhz FSB - Part number AXDA3000DKV4E). The TBred ended at 2800+ which runs at 2.25GHz.
Here is the sales pitch for QuantiSpeed:
QuantiSpeed architecture, the latest technological enhancement to the award-winning AMD Athlon processor core, provides for extra performance in the cutting-edge features users need most. At the heart of QuantiSpeed architecture is a nine-issue, superscalar, fully-pipelined core. This provides more pathways to feed application instructions into the execution engines of the core, simply allowing the processor to complete more work in a given clock cycle. Additional features of QuantiSpeed architecture include a superscalar, fully-pipelined floating point engine, hardware data prefetch, and exclusive, speculative Translation Look-aside Buffers (TLBs). Combined, these features help boost overall productivity and allow a system to boot and load applications quickly. In the end, users will enjoy an effortless computing experience.
Software applications and Internet plug-ins run lightning-fast because they are optimized to take advantage of innovative QuantiSpeed architecture and 3DNow! Professional technology, found exclusively in the AMD Athlon XP processor. AMD has generated benchmark data for the performance results of the AMD Athlon XP processors that PricewaterhouseCoopers has independently audited. Visit the AMD Web site at
www.amd.com to view the data and audit results.
If I were to build a comp for performance keeping to the best bang for the buck, this is what I would build:
MSI K7N2 Delta-LISR Motherboard
AMD 2500+ XP Barton Processor
512k DDR PC-3200 RAM CAS 2.2.2.
LG or Lite-On 52x24x52x16 DVD/CD-RW
Western Digital 800JB 80Gb 7,200rpm Hard Drive w/8Mb Cache
MSI MSI Ti4200-VTD8X GeForce4 Ti4200 128Mb Video Card with Dual Head, DVI, and VIVO
NEC MultiSync LCD1760V-BK 17" LCD Black Monitor
Logitech Dual Optical Mouse
Logitech BLACK Elite Keyboard
Logitech Z-560 400W THX 4.1 Analog Speakers
Antec SLK3700AMB w/Smart Power 350W Power Supply
If you wanted to splurge a little, I would make any or all of the following substitutions:
2x Western Digital Rator 10,000rpm SATA-150 Hard Drives (on the SATA RAID, with a 16k Stripe)
Logitech Cordless MX Duo
Logitech Z-680 500W THX 5.1 Digital Speakers
Antec Lanboy w/350W Antec Smart Power w/Blue LED or Antec Sonata w/True Power 380W Power Supply
Take Care,
Richard