AMD 1.5ghz, thought it was 2.2???

[Gait_Keeper]

http://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+s...en-US:official

this may help..........very broad

[raymac45d]

Originally Posted by raymac45d

i have another question then.. would i be able to overclock it, or would that neccesary or not worth it? thanks.


Processor
Model : AMD Sempron(tm) 2200+
Speed : 1.50GHz
Model Number : 2200 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR2175 (estimated)
Type : Standard
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size

Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
System : VIA Technologies, Inc. KM266Pro-8235
Mainboard : KM266Pro-8235
Total Memory : 448MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : VIA Technologies Inc KM400 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Shared Memory : 64MB
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)

[SpaceSquad]

Originally Posted by GameManK

i believe it's
athlon xp 2200+ (1.8GHz) = pentium 4 2.2GHz
Sempron 2200+ (1.5GHz) = celeron 2.2GHz

though i have a hard time believing the sempron would perform as bad as a celeron, especially overclocked

This really isn't entirely true. The sempron is the predecessor to the athlon xp. It may run a little slower, but they're pretty much the same.

[GameManK]

the sempron is "newer" than the athlon xp

all they did was take older thoroughbred cores (athlon xp ~1800+ ~ 2600+ ) at low clock speeds, upped the ratings, and sold them as semprons to compete with celerons and get rid of some outdated processors

[Ultima]

This really isn't entirely true. The sempron is the predecessor to the athlon xp.

I seriously beg to differ. The Sempron is the new Duron cpu so to speak. It is based on the Thoroughbred core and has a 333Mhz fsb.
They perform quite nicely, especially when overclocked.

Rumour goes that the Sempron socket A series are nothing more then Barton's with partially defective cache, and this way AMD can sell off a lotta their "bad" cpu's by just disabling the other 256Kb cache in which the faulty part lies.

The Sempron 3100+ is something else. It is supposed to be a budget cpu, and the price is the only thing that supports that claim, cause man oh man, this baby flies.

Reviews all over the net that the Sempron 3100 clocks upto 2.5Ghz and at that speed it outperforms XP3400+ and P4 3.4E cpu's, making it a REALLY good bang for the buck cpu.

[SpaceSquad]

The fact is that the athlon XP line is being discontinued and the sempron is stepping up as AMD's next "value cpu".

..can't argue with that

[Peter M]

The (socket-A) Sempron isn't "based" on the Athlon XP. It _is_ the exact same chip. New brand, rating scheme switched to Celeron, but it's the same thing.

The "Sempron" brand will stay as AMD's low cost arena, but its socket-A incarnation will fade away over the course of this year, to be replaced with socket-754 material based on the Athlon-64 architecture. There is one such Sempron already, with lower and higher speedgrades imminent.

[sm8000]

Exact same chip, but with 166MHz FSB capability

[raymac45d]

i have another question then.. would i be able to overclock it, or would that neccesary or not worth it? thanks.


Processor
Model : AMD Sempron(tm) 2200+
Speed : 1.50GHz
Model Number : 2200 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR2175 (estimated)
Type : Standard
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size

[Overclocked412]

Sure you can overclock it. I have the same processor in one of my systems. It overclocks to 199fsb, which is 1.8 Ghz. Thats basically a Sempron 2600+ for free, just by overclocking

However, just to be safe I leave it at 1.7Ghz (2400+ speeds). Because the more you overclock the more heat the CPU generaets, and too much heat will make it reboot your system all of a sudden. (crash is a bit vulgar ) You cant overheat it tho, because they have a temp. limit in them before they shut off. Just need to expirement with different fsb's. Its default at 166 for the 2200+ sempron. Usually between 176-185 is safe.

So how exactly do you overclock you ask? Shut down your PC. Restart it, and repeadidly press the ".del" key on the right keypad. After a second or two you will be brought to the BIOS screen. Look for a tab that says voltages/frequencies or similar. Or just look through the different tabs til you find one that says front side bus, or FSB. then hit enter on it and change the number, then hit enter again. Hit F10 after youve changed it and type "y" and press enter to save changes. the system will reboot at its overclocked speed. If you set it too high, the screen will be blank when it reboots .. or it will crash while loading windows (usually). Just turn off the PC, and restart it, try again with a lower number.

Then again, your motherboard might not even support overclocking the FSB.