AMDs

Drogla · 06-04-2006, 05:05 PM

What is the difference between the Sempron, Athalon, and the new Turion?

i jut got a computer (which is a bit more then i need, ill admit) that has the new Turion 64 in it. I was thinking of returnign the computer gfor something a bit more reasonable to my neads, but m,ost smaller computer have the Sempron, i have knowticed.
So, what is the real difference between the different AMD processors? or is there any, other then they just change teh name after so much time/improvement?

PoisonWaffle · 06-04-2006, 06:09 PM

From what I understand, the Sempron chip is comparable to Intel's Celeron (celery) and isn't that good. The Athlon64 line is comparable to Intel's P4 line. And the Turion has the power-saving features and is comparable to Intel's Centrino line.

Of course, the AMD cpu's have the on-die memory controlers and are totally different chips than the Intel chips, but they're roughly comparable in expense and performance (by manufacturer...ie Athlon>Sempron, P4>Celery)...

Drogla · 06-04-2006, 06:11 PM

alrighty. Thanks
that helps a bit

Wizard James · 06-05-2006, 06:27 AM

een the Sempron, Athalon, and the new Turion?

sempron is usely less cache ,

athron is normal, and turion is more for laptops (what i want.. x2 turion 2 gigs of ram.. Rawerrrr)

dillip · 04-21-2007, 02:20 AM

Sempron is for entry level market. It is one of the cheapest processor available in the market. Then its flagship athlon which is the mainslay processor of AMD brand. Turion is for the notebooks.

mr.fire · 06-30-2007, 12:56 PM

ya rightly said guys, turion is for notebook PCs and I think athlon really rocks, have nice L1 cache which is present within the processor, most of the other processors have only L2 cache, so this one really rocks for me

Jenny · 06-30-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.fire

ya rightly said guys, turion is for notebook PCs and I think athlon really rocks, have nice L1 cache which is present within the processor, most of the other processors have only L2 cache, so this one really rocks for me

Hi, Mr. fire!

sigs · 07-11-2007, 12:57 PM

Nice information. I am also confused between these three different models of AMD processor. I know about the Turion that it is using in the notebooks but not about rest of two.

Thank you !!

06-04-2006, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Drogla Major Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,139	AMDs What is the difference between the Sempron, Athalon, and the new Turion? i jut got a computer (which is a bit more then i need, ill admit) that has the new Turion 64 in it. I was thinking of returnign the computer gfor something a bit more reasonable to my neads, but m,ost smaller computer have the Sempron, i have knowticed. So, what is the real difference between the different AMD processors? or is there any, other then they just change teh name after so much time/improvement? __________________ Drogla @ N(northern)A(arizona)U(university)

06-04-2006, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
PoisonWaffle Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 933	From what I understand, the Sempron chip is comparable to Intel's Celeron (celery) and isn't that good. The Athlon64 line is comparable to Intel's P4 line. And the Turion has the power-saving features and is comparable to Intel's Centrino line. Of course, the AMD cpu's have the on-die memory controlers and are totally different chips than the Intel chips, but they're roughly comparable in expense and performance (by manufacturer...ie Athlon>Sempron, P4>Celery)... __________________

06-04-2006, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Drogla Major Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,139	alrighty. Thanks that helps a bit __________________ Drogla @ N(northern)A(arizona)U(university)

06-05-2006, 06:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wizard James First Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: canada, calgary alberta Posts: 1,513	een the Sempron, Athalon, and the new Turion? sempron is usely less cache , athron is normal, and turion is more for laptops (what i want.. x2 turion 2 gigs of ram.. Rawerrrr) __________________ Dark Wave(main pc) a64 3500+ at 2.3-6 ghz..and still going faster (xp-90 coolin it ) DFI lanparty sli-dr 6600gt BFG @ 580/1205 2 Gigs of performance OCZ 223mhz 3-3-3-7 1T 250 sata II hdd, over 300 gigs on network Ocz 600 watt psu I AM A PHPBB TECH NUT if you need help with phpbb, just PM me --------------------------------------------------------- Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware

04-21-2007, 02:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
dillip Private First Class Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 80	Sempron is for entry level market. It is one of the cheapest processor available in the market. Then its flagship athlon which is the mainslay processor of AMD brand. Turion is for the notebooks.

06-30-2007, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
mr.fire Private First Class Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 95	ya rightly said guys, turion is for notebook PCs and I think athlon really rocks, have nice L1 cache which is present within the processor, most of the other processors have only L2 cache, so this one really rocks for me

07-11-2007, 12:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
sigs Private Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 49	Nice information. I am also confused between these three different models of AMD processor. I know about the Turion that it is using in the notebooks but not about rest of two. Thank you !!