Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:04:16 -0400 From: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> To: obrien@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org, Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk>, Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>, David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> Subject: Re: Dual-core CPU vs. very large cache Message-ID: <445115B0.3080900@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20060427185722.GA2741@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <20060425090739.8470143f.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <005301c668ab$39c4c150$8b00a8c0@multiplay.co.uk> <444E8F8A.9030409@rogers.com> <17487.34074.833134.823847@canoe.dclg.ca> <444F8912.4010604@rogers.com> <00bd01c66946$6ce6f3a0$b5db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <444FA32F.2060209@rogers.com> <20060427032037.GA86693@dragon.NUXI.org> <44503AC6.3060609@rogers.com> <20060427185722.GA2741@dragon.NUXI.org>
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David O'Brien wrote: > On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 11:30:14PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote: > >> David O'Brien wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 12:43:27PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Steven Hartland wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> IIRC AM2 is not a server solution just a client one the new server >>>>> socket is significantly different. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Its not a server/desktop thing, its a new socket that will allow AMD to >>>> use DDR2 memory. It applies to both Athlons and Opterons. >>>> >>> No! Socket AM2 is the DDR2 939-pin Athlon64 desktop replacement. >>> Socket F(1207) is DDR2 the 940-pin Opteron server replacement. >>> >> Same crap, different pins. The change simply allows AMD cpus to use DDR2 >> memory, nothing more. >> > > What does that mean? "Same Crap"? I was giving accurate and correct > names of the sockets and that there are two different Opteron rev.F > sockets. > > Correct, however in the original discussion i stated that i hope some new chipsets will appear when the new socket is introduced, which adds DDR2 support. Then someone started nit picking about the naming of the sockets.home | help
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