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Date:      Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:30:14 -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:  <44503AC6.3060609@rogers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060427032037.GA86693@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>

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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.




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