Subj : AMD Sampro 2200+  = ?
To   : THURSTON ACKERMAN
From : JIM HOLSONBACK
Date : Sun May 08 2005 02:49 pm

Hello, Ack.  I recently bought a Sempron 2600+, so I am
fairly up to speed on them.

-=> on 05-08-05 05:52, THURSTON ACKERMAN wrote to ALL <=-

 TA> What CPU speed might one expect from a AMD Sampro 2200+ ?

Sempron 2200+ run at 1500 MHz.  166/333 FSB, CLOCKMUL 9.0
AMD made Sempron 2200+ in both Model 8 and Model 10.  I'm not quite sure
about how to distinguish, unless OPN starting with "SDA" vs. "SDC" is
the key.  Their website did not cooperate with me today when I tried
to look up the diff.  Tech info at AMD website tells how to interpret
the OPN numbers. If you ask, I can add excerpts of that. On the Sempron
here, the OPN is on a black sticker, on the 'phenolic' part of the
package. Takes a _strong_ mag glass for me to read it.

 TA> Does it compare to the family of Celerons? Or Durons? Or?

Both.  The "2200+" thing is just a marketing gimmick, for what
they say is comparable speed Celeron chip.  AFAIK, Durons topped out at
1800, 133/266 FSB.

AFAIK, flagship of the AMD Socket A chips still remains the
ones with Barton core - - 166/333 FSB but 512K L2 cache vs 256 on
the Semprons.  Impression is that those market against P4 chips, the
Durons and Semprons compete against Intel Celerons.

Be sure to check for Sempron compatibility with your mainboard -
For example,  Asus A7N8X mainboard didn't support Semprons until PCB Rev
2.0 and BIOS 1010.

Good luck.

- - -  JimH.

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