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On Sunday 05 February 2006 11:10, P.V.Anthony wrote: |
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> Barry Walsh wrote: |
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> > P.V.Anthony wrote: |
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> >> Hi, |
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> >> What is the difference between "Athlon 64" and "Athlon 64 FX"? |
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> >> Does it really matter? I am using this on a nfs server. |
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> >> Please advise or point me to some links. |
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> >> P.V.Anthony |
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> > The FX has it's multiplier unlocked, for which you pay quite a premium. |
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> > The latest FX-60 is also dual core. |
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> Thanks for replying. |
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> Sorry, but what does this multiplier do? |
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> Will it make the nfs server have better throughput on the Ethernet? |
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> P.V.Anthony |
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The multiplier, in part, determines the speed of the processor. With an |
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unlocked multiplier, the user is freer to play with combinations of bus |
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frequency and multiplier for the purpose of overclocking the processor. On |
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processors with locked multipliers, one's overclocking options are limited to |
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those features included in the motherboard's BIOS - usually that means that |
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fsb frequency and, in the case of AMD's x64 processors, hypertransport |
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frequency are the only factors one can change. |
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It (the unlocked multiplier) will have no bearing on ethernet throughput. |
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