Newcastle 3200+ vs Clawhammer 3200+ review

[Karnivore]

Well ran out of time so I didn't get to run everything I wanted to, did the best i could with available time....

No changes made in Bios, or OS tweaks, same memory, mobo, vid card default clocks

K8NPro No Vmods
9800P default clocks
boxed cooling (air)
512 mb Samsung PC2700

first 1m at default speeds New Castle Core

[Karnivore]

1m @ Default speeds Clawhammer

[Karnivore]

1m Clawhammer @ 2200

[Karnivore]

1m Clawhammer max clocks for this proc on air..

[Karnivore]

4m clawhammer

[Karnivore]

4m newcastle

[Karnivore]

3DM01 Clawhammer Default, 9800P Default..

[Karnivore]

3DM01 default newcastle, and 9800P

[Karnivore]

3DM01 clawhammer @2200, default 9800P

[`schr0et]

Wow... good testing man! That honestly surprised me... I would have figured the CH would've been a lot faster than the NC shows what I know

So what do you think now though? You going to keep the CH or the NC?

`s

[Karnivore]

last one, 3DM01 Newcastle @ 10x200, 9800P Default

[saaya]

i splitted the results from the original thread here:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&pagenumber=1
and made it a sticky here.

looks like its worth to get the 1mb chips now before the 512kb ones replace them.

[pkrew]

great job, looks like the 1mb cache is the way to go.

[Rolle2k]

I Would like to see the NewCastle at 10x235 in super pi 4m also.. that would be a good compare.

[Marquzz]

BUT what I want to know is about the 11x multi. Say you have ram that can handle 250MHz and a chip that'll do 2750MHz. What would be the fastest:

3200+ 1024kB 10x275 5:4

or

3200+ 512kB 11x250 1:1

?

[HKPolice]

Hmm, I wonder if dual channel ram will make up for the 676 lower 3Dmarks when they're clocked @ the same speeds...

I think it should tho.

[WiCKeD]

DC only made about 100 points difference in 3DMark2001 on my XP-M platform @ 2.0GHz with a 9800 Pro. Hypertransport may provide a difference story, but I'm skeptical.

CPU = 2.0GHz (167*12)
GPU = Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (stock, 1024*768, high performance settings, Catalyst 4.2, Dx9.0b, AGP Aperature 128MB)
RAM = Kreton T-Rex PC3500 (CH-5) 2*256MB [Single Channel]
FSB = 167 (DDR 333)
Timings = 2,3,3,11
3DMark2001SE = 12,957 / 13,002 (12,981 Avg)

CPU = 2.0GHz (167*12)
GPU = Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (stock, 1024*768, high performance settings, Catalyst 4.2, Dx9.0b, AGP Aperature 128MB)
RAM = Kreton T-Rex PC3500 (CH-5) 2*256MB [Dual Channel]
FSB = 167 (DDR 333)
Timings = 2,3,3,11
3DMark2001SE = 13,045 / 13,108 (13,076 Avg)

[the.m]

Interesting, what's the last 1mb chip gonna be a 3400+ or higher?

[Total Immortal]

Originally posted by WiCKeD
DC only made about 100 points difference in 3DMark2001 on my XP-M platform @ 2.0GHz with a 9800 Pro. Hypertransport may provide a difference story, but I'm skeptical.

CPU = 2.0GHz (167*12)
GPU = Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (stock, 1024*768, high performance settings, Catalyst 4.2, Dx9.0b, AGP Aperature 128MB)
RAM = Kreton T-Rex PC3500 (CH-5) 2*256MB [Single Channel]
FSB = 167 (DDR 333)
Timings = 2,3,3,11
3DMark2001SE = 12,957 / 13,002 (12,981 Avg)

CPU = 2.0GHz (167*12)
GPU = Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (stock, 1024*768, high performance settings, Catalyst 4.2, Dx9.0b, AGP Aperature 128MB)
RAM = Kreton T-Rex PC3500 (CH-5) 2*256MB [Dual Channel]
FSB = 167 (DDR 333)
Timings = 2,3,3,11
3DMark2001SE = 13,045 / 13,108 (13,076 Avg)

Ture, but DC will have a much bigger effect on A64 performance than on Athlon XP.. (in a DC athlon XP setup the limiting factor is the processors FSB, but with onboard contorler this bottleneck is removed.) I'd say it should make up for it easily

[SmokeyTheBandit]

This is very helpfull for alot of people i believe thx for that m8

But i mis one thing

Wht where the max clocks of the 3200+ newcastle ?

[Karnivore]

No screenshots of it as I no longer have either CPU

The Newcastle did max stable 2526 @ 1.7V Air cooled, boxed cooling, didn't get a chance to put it under the Prom.


The Clawhammer maxed out 2500 under the prom @ 1.7

[T07N]

How bout some 3dmark01 benchie with both processor's max oc?

[Peen]

it doesnt seem the extra 50 bucks is worth it for the CW, and it looks like most NC's OC more anyways so it makes up for the lost cache

[Karnivore]

Originally posted by bluestar88
How bout some 3dmark01 benchie with both processor's max oc?

As I said in the post immediately above yours I quoted, I no longer have either processor .


Peen, the 3200+ was a below average clocker, most aren't that bad, I still prefer, and feel the extra cache is a good thing. Although since it takes an A64 with 1 mb of l2, clocked over 2.5 to do better then my P4 the A64 really isn't worth it for me.

[pkrew]

And probably higher considering you have your 3.0C running at 4.5G. You really got unlucky with your clawhammer.