New Socket 939 chips to get a name change
AMD has (wisely) decided to bump the names of its upcoming Socket 939 processors, differentiating them from broadly equivalent chips on Socket 754.
The 2.2GHz, 512KB L2, dual-channel processor formerly known as Model 3400+ is now Model 3500+.
The Model 3700+, 2.4GHz, 512KB L2 and dual-channel in spec, is now Model 3800+.
We'll soon see if the benchmarks vindicate the choice of name switch, but it's fair to assume they will. While the performance rating scheme is mildly infuriating sometimes, it's generally accurate.
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