> From: Robyn J. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 21:27:12 -0600 > On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 08:28 PM, Jeff Walther wrote: > The 750FX > (G3/800) has a 512K L2 cache on the chip which runs at the CPU core > speed and no L3 cache. > > Partly correct, keep in mind that the L2 cache that is being referred > to is backside. It more than likely will not run faster than 2:1. > > So who wins? 256K at 800 MHz helped by 1 > MB at 200 MHz vs. 512K at 800 MHz with no helper. The G4/800 isn't > that much more expensive depending on what the street prices do. > > They should probably bench VERY close to eachother. For the time being > excluding Altivec, the G4 has no advantage over a G3 speed wise. > Factor in the Altivec (it'll kick #$% over the G3 if you are using > AltiVec apps), and better FPU ability of the G4, you'll see a > difference. Now, if they brought out a dual (or quad :D yea!) G4 > upgrade, I'd be in heaven. Of course my S900 would end up totaling > about $6000 more than a real dual 1.25 G4.........But I'd have all > those slots and 7 drive bays! > > -Robyn
Robyn, Pleas notice the L2 backside cache of 512K on the Powerlogix G3 800 will be running at 800mhz. Won't that mean it is running at 1:1 ratio ? Will S -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
