XI Computer MTower MP 2100+ review
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on June 19, 2002 at 3:18:59 PM
AMDZone also reviews a complete system based on the MP 2100+.
AMD has produced a minor speed bump in the MP line again with the 2100+. Unfortunately it is not the Thoroughbred core, and even if it was there are no architecture changes. The price of the Athlon MPs has dropped dramatically over the past few months as is evident with the 2100+ retail price. When AMD shifts to the Thoroughbred core with the MP line, likely at the next bump up to 2200+ they will enjoy the cost savings of the smaller die size, but performance increases won't be realized until Barton based MP CPUs arrive with the much anticipated 512KB L2 cache, double the amount the current Athlon enjoys. Till then not much is expected to change on the MP front.
AMD has produced a minor speed bump in the MP line again with the 2100+. Unfortunately it is not the Thoroughbred core, and even if it was there are no architecture changes. The price of the Athlon MPs has dropped dramatically over the past few months as is evident with the 2100+ retail price. When AMD shifts to the Thoroughbred core with the MP line, likely at the next bump up to 2200+ they will enjoy the cost savings of the smaller die size, but performance increases won't be realized until Barton based MP CPUs arrive with the much anticipated 512KB L2 cache, double the amount the current Athlon enjoys. Till then not much is expected to change on the MP front.