AMD Sempron Marked As Athlon 64?

largo · 11-December-05, 04:49 PM

i just bouught an amd sempron 2500+ and a board and once i got windows and all the drivers installed it reads as an AMD athlon 64 2500+ is it possible that it is really a athlon 64 marked as a sempron 64?

z0mbi3 · 11-December-05, 04:57 PM

Was the proc oem? If it was then it's very reasonable to assume they could have sent you the wrong proc.

largo · 11-December-05, 04:59 PM

i bought it from the computer store where i work and it was sealed in the original sempron packaging

Nerdz · 11-December-05, 06:52 PM

Ive gotten that too, bought a sempy socket 754 non A64, turned out to be a A64. So yes theres a possiblity it is a A64.

I forgot what program I had to use to determine it, I used something other than CPU-Z.

sobitthen · 11-December-05, 07:12 PM

How much cache is it showing as?

the sempron uses less than the non-sempron due to the inability of the die to support the cache on a portion of the die.

Ator · 12-December-05, 12:07 AM

It sounds like the BIOS/Windows is just detecting the processor incorrectly.

godfoot · 12-December-05, 04:07 AM

Well, there are Socket A Semprons as well as Socket 754 Semprons. My guess is the Socket 754 Semprons...... well it's kinda obvious.

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largo Apex Techie II	AMD Sempron Marked As Athlon 64? i just bouught an amd sempron 2500+ and a board and once i got windows and all the drivers installed it reads as an AMD athlon 64 2500+ is it possible that it is really a athlon 64 marked as a sempron 64?

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11-December-05, 04:57 PM		#2 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac	Was the proc oem? If it was then it's very reasonable to assume they could have sent you the wrong proc.

11-December-05, 04:59 PM		#3 (permalink)
largo Apex Techie II	i bought it from the computer store where i work and it was sealed in the original sempron packaging

11-December-05, 06:52 PM		#4 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Ive gotten that too, bought a sempy socket 754 non A64, turned out to be a A64. So yes theres a possiblity it is a A64. I forgot what program I had to use to determine it, I used something other than CPU-Z.

11-December-05, 07:12 PM		#5 (permalink)
sobitthen Apex Techie Lite	How much cache is it showing as? the sempron uses less than the non-sempron due to the inability of the die to support the cache on a portion of the die.

12-December-05, 12:07 AM		#6 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore	It sounds like the BIOS/Windows is just detecting the processor incorrectly.

12-December-05, 04:07 AM		#7 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	Well, there are Socket A Semprons as well as Socket 754 Semprons. My guess is the Socket 754 Semprons...... well it's kinda obvious.