[PLUG] /proc/cpuinfo

Kyle Accardi sandbox at pacifier.com
Mon Oct 6 18:35:02 UTC 2003


Rich Shepard wrote:
>   I think I have a problem with my new box. My receipt shows the CPU I
> purchased is an "AMD Athlon XP 2100+ with fan in retail box". But, when I
> look at /proc/cpuinfo I see the model name is "AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1500+" and
> the cup MHz is 1300.064.
> 
>   Am I correct in assuming I was sold either a mis-marked box or a
> replacment CPU?

I think you're okay, AMD switched to "performance ratings" instead of the 
traditional frequency.  See,
http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/amd_athlon/xp2100.htm

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Kyle Accardi





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