looking for a bug-free 939 processor

[Bx.Cornwell]

okay, yes, "bug-free", for computer equipment, does not exist... but still..

are there any 939 processors out there that have known problems, and if so,
which and what problem?

 

[Ed]

okay, yes, "bug-free", for computer equipment, does not exist... but still..

are there any 939 processors out there that have known problems, and if so,
which and what problem?

Price!

 

[Bx.Cornwell]

Price!

i mean like cache issues and such... isn't there a 754 with a cache issue?
(or am i thinking something else) i'm just wondering if all the 939's have
no known bugs...

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

okay, yes, "bug-free", for computer equipment, does not exist... but still..

are there any 939 processors out there that have known problems, and if so,
which and what problem?

The 939 just came out so there hasn't been time for there to be multiple
steppings. However the 939 is the third iteration of the AMD64, all of
which are basically the same core so one would expect that it's as bug
free as any version.

 

[Ed]

i mean like cache issues and such... isn't there a 754 with a cache issue?
(or am i thinking something else) i'm just wondering if all the 939's have
no known bugs...

All chips have bugs/errata (Intel is no exception), but most of these
minor bugs will never bother the average PC user, if your a programmer
then you may need to know what they are.

Revision Guide for AMD Athlon64 and AMD Opteron
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/25759.pdf
Page 7roduct Errata

Ed

 

[rstlne]

The 939 just came out so there hasn't been time for there to be multiple
steppings. However the 939 is the third iteration of the AMD64, all of
which are basically the same core so one would expect that it's as bug
free as any version.

I think he should go for a 6068
they should be fairly bug free by now