(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I'm looking at buying a computer and I have narrowed it down to the exact same model. The only difference is the processor. One is an AMD® Athlon™ II X2 Dual-Core P340 (2.20GHz, 1MB L2) and one is an AMD® Phenom™ X3 Triple Core P840 (1.90GHz, 512KB L2. I'm assuming that I should get the Triple Core one but it only has 512KB L2 cache. Which one should I get?

Thanks,
~Soccer

I dont know that much about the cache thing, but...
Heres a direct comparison of the two things:


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LI Cache Vs L2 Cache:
"L1 (level 1) cache - L1 cache stores information for use by the processor. L1 cache is extremely quick but also expensive. Most processors have an L1 cache divided into space for data and space for instructions.

L2 (level 2) cache - L2 cache is the next step down from L1 cache. Most processors today have L2 cache, which increases cache performance. Most desktop processors have an L2 Cache of about 256KB, but some high-end processors can have as much as 2MB."

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Hope i helped you decide

Id go with the triple core.