Thunderbird, Athlon or Duron??

[mykel]

Which of these three is the fastest and most reliable and why??

Please input the key features.. Thanks..

[AuraEdge]

The core is all the same (128k L1, Advanced 3D Now!, etc) for all three. The differences lies in only the Cache size
The Athlon has 512k of 1/3 to 1/2 speed L2 cache. The Thunderbird has 256k of Full speed L2 Cache. The Duron has 64k of Full speed L2 Cache. The thunderbird is the best performer right now
the Athlon is probably better than the duron, but Im not sure.

[skywalker[TSG]]

i would go for the duron
maybe a T-bird but that all depends on how much money ya have

[This message has been edited by skywalker[TSG] (edited 09-16-2000).]