On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 06:28:52PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I want to buy a new system with an AMD64 X2, as I want to try > virtualization I need to know what kind of processor contains > the "Pacifica" (now AMD-V) set of instructions. > Does anybody have any information about that as the documents > I have found are not crystal clear.
Any revision F or G series has Pacifica. That would be Windsor and Brisbane cores. Unfortunately you can't say 'Athlon 64 X2 3800+ has pacifica and 3700+ does not'. Identical spec'ed models exist for many revisions. I guess you should be able to tell from the packaging what revision the chip is somehow. It appears though that none of the mobile X2's have Pacifica, which I find somewhat surprising. Now at the same time, I would be very surprised if any computer store still has any revision E or older chips in stock anymore, so most likely it isn't really a problem, but you still want to make sure. So much simpler with the Core 2 chips. Their model numbers actually change when the features change it would seem. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]