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Thu Oct 9 12:41:46 MST 2014



I did a search on "CPU family 15 Model 79 Stepping 2" and this is what I 
found.

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Sempron%2064%203400%2B%20-%20SDA3400IAA3CN%20%28SDA3400CNBOX%29.html

And here is the benchmark I found  
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Sempron+3400%2B

I would say at least in part the cause of your computer being slow is 
the CPU.

I'd be interested to hear if more RAM makes a difference.  Of course RAM 
might effect performance if you are doing something that requires a lot 
of RAM.  I assume more RAM will effect compile speed.

This is a testament to Linux breathing life into old iron.



On 2014-10-09 14:03, Michael Havens wrote:
> bmike1 at C521 ~ $ lscpu
> Architecture:          x86_64
> CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
> Byte Order:            Little Endian
> CPU(s):                1
> On-line CPU(s) list:   0
> Thread(s) per core:    1
> Core(s) per socket:    1
> Socket(s):             1
> NUMA node(s):          1
> Vendor ID:             AuthenticAMD
> CPU family:            15
> Model:                 79
> Stepping:              2
> CPU MHz:               1000.000
> BogoMIPS:              2004.24
> Virtualization:        AMD-V
> L1d cache:             64K
> L1i cache:             64K
> L2 cache:              512K
> NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0
> 
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> 
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:04 AM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> 
>> what CPU does that box have?
>> 
>> On 2014-10-09 09:36, Mark Phillips wrote:
>> Michael,
>> 
>> It seems the max memory is 4GB for that system - 4 banks of 1 GB
>> sticks.
>> RAM memory Capacity - 4 GB
>> Memory Type - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM 240-pin
>> Data Integrity Check - Non-ECC
>> Speed - 667 MHz ( PC2-5300 )
>> Features - Dual rank , unbuffered
>> 
>> You already have 2 1GB sticks in the machines - what speed are
>> they?
>> You should match the speed for all four sticks.
>> 
>> The second set you mentioned are only 533 MHz, whereas your bus is
>> 667
>> MHz. If your system is slow, get the fastest memory you can afford.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Carruth, Rusty <Rusty at smartm.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, 1024 is one gig, but often some memory is stolen by the
>> motherboard – for example if you have an on-board graphics card
>> that uses main memory for its RAM.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Personally, if you can afford it and the 4G is less than 2x the 2G
>> I’d get 4G – but if you could find 2x2G sticks then you could
>> have 6G total – not bad IMHO.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> FROM: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org
>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] ON BEHALF OF
>> Michael Havens
>> SENT: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 1:43 PM
>> TO: PLUG
>> SUBJECT: memory
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I know this is a stupid question but...
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I got a Dell dimension c521. It is slow so I figure I should add
>> memory. There are 4 memory slots with 2 being used. How much memory
>> is that? Well, the cards that are in there say it they are  two
>> cards with 1024 mb apiece.  'free -h' reports
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> free -h
>> 
>>                    total       used       free  
>>  
>>        shared    buffers   cached
>> 
>> Mem:          1.9G       1.4G       489M        18M
>>        59M       535M
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> isn't 1024 one gig? Where is the rest?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> SHould I buy this?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> NEW 4GB 4X1GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHZ RAM MEMORY FOR DELL DIMENSION
>> C521 [1]
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> or should I get this?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> 2GB (2X1GB) RAM MEMORY CMS COMPATIBLE WITH DELL DIMENSION C521
>> DESKTOP [2]
>> 
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>> [2]
>> [2]
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> http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Dell-Dimension-C521-Desktop/dp/B00BL30RZS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-3&keywords=dimension+c521+memory
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