AMD has lifted the press ban on its new dual-core desktop processors, and the results look promising. Most sites are reporting that the high end X2 chips from AMD are significantly faster then comparable Intel Extreme Edition offerings. Most new Socket 939 motherboards are compatible with X2 chips right out of the box. Slightly older models will require a flash BIOS update to enable support for the new dual-core CPUs.
The X2 4800+ beats out the Pentium Extreme Edition 840 virtually across the board, even in tests that use four threads to take best advantage of the Extreme Edition 840's Hyper-Threading capabilities. The difference becomes even more pronounced in single-threaded applications, including games, where the Pentium XE 840 is near the bottom of the pack and the X2 4800+ is constantly near the top. The X2 4800+ also consumes considerably less power, both at idle and under load.
The initial lineup for the Athlon 64 X2 is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ $1,001 (2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ $803 (2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ $581 (2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ $537 (2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
View: Anandtech | Tom's Hardware | HardOCP
View: AMD Home
The X2 4800+ beats out the Pentium Extreme Edition 840 virtually across the board, even in tests that use four threads to take best advantage of the Extreme Edition 840's Hyper-Threading capabilities. The difference becomes even more pronounced in single-threaded applications, including games, where the Pentium XE 840 is near the bottom of the pack and the X2 4800+ is constantly near the top. The X2 4800+ also consumes considerably less power, both at idle and under load.
The initial lineup for the Athlon 64 X2 is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ $1,001 (2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ $803 (2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ $581 (2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ $537 (2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
View: Anandtech | Tom's Hardware | HardOCP View: AMD Home
Thanks to Timdorr for the heads-up!
im so exited, i want mine now!!
im so proud the x64 cpu series is being developed and built in germany
-fm
On the brigt side, your new computer might even use LESS power than your current!
i'll be definatley be getting one
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ £531 (2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ £426 (2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ £308 (2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Per Core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ £285 (2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Per Core)
I think it's safe to purchase the 4400+ (that's my intention) as you get the 1MB cache per core and it's only a touch slower than the 4600+ and of course a saving of £118 which would pay for the motherboard
I am a long time Dell fan and I hope they look at adding these AMD processors to their line-up. If not I may switch to AlienWare for my next computer.
Im gonna get this at start of next year with pci-e, i dont need that performance atm. I'll probs get one of these though for my games server im planning.
But yeh 3-4 different CPU's from AMD in a month.. over the top
I do find it odd that NONE of the mainstream Hardware sites have actually written about Overclocking these things.
Plus i dont think you would want a PD if you were gonna overclock, the things consume double the power the X2s do, im sorry it doesnt make much sense to go to Intel at this point unless ofcourse...they do some marketing moves ( price dropping, and early availabilty)
currently got 3500+, will wait till they release the 1207socket next feb.
If it somehow doesn't work then they only need to change a few bytes in the code, or something like that.
The only difference is the way they are licensed. XP Pro is licensed to use two processors, but it is able to tell the difference between a processor and a core, so you could have two dual-core processors in theory.
>.> Wow, new dual core processors faster than old single core processors with an emulated second core. <.<
Other than that rant out fo the way, this might make me switch to AMD if I get the money. ^^*
id Software did try to make Quake III support SMP, but they didn't gain anything as it's very difficult, you can't just create a second thread and say "w00tz0rz".
There's lots of work that has to be done and additional overhead will be added too as the threads must be synchronized.
SMT(HT), SMP and dual-core will become better than single-core (without SMT) once they write software (games) with multiple threads that can take advantage of it.
Once games get enough threads then 840EE will show its strength. But 840EE will be old by then.
The only problem is the price
-fm
amd rules!
tsss...
-fm
Now look @ the AMD ! Yeah they perform well but do they really worth it ?
One of the AMD's strongest point in the past was the price but now AMD is totally turning an Intel... And yeah i believe this even it's processors are good performers...
And when i look around i see nobody complaining about over $500 proc. (be aware that this is US prices & many countries have taxes that boost it so much).
Last edited by 15612 on 10 May 2005 - 09:52
But processors aren't really that expensive anymore, the weak dollar is good for us.
One dollar used to be like 10-11 SEK, now it's 7.15 SEK per dollar.
and germany hasnt that high taxes i guess...
additionally you get almost every techniqual equipment (cpus, mp3 players, dvd burners, pcs, and so on) for low prices here...
when im gonna buy a 4800+ its gonna be like ... 400 euros max...
thats ok for me since i want my next machine to be way better than THIS one... eek
im gonna put in amd...
nofin beats amd for me
-fm
Which motherboards 939 are bios upgradeable?
Maximum PC just did a great review on the Intel dual core....June issue. With all the gritty details including pics of the cores...benchies...apps that use both cores...etc. You'll even see a pic of Task Manager of the dual P4EE with HT enabled (4 cores)....only one core is being used during the test...
However, the P3 I had 6 years ago, is the last of the Intel procs I'll use.
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