Neowin News Feed for: Athlon64

Pentium D 820 vs. Athlon64 X2 4400+ Overclocking

Julio Franco — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:08:44 +0000

For the past few months I have been considering the idea of building a dual-core system, primarily for gaming. Although dual-core processors have not shown any real benefits over single-core in gaming applications, this should... Read more...

New Intel compiler gives AMD Athlon64 a boost

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:42:55 +0000

A READER WRITES to bring our attention to latest issue of German magazine, c't. According to the magazine's own tests, a new Intel V8 compiler can give a boost to the performance of applications running... Read more...

AMD prepares for Athlon64 launch

Tom Warren — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:38:46 +0000

The long-awaited launch of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) Athlon64 processor is less than a week away, and it's only a matter of time before rival Intel Corp. duplicates AMD's approach, the company said Wednesday.... Read more...

Athlon64 set for Sept. 22 release

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:32:51 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices is aiming to release a new generation of desktop and notebook chips on Sept. 22, according to an internal document inadvertently released by the company. AMD's press release schedule, accidentally made public... Read more...

Athlon64 family to grow

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:55:41 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices will use cache memory in somewhat novel ways to broaden out its desktop chip line, including its upcoming Athlon64 processor, according to sources. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chipmaker will launch... Read more...

Microsoft dishes Athlon64 Windows code out

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 09 May 2003 20:34:08 +0000

PRE-BETA VERSIONS of Windows 64 for AMD's Athlon 64 operating system were given to developers at the WinHEC conference earlier this week, according to reports. AMD is planning to introduce its Athlon64 this September. Some... Read more...

64-Bit Windows for AMD Athlon64 Beta Mid 2003

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:58:27 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today announced it is developing native 64-bit versions of its Windows® XP and Windows Server (TM) 2003 operating systems designed to support the upcoming AMD Opteron (TM) and AMD Athlon (TM) 64 processors.... Read more...

New Transmeta chip shows Athlon64 flair

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:25:05 +0000

Transmeta's TM8000 chip will feature an entirely new architecture, executives say, but it will also share some design ideas with the upcoming Athlon64 from Advanced Micro Devices. The TM8000, formerly known as the Astro, will... Read more...

c't benchmarks AMD Athlon64 against XP, Pentium 4

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 14 Dec 2002 17:47:52 +0000

GERMAN TECH MAGAZINE c't has published a set of benchmarks in the latest paper edition of its magazine which some subscribers have received today. The magazine, in an article by Georg Schnurer, compares a prototype... Read more...