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Overclocking the AMD Athlon X2 3800+ Processor [Article, legitreviews]
Legit Reviews takes a closer look at the dual core 3800+ in an overclocking
environment. While the majority of users will appreciate the benefits of dual
core for under $375, the enthusiasts among us are looking to squeeze ever last
bit of performance out of this processor. Sat, 03 Sep, 2005 | 51 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
IDF August 2005 :: Next Gen - No more HyperThreading (HT) for Intel [Article, Hexus]
Intel have just stated that HT is not going to feature in their next
architecture. This is a bit of a shock since they spent months
messaging us that HT would be the most important move in
microprocessor development, Intel have removed it (read - not
included it) in their next generation processor. Sun, 28 Aug, 2005 | 19 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 [Review, HardwareZone]
It's the battle of the extremes as we pit the highest performing single core
processors from AMD and Intel on the line with special highlight on the new AMD
Athlon 64 FX-57 competitor. How do these stack up against the top dual-core
processors? You'll find that out and more in this article. Mon, 22 Aug, 2005 | 19 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium D 840 Dual-Core LGA775 Processor Review [Review, PCStats]
Apparently chafing under the invisible restrictions of Moore's law, Intel and AMD spent 2004 searching for ways of further improving processor designs that had virtually reached their maximum speeds under current manufacturing technologies. Both companies changed processor naming schemes and tinkered with cache sizes, while Intel flirted with changing the basic design of the Pentium 4 to mirror that of its highly successful Pentium M mobile CPU.
AMD was apparently first to hit on a possible answer to the dilemma facing them. If one chip was good, two chips must be better! Multiple CPU machines have existed for years at the business level, and the performance advantages are well understood, so why not cram two cores into a single processor die and bring multiprocessing to the desktop?
Sun, 21 Aug, 2005 | 30 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 3800+ CPU [Review, TrustedReviews]
At the beginning of the month AMD launched its latest budget processor, the Sempron 3400+. Also launched the same day was the Athlon 64 X2 3800+. The X2 in the title refers to the fact that the chip is dual-core which essentially means you’re getting two processors in one. Right now you have the choice between single core or dual-core but before long dual-core will become very much the norm. Sat, 13 Aug, 2005 | 26 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Dual-Core, Simple Price: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ [Review, TomsHardware]
The previous "starter chip" in the X2 family was the Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Even with best-deal single-unit costs of $560 or so, this is a chip in demand by the market - in fact, many retailers continue to charge $600 or more for this model. This not only set a new ceiling for AMD pricing, but is out of reach for most users. In fact, the top-of-the-line X2 4800+ goes for over $1,100! That's why we aired critical observations about cost in our initial X2 article - AMD has prospered in the past from its exceptional skills at balancing price and performance. Thu, 04 Aug, 2005 | 31 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Affordable Dual Core from AMD: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ [Review, AnandTech]
For the past couple of months, we've asked, hoped and dreamed for it, and today, AMD is launching it - the $354 Athlon 64 X2 3800+; the first somewhat affordable dual core CPU from AMD.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the birth of the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ should be no surprise to anyone. In one of their strongest CPU paper-launches ever, AMD put their best foot forward this past May and introduced the Athlon 64 X2 processor. While AMD was late to the desktop dual core game compared to Intel, the Athlon 64 X2 processor had absolutely no problem outperforming Intel's Pentium D. But at the end of the day, despite AMD's clear victory, our recommendations were quite complicated, thanks to one major flaw in AMD's execution: price. Wed, 03 Aug, 2005 | 25 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Processor Review [Review, sharkyextreme]
AMD and Intel have already kicked the dual core revolution into high gear, but the overall market still needs to be properly defined, and all the product positions filled. This is still an emerging market, and the Athlon 64 X2 and Pentium D processors illustrate this quite clearly. Intel offers a lot of value in the Pentium D line, but the top-end 3.2 GHz clock speed is certainly not going to win any game benchmark awards. The Athlon 64 X2 has the clock speed and performance ends covered, but the high retail price certainly turned off some buyers. It was inevitable that one side would move into the other's niche, and it's hardly a surprise to see AMD offering a lower-priced addition to the Athlon 64 X2 line. Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 20 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ [Review, HotHardware]
The Athlon 64 X2 4800+, and the 4600+, 4400+, and 4200+ announced that day were on some level the antithesis of Intel's dual-core offerings. Whereas Intel's dual-core processors required an additional purchase of a motherboard based on a compatible chipset that could handle the increased power requirements of the new CPUs, and perhaps new DDR2 RAM, AMD's dual-core processors just worked with the existing platform and had a max thermal power only slightly higher than the single-core Athlon 64 FX-55. One area where Intel did have a marked advantage over AMD, however, was price. The Pentium Extreme Edition 840 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+ were priced similarly at over $1000 a piece, but Intel's fastest Pentium D was priced about the same as AMD's "slowest" Athlon 64 X2 at about $550, and low-end Pentium Ds were available for about $250. Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Processor Review [Review, legitreviews]
With AMD's entry level dual core processor costing more than double that of
Intel's, many consumers simply can't afford AMD's Athlon 64 X2 processors. All
that changes today with the release of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor.
The new X2 3800+ comes at a value packed price tag of $354 US on the day it
launches and it will of course go down as the market settles down after the
launch... Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 | 21 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Sempron 3400+ Palermo Core Review [Review, AMDzone]
Today AMD follows up the recent Sempron 3100+ Palermo core with a new 3400+ Palermo core running at a full 2GHz. It has the latest core revision and is fully 64 bit. Below are the updates for this new core. Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 | 41 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD's Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor [Review, techreport]
WHEN WE FIRST reviewed the Athlon 64 X2 processor a few months back, we said that it was an outstanding CPU, but we wished out loud for AMD to start selling a 2GHz version of the X2 at a lower price. After all, we argued, Intel's Pentium D 820 is a killer deal at just under $250, while the least expensive Athlon 64 X2 costs over twice that. Sure, the X2's performance might well justify the price premium, but we'll take more for our money when we can get it.
Today, our wish is fulfilled in the form of the Athlon 64 X2 3800+, a dual-core processor running at 2GHz with 512K of L2 cache per core. AMD has priced this baby at $354—significantly less than any of its other dual-core products. It doesn't take a Ph.D. in computer engineering to figure out that the X2 3800+ ought to offer a very potent combo of price and performance. Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 | 13 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Athlon 64 FX Overclocked to 3 GHz [Article, TomsHardware]
What can you expect when AMD launches the Athlon 64 FX-59 by the end of the year? We overclocked AMD's FX-57 to 3 GHz to see what you will get. AMD's Socket M2 should also soon come into the picture. Tue, 26 Jul, 2005 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
The Pentium D: Intel's Dual Core Silver Bullet Previewed [Preview, TomsHardware]
We were pleased when a test system powered by the all-new Pentium D and the Pentium Extreme Edition made it into our test lab. Our comprehensive test suite pinpoints what to expect from the much-anticipated dual core technology. Tue, 26 Jul, 2005 | 21 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Dual Core Done Right : AMD’s Athlon64 X2 Processors [Review, GamePC]
Now that Opteron supplies are healthy, AMD is turning its attention to the enthusiast and power user markets with the Athlon64 X2. The Athlon64 X2 has been the subject of quite a few very positive reviews over the last few weeks, which has stretched out the already thin supply of chips which are currently on the market. While the chips are getting out there in small volumes, the lack of supply is keeping prices fairly high, an unfortunate negative side effect, especially considering AMD's Athlon64 X2 chips are already more expensive compared to their Pentium-D dual-core counterparts.
However, the Athlon64 X2 does have one great thing going for it, in that owners of current Socket-939 Athlon64 systems can simply upgrade their motherboard BIOS in order to support dual-core Athlon64 X2 processors. We've seen a lot of Athlon64 fans thus far waiting for the chips to hit the market in order to upgrade their current machines for dual-core operation. In comparison, Intel's dual-core processors require an entirely new motherboard purchase, since only the newest 945/955/nForce4 Intel Edition chipsets are able to support dual-core processors. Mon, 18 Jul, 2005 | 31 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 [Review, Hexus]
San Diego brings SSE3 support to Athlon 64 FX for the first
time, along with support for mismatched DIMM sizes in its memory
controller, more efficient use of memory compared to Clawhammer and
more performance from its data prefetcher, which pulls data out of
system memory into the processor's caches, in advance of it being
needed.
A lower supply voltage likely means a BIOS update for the majority
of boards and board vendors will likely roll in FX-57 BIOS support
with their Venice and Toledo 90nm changes. Basically a Clawhammer at
2800MHz with SSE3 and some memory controller and prefetcher tweaks,
using around eight million more transistors to get there. Wed, 13 Jul, 2005 | 13 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium D 820 Review [Review, legitreviews]
The Pentium D 820 is a great processor for those who like to multi-task but
who are also on a budget. It would not be my first choice for gaming, but if
you are in the market for a fairly inexpensive, general processor, the Pentium
D would be a great choice... Tue, 12 Jul, 2005 | 48 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 'Venice' Overclocking [Review, Hexus]
If you've already got a decent S939 motherboard on your hands
it would be almost criminal not to try an Athlon 64 3000+ E3-stepping
CPU. Sure, it's not hugely fast at default speeds, but I'd be amazed
if 2.5GHz wasn't a given and 3GHz on the cards with better cooling.
There's just something rather naughty but nice about 50% overclocks
with near-default voltage. For once, you can have your cake and eat
it! Yum. Thu, 07 Jul, 2005 | 74 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium 4 670 and Pentium D 820 [Preview, Hexus]
To state the obvious, where the Pentium D 820 thrives is in
multi-threaded applications that take full advantage of both its
cores concurrently. When that happens, its performance beats out the
fastest and most expensive single-core models with comparative ease.
Above all else, what the £200 Pentium D 820 does is bring real
dual-core goodness to the masses. Sun, 26 Jun, 2005 | 46 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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