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Intel Pentium D Processor 820, Pentium 4 Processor 670 and 945 Express Chipsets [Preview, Bjorn3d]
Focusing on the enthusiast and high-end workstation markets, Intel started its
multi-core desktop campaign last month by introducing the 955X Express chipset
and Pentium Processor Extreme Edition dual-core CPU. Today's release is aimed
at the mainstream market, though. The new mainstream chipsets are the 945G
Express Chipset and 945P Express Chipset (the 'G' variant providing onboard
graphics), and the three new mainstream dual-core processors are the Pentium D
Processor 820, 830 and 840, which run at 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz and 3.2GHz,
respectively. Sun, 26 Jun, 2005 | 69 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Dual-Core Arrives : Intel’s Pentium Extreme Edition 840 [Review, GamePC]
The thought of two fast, highly clocked processor cores working together for additional performance and far smoother multi-tasking is no doubt a very appealing trait to many, especially those who have experienced the smoothness of a multi-processor system in the past. Still, can pairing two Pentium 4 cores together bring the enthusiasts back to the Intel camp? Let's find out. Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 27 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800 [Review, Hexus]
The key things to take from today's look at the 4800+ is that
it's generally no slower, but generally no faster either, than an
FX-53 in single-threaded tests, yet it'll cost you a fair bit more. I
hope it's obvious that a dual-core processors benefits lie elsewhere,
with multi-threaded applications and real-world operating system
usage. Think HyperThreading. Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 | 40 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD's Dual-Core x75 Opterons [Review, Hexus]
The release today of AMD's dual-core workstation and server
parts is a significant landmark in the world of x86 computing for the
enterprise and professional users. The ability to pack twice the
processing power into the same space opens up new doors for
clustering, research, data processing, data mining, webserving,
content creation, digital media production, video editing, games
development and much more. While the cost is high for the time being,
economies of scale and a pervasive range of processors to choose from
will only bring the price down, and significantly so. Thu, 19 May, 2005 | 22 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Dual Core: Multi-Tasking Benchmarking [Article, legitreviews]
After testing the Dual Core Intel 840 processor versus the equally clocked
Single core Intel 640, it is clear that the dual core processors offer a
significant performance improvement when multi-tasking. Wed, 04 May, 2005 | 49 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Dual Core Extreme Edition CPU - 840 @ 955X Express [Review, Hexus]
The 3.2GHz Pentium XE 840 is offered as an alternative to
current single-core Extreme Edition CPUs. It may not quite have the
pure gaming performance punch as, say, the 3.73GHz XE, but it's a
better proposition when considered over a wide variety of
applications. Think of it this way. The worst-case performance
scenario is that the £650 Pentium XE 840 performs much like a
single-core 3.2GHz 640 model. The best-case scenario, that is, being
run with apps. that take advantage of its 4-thread parallel
processing ability, is performance that no single-core Pentium 4
could ever hope to match, even under the most esoteric cooling. Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 55 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Dual Core: Pentium EE 840 Arrives [Review, legitreviews]
Today, for the very first time, Intel is letting the media show off the Intel
Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840. Legit Reviews has the pleasure of being
among the first to use the Intel 955X Express chipset, the I/O Controller Hub
(ICH7/R), and the Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor. Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 42 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's Pentium-M 735 Processor and DFI 855GME Motherboard [Review, Hexus]
Performance wise, there's one thing that stands out from the analysis and observation of P-M's scaling with nothing more than its base frequency: it's crying out for core logic to let it breathe and perform to its fullest; there's definitely plenty of extra performance to be had by pairing P-M with Alviso core logic. There's also extra performance to be had just by upping the CPU's bus clock, so the upcoming 200MHz Pentium-Ms, using Alviso, should give very fine performance, comparatively. Wed, 13 Apr, 2005 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD's Athlon FX - CPU Scaling to 3GHz and 250MHz dHTT [Article, Hexus]
AMD recently released their latest Opteron running at 2600MHz, the same speed as the Athlon FX-55. With one Opteron speed hike usually comes the next one on the desktop, which for Athlon FX means 2800MHz and FX-57. Apply the logic above and we can examine the performance of FX-57 before launch, using an existing FX processor and its unlocked multipliers. With FX-55, all that means is the use of the 14x multiplier at the standard 200MHz dHTT (derived HTT, calculated by the use of the base HTT clock and clock divisors). While it's not quite a front-side bus, since the memory controller always runs at core frequency, it's close. Mon, 07 Mar, 2005 | 61 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
IDF Spring 2005: Intel Multi-Core strategy [Article, Hexus]
It does not take a genius to predict that Intel would be going Dual Core mad at this IDF, and sure enough, the second session of the first day was dedicated to us being informed of their latest multi-core enhancements.
Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's P4 660 & 3.73GHz EE [Review, legitreviews]
The Intel P4 6XX series of processors are by far the best Prescott cored
processors that we have seen from Intel thus far. I am glad to see that things
are coming together for Intel because before you know it dual core processors
will be coming out! All the features that are on the 6XX series processors will
more than likely be needed in all of the dual core CPU's... Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 63 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's Prescott-2M: Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73GHz [Review, Hexus]
And it's that 64-bit ability of Prescott-2M that's its main selling point, rather than any performance to be gained by the double-sized L2 cache, compared to Prescott-1M. I missed out gaming performance since I honestly couldn't find a game that really enjoyed the 2MiB that the 6-series or 3.73GHz XE had. While I could show gaming scaling with the XE, that was due to bus speed increases and the 3.46GHz Gallatin-2M was often faster. The working set of most games simply doesn't care for much more than 1MiB or so of on-CPU memory. Thu, 03 Mar, 2005 | 53 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Dual-Core Extreme Edition [News, Hexus]
Seems Intel has started production of its multi-core silicon, and the first Dual-Core CPU we'll see is to carry Intel’s 'Extreme Edition' moniker.
With two physical cores, this CPU is said to support four 'Hyperthreading' threads and we suspect we'll see its first live demo in San Francisco at the Intel Developer Forum towards the end of the month. Tue, 22 Feb, 2005 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73GHz Review [Review, Beyond3d]
Intel unleashes their latest Pentium 4 updates with new features such as a 2MB L2 cache and EM64T technology. Here Beyond3D takes a look at the new Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73GHz featuring these capabilities. Tue, 22 Feb, 2005 | 36 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Winchester) [Review, Hexus]
Our off-the-shelf sample was utterly stable at just under 2.4GHz,
cooled only by the supplied reference heatsink. All it took was a slight
rise in core voltage and a motherboard capable of scaling with the
processor's heightened driven clock. Overclocked benchmark results were
on a par with a standard Athlon 64 3800+, a processor that costs almost
4x the £110 3000+ retail price. S939 is soon to enjoy the performance
benefits that SLI-capable chipsets can deliver, so faster CPU speeds
become even more important due to the number of games that will become
system-bound with a pair of fast SLI cards working in tandem. Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 | 127 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium 4 570J [Review, Hexus]
It's very hard to recommend the Pentium 4 570J when the
competition, AMD, is currently doing so well. I'd either opt for a
cheaper 5xx model and overclock it, hopefully, to the 570J's default
3.8GHz clock speed, or go for any number of Athlon 64 CPUs. Dual-core
Smithfield can't come soon enough, I say. Up until then, though, Intel's
top-end desktop processors' performance won't be giving Dr. Hector Ruiz
sleepless nights. Sun, 12 Dec, 2004 | 41 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD's 90nm Winchester CPU [Review, LegitReviews]
After having the 3500+ Winchester for almost two weeks I am very impressed
with this CPU. It incorporates all the positives of the Newcastle it replaces,
with a huge drop in operating temperatures... Sat, 04 Dec, 2004 | 87 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel 2004 Roadmap Updates [Article, Hexus]
For the enthusiast and workstation followers, it's easy to
summarise the roadmap and its vision.
2005 for the Pentium 4 means no more than 3.8GHz, EM64T, a new Extreme
Edition on the 1066MHz bus, a couple of new chipsets that support
DDR2-667 and dual-core P4 right at the end of the year. Sat, 04 Dec, 2004 | 27 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Shattering The 1 GHz FSB Barrier : Intel’s 3.46 GHz P4 EE [Review, GamePC]
The speed of a system’s front side bus (the speed of which data is transferred between the processor and the system's "Northbridge" controller of the chipset) is a vital component of any modern system. Typically, any time we see a jump in front side bus speed, we also see fairly solid boosts in overall performance. The last time Intel raised their front side bus speeds was in mid-2003 with their first "Northwood" Pentium 4 processors, which jumped from 533 MHz FSB to 800 MHz FSB. This boosted performance for Intel's processors by 5-10% across the board, and was very well received by both the enthusiast communities and the mainstream markets. Sat, 04 Dec, 2004 | 38 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's Pentium 4 570J - Will 3.8GHz do the trick? [Review, AnandTech]
Maybe it’s that the 3.8GHz clock speed is hidden behind the 570J model number. Maybe it’s that our latest benchmarks have shown that it’d take much more than 3.8GHz for Intel to truly regain the performance crown. Or maybe it’s the cancellation of the 4GHz Pentium 4 that has robbed the 3.8GHz model’s 15 minutes of fame. Then again, this isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed a speed-bump without getting too excited, so maybe business is just as usual. Sat, 20 Nov, 2004 | 45 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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