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Dothan Revisted : Focusing On Gaming Performance [Review, GamePC]
Today at GamePC, we're revisiting Dothan desktop performance, but this time with a focus explicitly on gaming. We only ran two gaming benchmarks in the previous article, leaving many aching for more definitive proof of the Pentium-M's performance levels in the gaming market. We wanted to show a much broader base of benchmarks in the first report, but now we can focus directly on the P-M's gaming performance levels. We've added more benchmarks, more comparative CPU's, and completely re-run our benchmarks for all platforms with Radeon X800 XT graphics cards for PCI Express x16 and AGP 8x/4x. Let's take a closer look at the Dothan gaming experience, shall we? Sat, 13 Nov, 2004 | 59 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Dothan Unleashed : Intel’s Pentium-M Processor On The Desktop [Review, GamePC]
Until now though, the Pentium-M platform has been hindered by its attachment to the notebook sector. Since the Pentium-M runs on an alternate processor socket (Socket-479m) which is electrically incompatible with every Intel desktop motherboard on the market, we have not been able to see what the Pentium-M processor is truly capable of in a workstation or gaming configuration. While there always has been some demand for Pentium-M motherboards for the desktop, there was not enough of an urge to turn this demand into more than niche appeal.
Today though, we finally get to see how the Pentium-M platform can compete with the big boys, thanks to AOpen's new Pentium-M desktop motherboard. The AOpen i855GMEm-LFS is the first of its kind to bring the Socket-479 mobile socket to a desktop environment, an extremely exciting product for those looking for a high-performance, low noise system. Let's get to it. Sat, 13 Nov, 2004 | 70 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD Sempron 2800+ , Sempron 3100+ and Intel Celeron D 335 Hexus]
Which value processor should you choose?. If your budget
resembles a shoestring then a bottom-end Sempron (Socket A, obviously)
or Celeron D 320 are the natural choices. Both CPUs have a number of
cheap-ish supporting motherboards that often feature integrated video as
standard. If your budget is set a little higher, say, at £80 for a
processor (or ~£150 for a processor/motherboard bundle), AMD's K8-class
Sempron 3100+ is comfortably the best choice. It's just a shame that
it's been stripped of 64-bit goodness, though. Sat, 06 Nov, 2004 | 88 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD's Athlon 64 FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs [Review, Hexus]
Bottom line is that AMD has raised the performance bar yet again
with its new FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs. It's now up to Intel to respond
with its next iteration of performance hardware. Blazingly fast,
blazingly expensive, blazingly nice. I just hope it's not a pure paper
launch and new CPUs are available imminently. Sat, 06 Nov, 2004 | 42 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz Extreme Edition CPU [Review, Hexus]
AMD has moved on but Intel's top-level performance has remained
largely the same, so whilst I'm a fan of all the good aspects of 925X/XE
chipsets, I find it hard to recommend it as a performance platform when
the Extreme Edition is still playing catchup, most notably in gaming.
Cast aside any company-specific favouritisms and ask yourself
objectively what you would rather have if money was not an issue - an
AMD FX-55/nForce4/DDR1 2-2-2-5 memory setup or 3.46GHz Extreme
Edition/i925XE/DDR2? Sat, 06 Nov, 2004 | 40 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's 925XE & 3.46EE CPU LegitReviews]
The Intel 925XE chipset and the 1066FSB 3.46EE Processor are a step in the
right direction for Intel. If you were waiting for the new chipsets to come
that support 800 and 1066 FSB processors your wait is over... Sat, 06 Nov, 2004 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AMD’s Athlon64 FX-55 Processor [Review, GamePC]
Despite their exorbitant price tags, AMD's Athlon64 FX family of processors remains a much more popular option for ultra-high end workstation users and gamers compared to Intel's Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chips. While performance between these chips has been extremely close, we have noticed that the Athlon64 FX family is a much more respected processor line in comparison to the Intel’s Extreme Edition line. Many consider the P4EE to be overpriced for the performance you get, while the Athlon64 FX family is considered simply to be an extremely fast, but expensive processor. Public opinion seems to be saying that the Athlon64 FX is a better value for the money. Sat, 30 Oct, 2004 | 34 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Clawhammer To Go : AMD’s Athlon64 3700+ DTR Processor [Review, GamePC]
AMD recently released their fastest notebook processor to date, the Athlon64 3700+ DTR. Designed for desktop replacement (i.e, large) notebooks, the 3700+ DTR boasts a 2.4 GHz clock rate, 1MB of on-die L2 cache, and includes all the bells and whistles of AMD’s desktop processors. Let’s take a closer look. Tue, 05 Oct, 2004 | 306 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Finally Pushing Past 3.4 GHz - Intel’s Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) [Review, GamePC]
Today, we're finally seeing the first 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 chips hitting the streets, just a mere three months after Intel "officially" launched them. These new 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 processors are being sold under the name of "Pentium 4 560", and are based on Intel's latest form factor, Socket-775. From what we understand, Intel will not be manufacturing 3.6 GHz chips for the Socket-478 form factor, so if you want the fastest clock speeds on the market, you'll have to go with one of Intel's new 915/925x platforms. Is this new chip worth the wait? Let's see! Tue, 05 Oct, 2004 | 55 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz LGA775) Processor [Review, Bjorn3d]
When Intel first introduced the new Socket T (LGA 775) processors and
motherboards, I was really intrigued by the pin-less processor. Never mind the
general heat issues with Prescott CPUs and apparent disappointing performance
of the new chipsets, I wanted to check out one of these new processors. Maybe
I'm just easily entertained or just love a fundamental change, but I was eager
to get my hands on the 560 processor that was heading my way. Tue, 05 Oct, 2004 | 79 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
The Black Box Is Back : Intel’s Socket-775 P4 Extreme Edition [Review, GamePC]
Today at GamePC, we're looking at the first Socket-775 processor to hit the market which is not based on the "Prescott" core architecture, the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz. As always, Intel's Extreme Edition processors boast massive 2 MB L3 caches and are designed specifically for high-end workstation users and gamers. In the past, we've seen the P4EE only give slight performance increases over standard Pentium 4 processors, but a lot of things have changed since the last new P4EE processor. Has the situation changed with Intel's new CPU sockets, new platforms, and new competition? Let's find out. Tue, 05 Oct, 2004 | 45 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
IDF Fall 2004: Multi-Core for more, more, more [Article, Hexus]
Intel fully expects to have dual-core processors from top to bottom available in 2005. In 2006 they believe they will have 40% in desktop, 85% in workstation and servers (either dual or multi-core), and 70% of mobile products, all dual-core. Tue, 28 Sep, 2004 | 24 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel Pentium 4 550 (3.4 GHz LGA775) Processor [Review, Bjorn3d]
Although its current processors are not quite outperforming the ability of
these interfaces, Intel Corporation decided recently that it was time to
introduce a new package for their flagship Pentium 4 line of processors in
order to get ahead of the curve a little bit. The engineers at Intel chose a
design that is quite different than any other mainstream CPU available today.
The processor design itself has not changed; the packaging of the processor is
what has changed. Intel is still using the recently released Prescott core
(replaced Northwood) for their Pentium 4 line-up. Wed, 15 Sep, 2004 | 119 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel's 3.4GHz 'Nocona' Xeon [Review, Hexus]
Look around the web for pre-Nocona Xeon vs Opteron articles and you'll generally find just one style of conclusion; the Opteron is great, the Xeon less so. Therefore testing the Nocona Xeon, based as it is on the desktop Prescott core which affords it a faster system bus, new cache layout, SSE3, tweaked HyperThreading and access to DDR400 memory officially for the first time, was a means to see if the update was worth Intel's time and effort. Thu, 19 Aug, 2004 | 78 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Doom 3: CPU Battlegrounds [Roundup, AnandTech]
We know by now that the GPU requirements of Doom 3 are quite high; the days of ultra high resolutions bringing us triple digit frame rates on mid range cards are gone with Doom 3, even cards like the Radeon 9800 Pro are best played at resolutions as low as 800x600. But is a fast GPU all you need to get the most out of Doom 3? Thu, 05 Aug, 2004 | 130 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Mobile CPU Showdown : P4 vs. P4EE vs. P-M. vs. Athlon64 [Roundup, GamePC]
Here at GamePC, we found ourselves with the unique opportunity to test out the four fastest mobile platforms on the market today. On the Intel side, we have Intel's high-end Pentium-M 755 (Dothan 2.0) GHz processor for the thin and light markets, while we have the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Extreme Edition in a mobile design for the desktop replacement markets. For AMD, we have the fastest of their Mobile/DTR product lines, with the Athlon64 3400+ DTR, which is tuned for the light and performance markets along with the Athlon64 3700+, which can be run in a mobile form factor for the desktop replacement markets. All of these notebooks are paired with ATI's Mobility 9700 graphics processors, so for once; we can get solid mobile performance numbers across these greatly varied platforms, and finally answer the questions of whose performance reigns supreme in the notebook realm. Thu, 05 Aug, 2004 | 443 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Battle of the 2.4 GHz Hammers - AMD’s CPU Sockets Compared [Review, GamePC]
Despite sharing the same clock speeds and the same basic processor architecture, AMD's various Hammer processors vary quite a lot in terms of cache sizes, memory interfaces, form factor designs, and most important of all, pricing. We wanted to see what kind of real-world performance differences there are between these new high-end Hammer chips. So, we grabbed three of the more popular models (Athlon 64 3700+, Athlon64 3800+, and the 940-pin Athlon64 FX-53) for a taste test. Fri, 02 Jul, 2004 | 128 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Hello Sempron; AMD's ''Always-Ron'' CPU [Review, AnandTech]
As it is no secret, Athlon XP officially dies Q2, 2005. This time next year there will be no more Bartons or Thoroughbreds to whet your Socket A palette. However; Socket A looks to be here to stay for quite some time. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia we are constantly spoiled with the newest of the new CPUs, memory and motherboards. But the most prolific processors in the ROW market (Rest of World) remains the discontinued Duron! According to AMD sales data, the Athlon XP and Athlon 64 sales are still eclipsed by those ever ticking 1.6 and 1.8 GHz Durons in South American markets. Sun, 20 Jun, 2004 | 114 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Intel 925X/915: Chipset Performance & DDR2 [Review, AnandTech]
The introduction of new processors from Intel is always a media event, but the launch of new Intel chipsets becomes a major event. As the largest player in the chipset market, the innovations in Intel's new chipsets always have a profound influence, not just on the Pentium 4 processor market, but on the VIA, nVidia, SiS, and other designs for both Intel and AMD Processors. Intel is more than the largest maker of chipsets, they are also the yardstick by which every other chipset and chipset maker is measured. Sun, 20 Jun, 2004 | 279 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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