AMD Athlon 64: the benchmarks
Published: 25 Sep 2003
The long-awaited 64-bit processor based on AMD’s Hammer architecture is finally available for desktop PCs (manufacturing problems delayed the desktop Hammer launch by about nine months). The full Athlon 64 range comprises four chips:
Desktop processors
AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 2.2GHz, dual DDR400 interface, 1MB Level 2 cache, Socket 940 ($733)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2GHz, single DDR400 interface, 1MB Level 2 cache, Socket 754 ($417)
Notebook processors
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2GHz ($417)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz ($278)
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It would have been nice to see some sort of compar... Anonymous -
Come on industry - AMD has a serious product that... Carl White
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WOW! You seem all hyped up for no reason. ZDNet ge... Ultima
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This is all fine for the graphics and gaming indus... Andy
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These are 32 bit bench marks. Why don't you get a... Jerome Davies
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AMD once again proves that GHz is not everything.... Vassilis Perantzakis
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I purchased an Athlon 64 and Asus k8v motherboard.... bendopp
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I've always been an 'Intel person'... but for the... Anonymous
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I have always hated intel, this is not due to the... allen kost
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More than any other application - its High Perform... Anonymous
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Wow! Just purchased AMD's Athlon 64 3200+
I've nev... Anonymous
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Oh well, did this come as a bit of a surprise to m... Rupak
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Ibought an Athlon 64 in the LIDL store on Thursday... oliver burns
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i read somewhere that the athlon 64 when not in us... Anonymous
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the amd athlon 64 is designed for 64 bit usage not... Anonymous
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Athlon 64's are superior to Intel's in just about... Apokalipse
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