AnandTech tested out the performance of three flavors of both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems on an AMD Athlon 64 processor against a large number of applications. Definite room for improvement in the OS’ and software but it shows some…
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GamePC tossed together a comparative review of a few mobile chips from both AMD and Intel. Interesting results from the Pentium 4/Dothan (Pentium M)/Athlon 64s, each varies quite a bit architecturally yet they each maintain comparable performance levels so you’re…
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X-bit labs has a few reports of a shrunken down core AMD Athlon 64 making its way to some of its partners and larger clients. The die shrink allows faster clock speeds and greater yields but it starts to become…
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VR-Zone Hardware has a brief article with a picture of the new AMD Athlon 64 sporting the “Winchester” core. The new design is mostly a die shrink using the smaller 90nm process which will increase yields per wafer and, hopefully,…
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AnandTech has a look at the latest version of Intel’s popular, low-price CPU, the Celeron D. Intel’s architectural improvements give this updated version of the chip quite a performance boost, bumping it into a performance parity with AMD’s 32-bit Athlons….
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PC World writes of Intel’s plan to launch a 64-bit version of its Xeon processor line next week. The chip will be able to run both 32-bit and 64-bit code natively similar to the AMD Athlon64/Opteron line. Since it is…
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AMDZone has a look at the FIC Ice Cube HU61 small form factor PC. The barebones PC is designed to take AMD Athlon 64bit CPUs of the 754 pin variety and hosts a bunch of standard features that everyone should…
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X-bit labs has the word on just what AMD’s Sempron processor line is. It looks like the Sempron tag will go on all future “low-end” 32-bit general purpose CPUs AMD plans to release, replacing the Athlon name in Socket-A land…
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PC Perspective had access to three AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 939) based motherboards from the likes of MSI, Asus, and a reference design by NVIDIA coupled with a beefy Athlon 64 FX-53 they’re sure to chew through tasks. This is…
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The Tech Report has been busy. This time around they have a review of the Abit KV8 Pro motherboard designed for the AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754-pin configuration. The board sports the latest VIA K8T800 Pro chipset and since it’s…
Read more The Last (Socket 754) Hurrah?
The Tech Report has a small blurb on the possibility that AMD Athlon 64/Opteron based motherboard manufacturers would not be able to use the BTX form factor for its products. It appears to be due to the unique design of…
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