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Lasereth · 09-24-2003, 07:55 AM

Here's a little clarification if some of you don't feel like reading my post or the previous ones about the matter:

AMD has released THREE 64-bit Chips now. The first was the server-CPU Opteron which is quite powerful, especially the high-end 246. Like I said before, the Opteron is a server CPU and it IS 64-bit.

AMD has also released a new chip called the "Athlon 64." The basic Athlon 64 is called the Athlon 64 3200, and is one powerful motherfucker. It's about the eqivalent of a 3.06 GHz HT Pentium 4. Let me remind you that the Athlon 64's have a 1.6 GHz Front-Side-Bus speed. The Athlon 64 3200 is similar to the Athlon XP 3200+, except this one is 2.0 GHz and has a 1 MB L2 cache (The Athlon XP had a 512 KB L2). Next, AMD has also released another Athlon 64, called the Athlon 64 FX51, which is the chip everyone is talking about. This chip literally slaughters everything but the EE Pentium 4 chips. The Athlon 64 FX51 is literally more powerful than the 3.2 GHz HT Pentium 4, and it runs at 2.2 GHz. If Intel hadn't released the Pentium 4 EE yesterday, then the Athlon 64 FX51 would be the most powerful CPU in the world.

I'll explain the EE now. Intel released the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition yesterday (the testers had it before, but it was officially announced to most places yesterday). These chips are Intel Xeon CPUs with a 2 MB L3 cache re-labelled as Pentium 4 EE. There is a 3.2 GHz EE, 3.4 GHz EE, and a 3.6 GHz EE. All of them have a FSB of 800 MHz and are all HT equipped. All three of these chips have given the Athlon 64 FX51 a run for its money, but none simply beat it except for the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 EE. The Athlon 64 FX51 holds its own in most tests, only losing by a bigger margin to the 3.6 GHz EE. The Pentium 4 EE chips are 32-bit.

Opterons are damned expensive, usually from $250-$750. They are made for servers, and that's it.

I've only seen price quotes from one site (Tom's Hardware) on the EE's, and it seems that the 3.2 GHz EE is going to be around $800.00. Keep in mind the price difference of 200 MHz of current Pentium 4's; I'd expect the higher-end EE's to go over $1,000.

The Athlon 64 3200 is around $400-$500, with the Athlon 64 FX51 being around $750.

I hope this cleared up some things if anyone was confused.

-Lasereth

09-24-2003, 07:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Here's a little clarification if some of you don't feel like reading my post or the previous ones about the matter: AMD has released THREE 64-bit Chips now. The first was the server-CPU Opteron which is quite powerful, especially the high-end 246. Like I said before, the Opteron is a server CPU and it IS 64-bit. AMD has also released a new chip called the "Athlon 64." The basic Athlon 64 is called the Athlon 64 3200, and is one powerful motherfucker. It's about the eqivalent of a 3.06 GHz HT Pentium 4. Let me remind you that the Athlon 64's have a 1.6 GHz Front-Side-Bus speed. The Athlon 64 3200 is similar to the Athlon XP 3200+, except this one is 2.0 GHz and has a 1 MB L2 cache (The Athlon XP had a 512 KB L2). Next, AMD has also released another Athlon 64, called the Athlon 64 FX51, which is the chip everyone is talking about. This chip literally slaughters everything but the EE Pentium 4 chips. The Athlon 64 FX51 is literally more powerful than the 3.2 GHz HT Pentium 4, and it runs at 2.2 GHz. If Intel hadn't released the Pentium 4 EE yesterday, then the Athlon 64 FX51 would be the most powerful CPU in the world. I'll explain the EE now. Intel released the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition yesterday (the testers had it before, but it was officially announced to most places yesterday). These chips are Intel Xeon CPUs with a 2 MB L3 cache re-labelled as Pentium 4 EE. There is a 3.2 GHz EE, 3.4 GHz EE, and a 3.6 GHz EE. All of them have a FSB of 800 MHz and are all HT equipped. All three of these chips have given the Athlon 64 FX51 a run for its money, but none simply beat it except for the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 EE. The Athlon 64 FX51 holds its own in most tests, only losing by a bigger margin to the 3.6 GHz EE. The Pentium 4 EE chips are 32-bit. Opterons are damned expensive, usually from $250-$750. They are made for servers, and that's it. I've only seen price quotes from one site (Tom's Hardware) on the EE's, and it seems that the 3.2 GHz EE is going to be around $800.00. Keep in mind the price difference of 200 MHz of current Pentium 4's; I'd expect the higher-end EE's to go over $1,000. The Athlon 64 3200 is around $400-$500, with the Athlon 64 FX51 being around $750. I hope this cleared up some things if anyone was confused. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 09-24-2003 at 07:59 AM..