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PC World: Apple G5 Gets Trounced By Athlon 64

Posted by timothy on from the os-x-doesn't-run-so-hot-on-athlon dept.

StewedSquirrel writes "PC World magazine has published an article comparing the AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron versus Apple's G5 processor, both 64-bit contenders for the title of 'fastest desktop processor.' Apple has made many claims to be the first, fastest and only 64-bit processor for the desktop and workstation market, but (not mentioning the fact that Opteron beat the G5 to market by over 4 months) the benchmarks should speak for themselves. Of note is the 3.2GHz Pentium 4, coming in competitive with the G5, but significantly behind the Opteron and Athlon 64 systems."

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  1. hhahahah by madpiggy_dj · · Score: 1, Funny

    we would like to thank AMD for their contributions to this story and our bank accounts

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  2. Shhhh.....! by Beatbyte · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you'll wake the Mac zealots!

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  3. Re:The KEY by NoOneInParticular · · Score: 1, Funny
    Ah, if that's the key, I'm sure that the G5 is the fastest desktop computer that can run OS X.

    Funny this, it seems that Apple always provides by far the fastest hardware to run OS X. Amazing.

  4. "Uh.." by TheTomcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    See: http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2003/06_jun/fea tures/cw_macg5_interview.htm. Funny stuff.

    [excerpt:]
    DMN: Now, you're saying it's the first 64-bit desktop machine. But isn't there an Opteron dual-processor machine? It shipped on June 4th. BOXX Technologies shipped it. It has an Opteron 244 in it.

    Rubinstein: Uh...

    Akrout: It's not a desktop.

    DMN: That's a desktop unit.

    Akrout: It depends on what you call a desktop, now.

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  5. Re:benchmarks speak for themselves? by proj_2501 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Offtopic? No. Redundant? Yes.