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Athlon 64 3400+ Reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the upping-the-ante dept.

SpinnerBait writes "Unlike the Athlon 64 FX-51, this new 3400+ rated Processor, has a 64 bit memory interface, with its integrated memory controller, drops in at several hundred dollars less than an FX-51 and is also clocked at 2.2GHz. It gives a P4 3.2GHz Canterwood based machine a run for its money too, as this review with benchmarks at HotHardware reports. And where is Prescott? Fortunately for AMD, it's a bit tardy to market and this will give this new Athlon 64 speed bin time to take a firm hold."

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  1. Misunderstanding the metric system? by Inoshiro · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "We found the heatsink to work quite well. It kept our CPU running in the mid -40C range while gaming at default clock speeds."

    If your CPU runs at -40C, you have something very special. I, for one, would be worried about condensation from water becoming ice on contact with the CPU at that temperature!

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  2. Don't forget Anandtech's review... by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 5, Informative


    Anandtech

    Looks like a winner to me!

  3. Compiler optimtizations??? by Shisha · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Well not that I'm buying one anytime soon, but it's nice to know that once I buy one, I'll get a Linux distro, that is compiled & optimized for a 64bit CPU. So for me only Mathematica will run in the 32bit (slower) mode. But Gimp, mplayer, video editing apps, hell even twm and xclock, will be compiled for 64bit CPUs.

    I was wondering how is this going to be sorted out by application vendors on PCs? Are they going to release 64bit and 32bit versions? Is every CD going to contain both? What about 3rd party plugins? I've been asking the same question actually about Apple's G5, but www.apple.com (and I didn't search too carefuly) is bit short on nasty details like this. Is it really worth getting a 64bit machine without planning to use Linux?

  4. Re:what are speed bins? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why is this moderated as 'funny' and not 'ignorant' :-P ?

    Processor makers 'bin' processors. That is, they try for the fastest speed, but if the chip doesn't make it, it get's 'binned' dowm the line and tried as a lower-speed chip. They can also 'bin' due to market-reasons (putting hi-grade chips in the low-speed bin because of demand, etc)

  5. We have all of the reviews listed by ruiner5000 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Guys we have all the reviews listed on our main page, and I'm adding more as they come in. It currently totals at 19. Does Hothardware pay Slashdot for these links? ;)

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  6. Re:what are speed bins? by hab136 · · Score: 5, Informative
    "this will give this new Athlon 64 speed bin time to take a firm hold"
    What's a speed bin?

    In case you're not trolling, chip manufacturers crank out one design of chip, test it, then put them into bins based on how fast they can run reliably. They probably don't actually use plastic bins, but you get the idea.

    Thus, a "speed bin" - a lot of chips designated to run at a certain speed, despite the fact that it's the same design and metal as a chip designated to run at a slower speed.

  7. Re:Java VM is exactly what we don't need by Juergen+Kreileder · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Also note that 64-bit is not faster than 32-bit in and of itself
    It is on AMD64!

    I've ported the HotSpot VM to AMD64 for Blackdown. It's noticable faster the 32-bit version in allmost all benchmarks. The main reason for the performance gain is that you have more registers in 64-bit mode.