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EM64T Xeon vs. Athlon 64 under Linux (AMD64)

Posted by Hemos on from the pressing-the-limits-of-the-machines dept.

legrimpeur writes "Anandtech has a nice performance comparison under Linux (AMD64) between the recently introduced 3.6GHz EM64T Xeon processor and an Athlon 64 3500+. It is disappointing to see how the Athlon gets trounced in FPU intensive benchmarks. No memory-bound benchmarks (where the Athlon is supposed to have an edge) are presented, though." Update: 08/09 23:34 GMT by T : As the Inquirer reports, many Anandtech readers take issue with the comparison.

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  1. Re:Why Not Opteron? by mdemirha · · Score: 0, Troll

    BECAUSE there is no 64 bit P4 yet Mr. Smart@ss. What a bunch of whiners! Why Xeon performed better than Athlon? Why MS does not open Windows source? Why in the hell IE crashes? etc etc. Stop whining, and produce a better one and then talk...