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First Looks at Athlon 64 4000+ & FX-55

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the chips-and-bits dept.

CrzyP writes "AnandTech.com has benchmarked the new "Athlon 64 4000+ and the FX-55" in various areas including business application performance, audio/video, gaming, and much more in this first look at AMD's newest 64bit chips. Just after AMD's announcement, AnandTech posted this article to help consumers choose between Intel and AMD."

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  1. processors are great.... who cares? by quintessencesluglord · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, but this is part of the problem. It's not about who has the fastest chip, but who has the best package (chipset, price, etc.) overall.

    If I want PCIe and PCIx (or any combination in-between), SMP or single, 64- bit extensions or not; I have SEVERAL different options with Intel. With AMD, none, nada, zip.

    And looking at the new chipsets that are supposed to be coming out for the Opteron/Athlon, that situation isn't going to change for a while (the new nForce doesn't even support PCIx).

    Add to that the glut of Intel chips (and most likely the price reductions to follow); well the Nocona is looking pretty tasty right now (and about $200 less than an Opteron per pricewatch).

    The lack of range for quality boards is hurting AMD. If you had no alliance to either chipmaker, would you choose some promise for next quarter or something that is functional and cheaper right now?