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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."

6 of 235 comments (clear)

  1. Spread the love by Hedon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why should Anand get all the attention?
    Feel free to also check http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njc1

  2. and tom's hardware by he1icine · · Score: 5, Informative

    another review on tom's hardware

    http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041019/index.h tm l

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  3. Anand does not know much about SC manufacturing by bstadil · · Score: 5, Informative
    CPU manufacturing is all about yields, if AMD can make more chips that work by increasing the die size by adding a larger cache instead of upping the clock speed, then that's the route AMD will take.

    This is actually the last resort, as the cost of wafer real-estate versus speed increase is low. You rarely do this for raw speed rather for special needs like Servers and the like.

    The increase in the speed for a workstation is probably one speed grade at a cost increase of 30% or so.

    There is two good articles over on TheInquirer about Intels road map and why they have to go the Increase the cache route for 2005. Worth a read. Part One and Part Two

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  4. Nforce4 also coming in a couple weeks.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is a major overhaul of the aging nforce3 chipset.. Check it out.

    Expect a flurry of new advances by the end of the year.

    I am ready to buy a new Linux system and am pulling hair out trying to make the best choice. Due to Linux compatibility issues (and mixed experiences with nforce2), I cannot really consider nforce4 so it will be Via for me. Though Nvidia will likely get the nod for graphics.

    The 90nm chips are a mixed bag at the moment.

  5. More Links by JaF893 · · Score: 5, Informative


    http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?article id=592&cid=1
    http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4/athlon64-fx55 /index.x?pg=1
    http://www.bit-tech.net/review/364/
    http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=266
    http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1 666
    http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=331
    http://www.amdreview.com/reviews.php?rev=fx-55-400 0
    http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/amd 4000_fx55/
    http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njc1
    http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlo n64-fx55.html
    http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=614

  6. Maybe some of you should read the article... by adiposity · · Score: 5, Informative

    The 4000+ isn't clocked any higher than the 3800+, it's just got a bigger cache. It's basically an FX-53; in fact, that's exactly what it is, sans the name. It would seem AMD is plateauing as well, but perhaps 90nm will get them out of the jam later on.

    However, this is a wise move by AMD even if the rating isn't justified (hint: the benchmarks say it's not). Intel will never have a 4GHz CPU, and idiots who don't understand performance will see the 4000+ and want it because it breaks the 4000 barrier. It could backfire, but probably not, because even though 4000+ isn't justified, it's still faster than any of Intel's chips on 90% of applications.

    -Dan