AMD's Dual-core Athlon 64 X2 reviewed

Posted by Hemos on Monday May 9, 2005 @02:30AM from the lots-of-reviews dept.

ChocolateJesus writes "Weeks after formally announcing its dual-core Athlon X2 desktop processor, reviews are finally trickling out. The Tech Report's coverage tests two flavors of the Athlon 64 X2 against a whopping 17 competitors, including AMD and Intel's fastest single- and dual-core offerings. They've even thrown in a handful of dual-processor systems (and dual-core, dual-processor systems) for good measure. Testing focuses on multi-threaded applications, and the X2s deliver remarkable performance. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that unlike Intel's dual-core Pentiums, AMD's X2s consume no more power than single-core chips." Looks like this story has come out of embargo - if you've find more reviews, post them in comments.

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Re:Funny from TFA: by iggymanz · 2005-05-09 02:53 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Winnie the Pooh for Bear Pope! he'll Poo Bear-Pope Pooh Poop in the Woods!
Off topic, but... by Dan+Ost · 2005-05-09 04:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

With electricity that expensive, are people in Hawaii investing alternative energy
solutions like solar, wind, and wave power?

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