AMD Releases Dual-Core FX-60 Processor

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday January 10, 2006 @12:26AM from the slipping-off-the-cutting-edge dept.

mikemuch writes "AMD just released their new Dual-Core FX-60 processor which is basically two FX-55s strapped together. Unfortunately, the FX-60 doesn't blow away Intel's recently announced Pentium 955 Extreme Edition, and it's actually slightly more pricey. It gets a slight edge in games and runs cooler, as Loyd Case found when he put the FX-60 through ExtremeTech's battery of benchmarks. From the review: 'AMD now ships a dual-core CPU that's essentially the equal of Presler, while generating far less heat. In terms of performance, however, this means that AMD no longer commands the same type of lead it once did when Intel only had the somewhat anemic 840 Extreme Edition. In fact, AMD is now more expensive, at $1,031 (quantity 1,000), versus the 955 Extreme Edition at $999 (quantity 1000).'"

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Fifth Post! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-10 00:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Pages want to be wide. Widen me!
What kind of video card? by LordJezo · 2006-01-10 01:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What kind of video card are you running in that 2400?
Pedantry by Ed+Avis · 2006-01-10 01:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

okay: 32 dollars
okay: $32
makes no sense: $32 dollars
consider: 5" inches, 40% per cent

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