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AMD QuadFX Platform and FX-70 Series Launched

Posted by kdawson on from the quad-shot dept.

MojoKid writes, "AMD officially launched their QuadFX platform and FX-70 series processors today, previously known as 4x4. FX-70 series processors will be sold in matched pairs at speeds of 2.6, 2.8, and 3GHz. These chips are currently supported by NVIDIA nForce 680a chipset-based, dual-socket motherboards, namely the Asus L1N64-SLI WS, which is currently the only model available. HotHardware took a fully configured AMD QuadFX system out for a spin and though performance was impressive, the fastest 3GHz quad-core FX-74 configuration couldn't catch Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core chip in any of the benchmarks. The platform does show promise for the future, however, especially with AMD's Torenzza open socket initiative." And mikemuch writes that the QuadFX "not only fails to take the performance crown from Intel's quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700, but in the process burns almost twice as much electricity and runs significantly hotter in the process. ExtremeTech has a plethora of application and synthetic benchmarks on QuadFX, including gaming and media-encoding tests."

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  1. Re:do they read what they write? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>How about reading the article after you write it?

    They're in the process of reading it now.

  2. The race is on! by Non-CleverNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder which will come first?

    processors with 10 cores
    or
    razors with 10 blades

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    1. Re:The race is on! by jdmicklos · · Score: 2, Funny

      Razor blades?? Last I checked, razor blade numbers are not based on powers of 2...

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    2. Re:The race is on! by c0nst · · Score: 2, Funny

      there are 10 types of people in this world.. those who understand binary and those who don't ;)

  3. Re:Not long now by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Funny

    You need to run some intensive process to heat up enough for a bath or shower.

          Nahh, just boot Vista.

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  4. Re:Not long now by 0xABADC0DA · · Score: 2, Funny

    Folding a point is an identity operation so really it's more futile than pointless.

  5. Depends on what you call a "power user" by Moraelin · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... if by "power user" you mean "someone who uses lots of power," then yes.

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