vizwhiz

This is Interesting

i found a link to The following at 2cpu.com

http://www.2cpu.com/

which goes To gamepc.com

Dual Core Done Right : AMD’s Athlon64 X2 Processors

The url link is looooong

Page 1 = Overview

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...4408749195D4FC

Page 4 = Efficiency and Power consumption - idle & full load

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...4408749195D4FC

Page 7 = Performance 3d rendering

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...4408749195D4FC

Page 13 = Final word

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...4408749195D4FC

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draw your own conclusions

i am really a core Intel fan (no pun intended)
and have been in their class 10 cleanrooms b4

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just some info

Randy
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oops, render, undo, siezure

DavidR

Every review I've read comes to the same conclusions: AMD dual-core is much, much better than Intel dual-core. The performance exceptions are few, but Intel does have an advantage for a few apps, so you need to evaluate based upon your own needs. Intel is a lot cheaper, too (it has to be to be competitive!-who woulda thought it would come to this?), but for me, AMD is the only choice until Intel releases dual-cores bases upon the Pentium M, then we'll see. I'm a bit of an AMD fanboy, because if not for them, we'd still be at 933MHz P3 for $1200. Intel's done so many things badly (P3 1.13GHz, Camino chipset, graphics chips, etc.), and their advertising is SUCH a bunch of lies (netburst, fastest CPU -they're almost as bad as Apple), that I'm very much enjoying AMD kicking them in the teeth for the next 6+ months

Geoff

Here is another review

http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q2...2/index.x?pg=1

Geoff

Brian Cassil

I have a render machine running the dual core AMD's and the only way I could be happier is if I had two of them.

ihabkal

I have been an AMD fan since their MP2200+ cpus. cheap, fast, needs good cooling though. the new processors are cooler than intel's though, and faster. seems AMD fixed the problems and introduced technologies that would make intel jealous...