LinuxHardware: Battle of the High-End CPUs | Linux Today

LinuxHardware: Battle of the High-End CPUs

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 12, 2005

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“In this review, we’re taking a look at three processors each
from AMD and Intel. What we chose to look at is each manufacturer’s
top enthusiast CPU, their top dual-core CPU, and their top
mainstream CPU. On AMD’s side this equals the Athlon 64 FX-57,
Athlon 64 4800+, and Athlon 64 4000+ respectively. On Intel’s side
this equals the Pentium Extreme Edition 840, Pentium D 840, and
Pentium 4 670 respectively.

“AMD’s FX-57 is the top-of-the-line in terms of single-core AMD
processors. The FX-57 operates at 2.8GHz and has 1MB of L2 cache.
Like the previous FX-series processors, the FX-57 is multiplier
unlocked for the enthusiasts who want full control over the
processor’s clock speed. The FX-57 uses the latest core, codenamed
‘San Diego,’ which is a 90nm SOI part with an enhanced memory
controller and SSE3 support…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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