AMD64 vs. P4

[ellilion]

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1787/

 

Wow that's crazy for the P4's latest chip to beat the AMD Athlon 64 FX55 it has to be clocked at 5.2ghz which is twice the clock speed of the AMD chip which only runs @2.6ghz.

 

"Not surprising the Pentium 4 needs quite a boost in clock speed before it is able to convincingly beat the Athlon 64 FX55, at a clock speed of no less than 5.2GHz there’s no doubt about who takes the performance crown. And yes, that’s double the clock speed of the Athlon 64 FX55 processor which runs at a mere 2.6GHz. It has to be said though that reaching a 5.2GHz clock speed isn’t for the faint of heart; the motherboard chipset and memory run at their highest supported voltages and are cooled by a plethora of fans to keep them cool. The processor, running at maximum core voltage, is interfaced with the receiving end of a 1/2 hp compressor which releases high pressure R507 gas in the evaporator bringing the temperature down to a freezing -40 degrees Celsius."

 

[B.Ob.]

Yeah, Athlon 64's have kicked butt since they came out. Perhaps this will open some eyes for the IT crowd!!

[Nemesis]

So we hope our findings put an end to all of the discussion about who’s got the fastest processor on the market, that processor is none other than AMD’s Athlon 64 FX55. Due to diminishing returns the Pentium 4 processor needs a whopping 5.2GHz clock speed to keep up with AMD’s flagship processor. So was it a good decision on Intel’s part to announce it will not be shipping a 4GHz processor? We think so, as the Pentium 4 was just never going to best AMD’s Athlon 64. Craig Barret clearly had guts and vision when making that decision, or, and that’s just as likely, he knew the 4GHz Pentium 4 needed another 1.2GHz to soundly beat AMD’s fastest, and that just wasn’t feasible.

 

I think that pretty much sums things up rather nicely :evil:

 

Go AMD!!!

 

-- Nem