Pentium 4 4Ghz EE = Athlon 64 FX-58 (2.9GHz)
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Pentium 4 4Ghz EE = Athlon 64 FX-58 (2.9GHz)
Well, they both get a 19/38 this time. I'm guessing however that Intel gave Tom some money for this, for holy AMD should have won. Well, God, maybe Anandtech might do a fair extreme overclocking benchmark that favors your prefered CPU company.
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14304 SETI Results:
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Athlon XP 3200
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Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
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What are you talking about?
The best Pentium = the best Athlon according to a pro-Intel review site.
The best Pentium = the best Athlon according to a pro-Intel review site.
Athlon XP 3200 3DMark05 Score: 3460
GeForce 6600 GT 3DMark05 Score: 3132
14304 SETI Results:
Athlon 64 2800
Athlon XP 3200
Athlon XP 2100
Athlon XP 1800
Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
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Ok, excluding the fact whether Tomshardware is pro-Intel or not, we know this:
Athlon 64 FX-53 (AMD's best) clocked to the max = Pentium 4 3.4GHz EE (Intel's best) clocked to the max in performance.
The Athlon 64 FX-53 is $259.75 less than the Pentium 4 3.4GHz EE.
Athlon 64 FX-53 wins in 3D games, data compression, compilation.
Athlon 64 FX-53 (AMD's best) clocked to the max = Pentium 4 3.4GHz EE (Intel's best) clocked to the max in performance.
The Athlon 64 FX-53 is $259.75 less than the Pentium 4 3.4GHz EE.
Athlon 64 FX-53 wins in 3D games, data compression, compilation.
Athlon XP 3200 3DMark05 Score: 3460
GeForce 6600 GT 3DMark05 Score: 3132
14304 SETI Results:
Athlon 64 2800
Athlon XP 3200
Athlon XP 2100
Athlon XP 1800
Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
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I wouldn't put an Intel chip in my ex-wifes computer.. cuz they suck almost as bad as she does
Aggressor Prime hit the nail on the head. Intel might be competitive, performance wise.. but ya get the most bang-for-your-buck w/ and AMD.
$260 less for the best AMD cpu.. That $260 you'de spend on the Intel woulda paid for one of their fancy commercials .. lol

Aggressor Prime hit the nail on the head. Intel might be competitive, performance wise.. but ya get the most bang-for-your-buck w/ and AMD.
$260 less for the best AMD cpu.. That $260 you'de spend on the Intel woulda paid for one of their fancy commercials .. lol
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No, it is just that this forum has many people who can compare things easily (like 2>1 and less money for the same thing is better).
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GeForce 6600 GT 3DMark05 Score: 3132
14304 SETI Results:
Athlon 64 2800
Athlon XP 3200
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Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
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I'm not saying that Intel is junk, not by any means. I just think ya get far more cpu for your dollar when you buy AMD.
The thing that draws most people to intel (in my opinion), are the big numbers, ie.. 800Mhz FSB, 3.4g cpu speed. "HyperThread Technology"...
In all the reviews/benchamarks/comparison I have read. They are both very close to one another. Definetely not different enough to justify spending $250+ more, to get the same results.
Another thing I don't understand about devout Intel owners (the ones I know atleast, personally)... They are all gamers. The benchmarks have proven time and time again.. AMD is the best CPU on the market when it comes to Pc gaming... period!
Bottom line.. I don't like paying the Intel Corp. an additional $250 to support their fancy advertisement campaigns ! (BlueMan Group.. I bet they were pretty cheap)
The thing that draws most people to intel (in my opinion), are the big numbers, ie.. 800Mhz FSB, 3.4g cpu speed. "HyperThread Technology"...
In all the reviews/benchamarks/comparison I have read. They are both very close to one another. Definetely not different enough to justify spending $250+ more, to get the same results.
Another thing I don't understand about devout Intel owners (the ones I know atleast, personally)... They are all gamers. The benchmarks have proven time and time again.. AMD is the best CPU on the market when it comes to Pc gaming... period!
Bottom line.. I don't like paying the Intel Corp. an additional $250 to support their fancy advertisement campaigns ! (BlueMan Group.. I bet they were pretty cheap)

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We are not talking about speed.
Speed is = in all.
We are talking about money.
In other words:
You can spend less and get a faster or equal CPU (faster in SETI
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Speed is = in all.
We are talking about money.
In other words:
You can spend less and get a faster or equal CPU (faster in SETI

Athlon XP 3200 3DMark05 Score: 3460
GeForce 6600 GT 3DMark05 Score: 3132
14304 SETI Results:
Athlon 64 2800
Athlon XP 3200
Athlon XP 2100
Athlon XP 1800
Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
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Uh, what you saw was 32-Bit tests. 64-Bit Windows degrades the performance for now. The final version will be more advanced allowing for faster timings in 32-Bit and 64-Bit. And yes, they compared 32-Bit to 64-Bit. And I don't get what you mean you can't compare the two. The only difference is that 64-bit is added on. 32-Bit programs run, however, faster on a 64-Bit extended CPU.
Athlon XP 3200 3DMark05 Score: 3460
GeForce 6600 GT 3DMark05 Score: 3132
14304 SETI Results:
Athlon 64 2800
Athlon XP 3200
Athlon XP 2100
Athlon XP 1800
Pentium 3 Celeron 667MHz
If you haven't played Descent 3, you aren't a gamer.
You dont know what your talking about do you?The_Man wrote:YOU CAN"T COMPARE 64BIT TO 32BIT ITS JUST THAT SIMPLE
The Athlon 64 can run 32bit and 64 natively. Any test you see now are running a 32bit Operating system, as in this test. Drivers arent good enough for 64 bit yet.
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/200404 ... ng-07.html
Just look at the Test Setup specs they give, under OS it says
OS Windows XP Professional, Build 2600, Service Pack 1
How do you get they are using a 64-bit OS out of that?
yeah you should disregarde that bit i said earlier i wasn't really paying attentin to what was going on. But anyways, intel business wise is probably smart for having it so high in price, most of america will buy a more expensive product thinking its better, even though the tests are the same. So intel makes more money anyway, but the only problem is that people don't konw how well amd is donig so they buy intel anyway. Its not like amd is telling the general public that they are just as good but cheaper so they are pratically giving intel money.
Money can buy what you don't have.