The Athlon 64 FX-53: AMD's Next Enthusiast Part
by Derek Wilson on March 18, 2004 11:00 AM EST- Posted in
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OpenGL Performance
Quake 3: Area
Once again, the Q3A engine is ubiquitous enough among games that it warrants being included in the benchmarks.
Here, we can see that the large L3 cache of the P4 EE really helps out with the Quake 3 engine. The Athlon 64 FX-53 serves to bridge the gap between the EEs and the rest of the field.
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Here, we see the P4 EE processors leading again with the three most powerful AMD processors essentially tied for third.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Our final gaming benchmark puts the new FX-53 ahead of the two Intel processors that have led the rest of our OpenGL pack.
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Guspaz - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
According to the test setup, they're using "ATI Catalyst 4.10"...That's 7 driver revisions in the future! There is no 4.10, the newest version is 4.3. Perhaps they mean 4.1, but nevertheless they're reporting an impossible driver revision.
msva123 - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
Anand, I think it is time to put your programming knowledge to use and begin work on an open source benchmark. The goals could include:1. Making the methodology of a benchmark open to the public, so that there is no question of integrity.
2. Having a frequently updated database of benchmark scores, sorted by application, so that someone could enter in the applications they use most and have a benchmark chart custom generated for their typical usage.
athlon64boy - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
I love AMD, I am a big fan.But you know what irritates me. Is when these sites always benchmark the processors, they rarely close with the fact that AMD is a 64-bit capable processor. AMD can whip up on an Intel, even in todays 32 bit software. They fail to mention the 64 bit future.
Someone would be dumb to go out and buy a Pentium 4. When the AThlon 64/FX line hasn't even shown its true potential .... yet.
Cybercat - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
GO AMD! :p So I'm a little biased, every hardware company has their fanboys. ;)CrystalBay - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
Drool...:)...truApostle - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
all your base are belong to us! Kudo's to AMD. It's about time that AMD start whooping ass on the evil~Intel camp. And although prices are high the AMD chip is still cheaper. And who even cares about price at this point. I think the purpose is to see who is extracting the most performance from their silicon. I mean shaZb0t, gimme a break already.pwn4g3
Regs - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
Man, when the only difference between a 3.4 EE and a 3.2EE is 3 tenths of a frame a second, you know these architectures and instruction sets reached their limit.Definitely just a bragging rights CPU. This is turning into a pissing contest.
dweigert - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
Ok, The Athlon FX brand is going Socket 939... But any Socket 940 board will be able to hold an Opteron 1XX processor with no problem. And guess what? These are NOT going away anytime soon. I think you do a disservice to people who chose the benefits of the platform.mcveigh - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
So, with a thousand dollar processor budget, what is the best chioce? Honestly, the best choice is to wait. It may seem like that's what we've said at the end of every single CPU or graphics review for the past few months, but the giant caution sign will soon be taken downWHAT YOU TEASE!!!
whats around the corner?????????????????????
WooDaddy - Thursday, March 18, 2004 - link
DEREK, DEREK, DEREK!!!Speeling errurs are awl ovur the plase!
THIS IS PITIFUL!!! SPELL CHECKER!!!
It was so annoying that I almost didn't pay attention to the results (I like the pretty pictures). You have AT LEAST one spelling error per page! If this were a newpaper, it would even get close to being published. Show us some AT pride in your articles and fix it! I know you can do better.
Try it again....