Tuesday, May 17, 2005

AMD Desktop Dual-Core Versus Intel: No Contest?

The folks over at ExtremeTech say "we have a hard time finding any situation where a dual-core Pentium comes out ahead of a dual-core Athlon 64. Even in most single-threaded apps, AMD takes the cake. Games are an absolute blow-out..."

[UPDATE] PC Magazine's take is that "The Athlon 64 X2 positively trounced the Pentium EE 840 at" multi-tasking. Comparison chart.

Neither high-end chip is shipping yet, but it looks like Intel is going to have to rachet up the clock to get in this hunt against the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+.

These tests also show that "normal users" will see a considerably better user experience with a dual core microprocessor. The hour glass may not be a thing of the past, but it will take over your cursor much less often.

-- Peter S. Kastner

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