Wednesday, August 25, 2004
AMD Takes the Speed Crown From Intel
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 07:00 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices' top-end desktop processors are faster than Intel's for most applications, according to benchmarks from ZDNet Germany's labs. In a test, Intel's Pentium 4 560 running at 3.6GHz and the 3.4GHz Pentium 4 550 failed to outperform alternatives from AMD. The Pentiums, both with the new Prescott core and 1MB of onboard Level 2 cache, were pitted against the Athlon 64 3800+ running at 2.4GHz and the 2.2GHz 3500+."
It's no surprise that per Mhz, AMD out-guns Intel every time. However, for the past year or more, Intel has maintained a performance advantage in most tests through sheer clock speed. According to tests performed by C|NET, that's no longer the case - AMD has the speed crown...for now. It will be interesting to see if Intel unveils anything before the holiday season. I'm betting they will 3.8 Ghz CPU anyone? Or will they make it all the way to 4 Ghz?
It's no surprise that per Mhz, AMD out-guns Intel every time. However, for the past year or more, Intel has maintained a performance advantage in most tests through sheer clock speed. According to tests performed by C|NET, that's no longer the case - AMD has the speed crown...for now. It will be interesting to see if Intel unveils anything before the holiday season. I'm betting they will 3.8 Ghz CPU anyone? Or will they make it all the way to 4 Ghz?
