Athlon XP 2100+: AMD Turns Up The Heat
Table of contents
- 1. Maxed Out: Palomino Core Up To 1800 MHz
- 2. Comparing The Cores: Palomino Vs. Thoroughbred Vs. Northwood
- 3. A Translation Table As A Clock Multiplier
- 4. Important: Bios Update For Athlon XP 2100+
- 5. Price Comparison: AMD Athlon XP Vs. Intel Pentium 4
- 6. Test Setup
- 7. Benchmarks Under Windows XP
- 8. OpenGL-Performance: Quake 3 Arena
- 9. DirectX 7 Games: 3D Mark 2000
- 10. MP3-Audio-Encoding: Lame MP3
- 11. SiSoft Sandra 2002 Benchmarks: CPU Und Multimedia
- 12. 3D-Rendering: Newtek Lightwave 7b
- 13. 3D-Rendering: 3D Studio Max 4.2
- 14. Archiving: WinACE 2.11
- 15. Office-/Internet-Performance: Sysmark 2002
- 16. Conclusion: The Athlon XP 2100+ Outclasses The Pentium 4/2200
The "darling of home users" is presenting its seventh model with a Palomino core, the Athlon XP 2100+. The Athlon XP 2100+'s effective clock rate, no longer a crucial criterion for the performance of a processor, reaches an astonishing 1733 MHz. It's pretty obvious, though, that the manufacturer has maxed out its performance - at least while using the 0.18 micron manufacturing process. According to unofficial sources, AMD is planning to unveil the Athlon XP 2200+ at 1800 MHz and with a Palomino core in the near future. The reason? Older roadmaps claim that the successor to the Palomino, the 'Thoroughbred,' is long overdue.
The AMD Athlon XP 2100+ at 1733 MHz.
Add to that the fact that, with its Pentium 4/2200, arch enemy Intel is not exactly an overwhelming enemy, and so AMD isn't feeling much pressure to beef up performance. One major issue here is optimizing software for a certain CPU architecture. Intel shows more activities in this respect than AMD, though most benchmarks are still based on older software.
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ahh my first processor =D after 8 years it is still in good condition. im still using amd processor now. Phenom II x3 720