Pentium 4/2200 vs. Athlon XP 2000+
Table of contents
- 1. The Eternal Race: P4 Vs. Athlon XP
- 2. The Eternal Race: P4 Vs. Athlon XP, Continued
- 3. Athlon XP - The Model Numbers Are A Success!
- 4. A Detailed Comparison: Pentium 4/2200 Vs. Athlon XP 2000+
- 5. Pentium 4/2200: Intel's Technological Lead
- 6. Chipsets/Boards For Pentium 4 And Athlon XP
- 7. Intel
- 8. Overclocking: AMD Athlon With 1850 MHz
- 9. Average Sales Price: High Prices, Also At AMD
- 10. Test Setup
- 11. Benchmarks Under Windows XP: Pentium 4 Vs. Athlon XP
- 12. OpenGL Performance: Quake 3 Arena
- 13. Direct3D Performance - DirectX 7: 3D Mark 2000
- 14. MP3 Audio-Encoding: Lame MP3
- 15. SiSoft Sandra Benchmarks: CPU And Multimedia
- 16. 3D Rendering: Newtek Lightwave 7b
- 17. Compiling Linux: Suse Linux 7.3 / Kernel 2.4.13
- 18. 3D Rendering Performance: SPECviewperf "Lightscape"
- 19. 3D-Rendering Performance: Cinema 4D XL R6
- 20. Conclusion: The New Pentium 4 Has A Slight Lead Over Athlon XP

It has just turned 2002 and we are already going into the next round of the endless battle between Intel and AMD. Today, Intel finally releases its first Pentium 4 2.2 GHz that is based on the advanced 'Northwood' core, while AMD presents AthlonXP 2000+, clocked at 1.67 GHz.

David and Goliath: the new Intel Pentium 4/2200 on the left and AMD Athlon XP 2000+ on the right.

Socket 462 for AMD Athlon XP (left) und Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 (right). Socket 478 is based on a much smaller structure than Socket 462.
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