AMD's Athlon 64 Has Arrived: the Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 (and Intel's P4 Extreme)

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Intel Processors (Socket 478)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 3.20 GHz Extreme Edition(3200 MHz 12-8/512/2048 kB)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 3.20 GHz (3200 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 3.00 GHz (3000 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 2.80 GHz (2800 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 2.60 GHz (2600 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 2.40 GHz (2400 MHz 12-8/512 kB)
133 MHz FSB (Dual DDR333) Pentium 4 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 2.80 GHz (2800 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (2666 MHz 12-8/512 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket A)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) Athlon XP 3200+ (2200 MHz 128/512 kB)Athlon XP 3000+ (2100 MHz 128/512 kB)
166 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR333) Athlon XP 3000+ (2166 MHz 128/512 kB)Athlon XP 2800+ (2083 MHz 128/512 kB)Athlon XP 2700+ (2166 MHz 128/256 kB)Athlon XP 2600+ (1917 MHz 128/256 kB)Athlon XP 2500+ (1833 MHz 128/512 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 940)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) Athlon FX-51 (2200 MHz 128/1024 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 754)
200 MHz FSB (SINGLE DDR400) Athlon 64 3200+ (2000 128/1024 kB)
Memory
DDR433 (216 MHz) 4 x 256 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (Corsiar TwinX)XMS3200 (CMX256A-3200C2 CL2 T1)
DDR400 (200 MHz) 2 x 512 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (Corsiar)CMX512-3500C2 CL2
DDR400 (200 MHz) 2 x 512 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (Legacy Eletronics Inc.)Reg. ECC (88S6HDAR-1TDG 5733) Infineon
DDR400 (200 MHz) 2 x 512 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (TakeMS)MS64D64020U-5
Motherboard
Intel 875(Socket 748) Asus P4C800-E Deluxe Rev: 1.02Bios: 1011 BETA 0064 x 256 MB CL 2.0-2-2-5 (200 MHz)4 x 256 MB CL 2.0-2-2-5 (133 MHz)
Nvidia nForce(Socket 462) 2 Ultra Asus A7N8X Rev: 2.00Bios: 10062 x 512 MB CL 2.0-3-3-6 (200 MHz)2 x 512 MB CL 2.0-2-2-5 (166 MHz)2 x 512 MB CL 2.0-2-2-5 (133 MHz)
Nvidia nForce 3 150(Socket 940) Asus SK8N Rev: 1.03Bios: 1003 BETA 0022 x 512 MB CL 2.5-3-3-6 (200 MHz)
VIA K8T800(Socket 940) MSI K8T Master 1-FAR (MS-9130)Bios: 1.0Bd Rev: 12 x 512 MB CL 2.5-3-3-7 (200 MHz)
VIA K8T800(Socket 754) MSI 8KT Neo (MS-6702)Bios: 1.0 Rev: 1.02 x 512 MB CL2.0-4-4-8 (200 MHz)
Common Hardware
Sound Card Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space96.00 kHz sample rate
Graphics Card MSI FX5900U-VTD256GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 UltraMemory: 128 MB DDR-SDRAMMemory Clock: 620 MHz (256 Bit)Chip Clock: 325 MHz
Hard Drive (AMD System) FastTrak S150 TX2plus (Bios: 1.00.0.30)2 x SATA Maxtor 6Y080M0 (Raid 0)80 GB / 8 MB Cache / 7200 rpm
Hard Drive (Intel System) Intel FW82801ER ICH5R2 x SATA Maxtor 6Y080M0 (Raid 0)80 GB / 8 MB Cache / 7200 rpm
DVD/CD-ROM MSI MS-8216 16x DVD
Network (Intel - I875) Intel 82547ET (CSA)
Network (AMD - nForce 3) NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
Network (AMD - nForce 2) NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
Network (AMD - VIA 8KT800) Broadcom BCM5705KFB
Software
Intel Chipset V 5.00.1012SATA - IAA V 3.51
Nvidia nForce Nvidia V2.45
Nvidia Graphic Detonator V 45.23
VIA K8T800 V 14.49
DirectX Version: 9a
OS Windows XP, Build 2600 SP1
Benchmarks and SettingsOpenGL
Quake III Arena Patch V1.16640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bitTimedemo1 / demo demo001 / nv15democommand line = +set cd_nocd 1+set s_initsound 0Graphics detail = Normal
Quake III Team Arena Version 1.32640x480 - 32 bitTimedemo1 / demo thg3"custom timedemo"Graphics detail = Normal
SPEC viewperf 7.1a Version 7.1 Patch 7.1a1280x1024 32 Bit
Serious Sam Version 1.07
The Secound Encounter Graphics API: Open GLPreferences: QualityResolution: 640x480no AudioBits per Pixel: 32 BitExecute Addon: 32bit_HQ++-ansio8-24z.iniDemo: Valley fo the Jaguar
Wolfenstein Version: 2.55
Enemy Territory 1024 x 786 - 32 bittimedemo 1 / demo demo4Graphics detail = Normal
DirectX 7
3DMark 2001 SE Version 1.1 - Patch Build 3301024 x 786 - 32 bit, Default Benchmark
DirectX 8
Comanche 4 Demo 1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off
Unreal Tournament 2003 Version 2206system/benchmark.exe1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = offTexture Detail = NormalCharacter Detail = NormalWorld Detail = HighestPhysics Detail = Highall = on, Decal Stay = High
Splinter Cell Version 1.2b2_2_1_KalinatekDemo1024x786 32 Bit / no soundShdow resolution: lowShadow detail: lowEffects quality: low
Blizzard Warcraft III Version 1.12
The Frozen Throne 1024x786 32 Bit / no soundDetail settings: highReplay: 3v3 esonlzerteraverage frames from minutes 1 to 14FPS captured with FRAPS
DirectX 9a
3DMark 2003 Version 3.3.0Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark1024 x 786 - 32 bit
X2-The Threat Rolling Demo - bechmarkGraphic Settings: all off1024x768x32 (X8R8G8B8)
Gun Metal Version: 1.20S (benchmark version)Benchmark 2640x480 - 16 bit / 2 X FSAAVideo Quality LOWTerrain Detail LOWDraw Distance HIGHCloud Shadows OFFLens Flare OFFSun Glare OFF
AquaMark3 1024 x 768 - 32 bitAudio = offAdvanced MeasurementAntialiasing mode: offAnisotropy: offLevel Detail: very low
Video
Mainconcept MPEG Encoder Version 1.3.11.2 GB DV to MPEG II(720x576, Audio) converting
Pinnacle Studio 8 SE Version 8.8.17Rendering - DVD Compatibleno Audio
Xmpeg 5.0.1 build 5.0.8.82
Vdivx 5.10 Pro AMD: Otimized MMX iDCTIntel: Otimized SEE2 iDCTDivX 5.10 ProAudio: offPsychovisual Enhancements: offResize: 720x576Restore Defaults780 kbpsfeedback windows: off
Windows Media Encoder 9 Version: 9.00.00.2980436 MB AVI File convert to WMVWindows Media server (streaming)
Discreet Cleaner XL Version 6.0.2.402 SP1416 MB DV to MPEG IINTSC DVD 4:3Apple Quick Time 6.3Real One Player V2 Gold
Microsoft Movie Maker Version 2.0416 MB DV to WMV
Audio
magix mp3 maker 2004 Version 4.11 Build 19593
diamond 65 minutes/44.100 KHz wave file (688,4 MB)Format: MP3 High Quality
Steinberg Nuendo 2.0 Version: 2.0.0 - Build on May 6 2003VST MultitrackASIO Driver: Aureon sky/space (96.000 kHz)Clock Source: InternalResulution: 32 bit (float)Smaple Rate: 96.000 kHzFile of type: Wave File (.wav)Channels (Stereo Splite)
Lame Version 3.93.165 minutes/44.100 KHz wave file (688,4 MB)to mp3
Applications
Bapco Sysmark 2002 Version 1.0 (Patch)Script Patch for fast CPU from Bapco
Winrar Version 3.20178 MB Wave file, Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB
Newtek Lightwave Version 7.5c - Build 572Render First Frame = 1Render Last Frame = 60Render Frame Step = 1Rendering Bench"variations.lws"Show Rendering in Progress = 320x240Ray Trace Shadows, ReflectionRefraction, Transparency = onMultithreading = 8 Threads
Maxon Computer Version 8.100
Cinema 4D XL 8 Rendering in 1028 x 1024, "Stairs.c4d"
Seti@home client: V 3.03 (text version)Work Unit with Angle Range: 0,417HT: bench with two same Work Units
Discreet Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
3D Studio Max 5.1 Rendering Single, 1024x768
Wolframresearch Version 5.0.0.0
Mathematica 5 MMA 40 Test
Synthetic
PCMark 2002 Pro Pack Build 101CPU and Memory Tests
SiSoftware Sandra MAX3! Version 2003.7.9.73CPU MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticMemory Bandwidth Benchmark