AMD's Opteron 250 vs. Intel's Xeon 3.6 GHz in a Workstation Duel of the Elite

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1, 2, 4... Or How About 8 CPUs? Continued

An Opteron based on AMD64 should be able to work with 64 bits - and it can, but Microsoft is still not at that point, except for the server version. The 64 Bit version of Windows XP, called the x64 edition, has been in the beta stage for months. That's why the use of corresponding applications (if even available) is only possible within a limited scope.

AMD warmly recommends the Panorama Factory in the 64 bit edition for testing the AMD64 processors.

The World, But At What Price? Opteron Prices In September

The current price list of the Opteron models for server and workstation

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.

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  • bgd73
    hey thanks for this. There is errors in the test, especially in memory speed of xeons, in fact, it is ridiculous. I am going for older 7525 chipset in CEB motherboard...these machines are just getting started. I be sure to go for HT. thanks.
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