The New Athlon Processor: AMD Is Finally Overtaking Intel
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The System Setup
Athlon in AMD's own 'Fester'-motherboard.
This was the hardware configuration of the test platforms:
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| Platform | AMD | Intel |
| Motherboard | AMD Fester B3BIOS AFTB00-06 8/2/99 | Abit BX6 2.0BIOS date 7/13/99 |
| Memory | 128 MBViking PC100 CAS2 | 128 MBViking PC100 CAS2 |
| Graphic | Diamond Viper V770Ultra | Diamond Viper V770Ultra |
| Hard Disk | Western Digital WDAC4180000 EIDEDMA mode enabled | Western Digital WDAC4180000 EIDEDMA mode enabled |
| Network | Netgear FA310TX | Netgear FA310TX |
And here's the software configuration:
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| Software/Driver | AMD | Intel |
| AGP driver | v4.45 | AGP miniportdated 5/11/1998 |
| BM driver | v1.11 | IDE driverdated 5/11/1998 |
| Graphic driver | NVIDIA reference drivers 2.08(Win 98/NT)VSYNC disabled | NVIDIA reference drivers 2.08(Win 98/NT)VSYNC disabled |
| Windows98 | Windows 98SE 4.10.2222 | Windows 98SE 4.10.2222 |
| WindowsNT | Windows NT SP4 | Windows NT SP4 |
| Desktop Resolution | 1024x768,16 bit color | 1024x768,16 bit color |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz | 100 Hz |
| Quake2 Version | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Quake3-Test Version | 1.08 | 1.08 |
| Shogo Version | 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 |
| Halflife Version | 1.0.0.9 | 1.0.0.9 |
Here's another close up view of AMD's Fester-motherboard for Athlon in the Californian sun:
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