High-Flying: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Squares Off Against Intel P4 3 GHz

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Zooming In On Technology: Thermal Power Loss And Voltages


View of the testing platform for the AMD Athlon XP 3200+.

With this much energy being dissipated, you need powerful cooling: we used the latest model from Cooler Master.

Fan speed: we used a potentiometer to keep the noise at an acceptable level.
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Summary
  1. Maxed Out: Athlon XP 3200+ With FSB200
  2. Athlon XP 3200+: An End To Downward Compatibility?
  3. Athlon XP 3200+: An End To Downward Compatibility? Continued
  4. Zooming In On Technology: Thermal Power Loss And Voltages
  5. Zooming In On Technology: Thermal Power Loss And Voltages, Continued
  6. Memory Lane: History Of All The AMD And Intel CPUs
  7. Obscure Model Numbering
  8. Obscure Model Numbering, Continued
  9. Comparing All Athlon XP CPUs
  10. The Test Boards Up Close
  11. Test Setup And Details
  12. Benchmarks Under Windows XP
  13. Quake 3 Arena
  14. DirectX 8 Game: Unreal Tournament 2003
  15. 3D Mark 2001 SE
  16. MP3 Maker Platinum 3.04
  17. AV Encoding & Rendering: Pinnacle Studio 8.5
  18. Archiving: WinRAR 3.11
  19. CPU Rendering: Cinema 4D XL 8
  20. Office Applications: Sysmark 2002
  21. Office Applications: PC Mark 2002
  22. SiSoft Sandra 2003
  23. Conclusion: The Athlon XP3200+ Isn't A Hit, But A Paper Tiger
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