The Mother of All CPU Charts 2005/2006
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Page 1:Charts Updated With Dual Cores
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Page 2:Thermal Dissipation Prevents Higher Clock Speeds
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Page 3:Facts & Figures - The Evolution Of Performance
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Page 4:Energy Efficiency By Performance Per Watt
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Page 5:Processor Updates
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Page 6:The 600 Series, Continued
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Page 7:Two Cores Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series
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Page 8:Two Cores, Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series, Continued
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Page 9:Extreme Edition: Extreme Extra Performance?
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Page 10:Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts
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Page 11:Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
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Page 12:Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
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Page 13:AMD Platform Troubles
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Page 14:AMD Code Name Troubles
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Page 15:Socket 754 Is Still Around
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Page 16:Core Overview
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Page 17:Codenames, Continued
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Page 18:Codenames, Continued
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Page 19:Impressions And Highlights
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Page 20:CPU History
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Page 21:Overview Of All Intel CPUs
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Page 22:Test Setup
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Page 23:Benchmarks And Settings
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Page 24:Benchmark Results
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Page 25:OpenGL, Continued
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Page 26:OpenGL, Continued
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Page 27:OpenGL, Continued
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Page 28:DirectX 8
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Page 29:DirectX 9
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Page 30:DirectX 9, Continued
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Page 31:DirectX 9, Continued
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Page 32:Video
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Page 33:Video, Continued
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Page 37:Audio
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Page 38:Audio, Continued
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Page 39:Application
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Page 40:Application, Continued
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Page 41:Application, Continued
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Page 44:Synthetic
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Socket 754 Is Still Around
When testing Socket 754 processors, we opted for the Epox EP-8NPA-SLI.
This was one of the first boards to offer the nForce 4 chipset for this socket.
Board: Epox EP-8NPA-SLI (NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI)
RAM: Single DDR400 (PC3200)
Three different CPU versions were produced for Socket 754 when the Athlon64 was introduced: the original Clawhammer core with 1 MB L2 cache; the same core with a halfway-disabled cache; and the Newcastle with its 512 kB L2 cache and smaller die surface. And starting in 2005, it will be joined by the Sempron with only a 256 kB L2 cache.
All CPUs for Socket 754 only work with a single DDR400 memory interface, which adds up to a maximum memory transfer rate of 3 GB/s. A memory expansion of more than a gigabyte caused frequent problems. The processors work with a 200 MHz Hyper Transport channel, maximum heat loss is 89 watts and clock speeds range from 1.8 GHz to 2.4 GHz. Further increases in speed are not planned for this socket. Available chipsets come from NVIDIA in the form of the nForce 3 150/250, VIA's K8T800, and the 755FX from SIS.
Socket 754 only has a memory interface. This causes problems when expanding memory by a considerable amount.
An AMD Athlon64 3400+, open, with a die surface of 17.5 mm x 11.5 mm
There will be no faster processors than the Athlon 64 3700+ for Socket 754.
Socket 754: AMD Athlon64, Sempron
Board: Asus K8N-E Deluxe (nForce 3 250 GB)
RAM: DDR400 (PC3200)
Asus K8N-E Deluxe with nForce 3 250 GB chipset
The E3 stepping of the 90nm Sempron is also available for those on a tighter budget. Shown here is the 128 kB version.
This is the more expensive E6 version of the Sempron. It provides a solid base for scientific applications on a DIY PC with 64-bit technology.
Scrooges will love this processor.
Related articles:
- Charts Updated With Dual Cores
- Thermal Dissipation Prevents Higher Clock Speeds
- Facts & Figures - The Evolution Of Performance
- Energy Efficiency By Performance Per Watt
- Processor Updates
- The 600 Series, Continued
- Two Cores Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series
- Two Cores, Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series, Continued
- Extreme Edition: Extreme Extra Performance?
- Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts
- Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
- Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
- AMD Platform Troubles
- AMD Code Name Troubles
- Socket 754 Is Still Around
- Core Overview
- Codenames, Continued
- Codenames, Continued
- Impressions And Highlights
- CPU History
- Overview Of All Intel CPUs
- Test Setup
- Benchmarks And Settings
- Benchmark Results
- OpenGL, Continued
- OpenGL, Continued
- OpenGL, Continued
- DirectX 8
- DirectX 9
- DirectX 9, Continued
- DirectX 9, Continued
- Video
- Video, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Audio
- Audio, Continued
- Application
- Application, Continued
- Application, Continued
- Application, Continued
- Application, Continued
- Synthetic
- Synthetic, Continued
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