Overclocking En Extremus: Athlon 64 FX 2.9 GHz, P4 EE 4.0 GHz

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Odd Multipliers

The memory performance that we recorded for the Athlon64 FX shows that odd multipliers (12.5, 13.5, 14.5) slightly impact the memory bandwidth. The reason is the necessary and asynchronous operation of the memory, which leads to additional wait cycles.

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.