CPUs
Ever since AMD re-emerged as a major competitor within the x86 CPU scene, one of AMD’s top priorities has been to win over customers in the highly lucrative and profitable server market. It’s a strategy that’s paid off well for AMD, as while they’re still the minority player in the space, they’ve continued to whittle away at what was once Intel’s absolute control over the market, slowly converting more and more customers over to the EPYC ecosystem. Now as the Zen 4 CPU architecture approaches its second birthday, AMD is launching one final line of EPYC chips, taking aim at yet another Xeon market segment. This time it’s all about the entry-level 1P server market – small scale, budget-conscientious users who only need a handful...
Athlon64 3000+: 64-bit at Half the Price
AMD gives us a Christmas present with the early release of the Athlon64 3000+. The operating speed is the same as the 3200+, but cache is reduced to 512kb...
75 by Wesley Fink on 12/22/2003Budget CPU Shootout: Clash of the 'rons
Both AMD and Intel offer a large selection of budget CPUs. With the holiday season upon us, we take a look at 10 processors for less than $100. What...
97 by Derek Wilson on 12/4/2003SiS755 Reference Board: Athlon64 from SiS
SiS introduces a new Athlon 64 chipset with both 800 HyperTransport speed and AGP/PCI lock. This combination of features is not available from either VIA or nForce3-150. ...
16 by Wesley Fink on 11/23/2003AMD Athlon 64 & Athlon 64 FX - It's Judgment Day
Since February 2002 we've been waiting and today, AMD has finally given us the Athlon 64. How does it compare to the Pentium 4 and the new Extreme...
122 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/23/2003Athlon64 Preview: nForce3 at 2.0GHz
With the Athlon64 launch just a few weeks away, we take a look at how Athlon64 will likely perform. Does AMD have another winner?
79 by Wesley Fink on 9/4/2003Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz - The Real Slim Shady
Patiently waiting after AMD's launch of the Athlon XP 3200+, Intel responds with the 3.2GHz Pentium 4 to finish off the Northwood line...as well as AMD's Athlon XP line.
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2003Intel 865 (Springdale) Chipset: Mainstream Dual DDR
We were impressed with the feature set of the 875P chipset, but taken back by its price tag. Will the 865 family of chipsets be able to offer...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/21/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 4: Desktop Performance
With NVIDIA's nForce3 Pro chipset on the way, you may be tempted to use AMD's Opteron in your personal machine. How does the Opteron perform in desktop environments...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/24/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 2: Enterprise Performance
You've read all about the architecture behind it in Part 1, now read about how Opteron performs in the Enterprise segment in Part 2...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 1: Intro to Opteron/K8 Architecture
Find out all there is to know about AMD's latest microprocessor in this introductory article.
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2003Intel 875P (Canterwood) Chipset - The New Flagship
After almost 2.5 years, Intel's 850 chipset is finally being retired and replaced by a new flagship platform for the Pentium 4 - the 875P chipset.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/14/2003Intel Pentium 4 3.0C – The First 800MHz FSB CPU
Intel's first 800MHz FSB has hit the streets, find out how the Pentium 4 3.0C stacks up to the competition.
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/14/2003Sneak Peek at 800MHz FSB Performance
Today we give you a first hand look at Intel’s upcoming 800MHz FSB Pentium 4 processors based on the Northwood core. Want to see how much performance you can...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/25/2003VIA Responds with KT400A, Five Months Later
Five months after we crowned NVIDIA king of the Athlon XP market, VIA responds to nForce2 with their KT400A. Is this cheaper solution able to keep up with...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/10/2003AMD's Athlon XP 3000+: Barton cuts it close
It's not a Hammer, but AMD's first new CPU introduction of 2003 comes in the form of a new Athlon XP bearing a 512KB L2 cache. Enter Barton...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/10/2003Inside AMD - Touring Fab 30
After months of trying we were finally able to get into AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden. Although we weren't allowed pictures today we bring you the first step...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/15/2003Intel's Pentium 4 3.06GHz: Hyper-Threading on Desktops
Not only did Intel just break the 3GHz barrier but they also made a huge step in the world of desktop computing with their first Hyper-Threading enabled desktop CPU.
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/14/2002NVIDIA's nForce2 Part II: Diving Deeper
Armed with a new motherboard, updated drivers and much more we're able to find out exactly why NVIDIA's nForce2 is the chipset to get for the Athlon XP. ...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/21/2002NVIDIA's nForce2 Performance Review
Three months after the chipset was launched and we finally have a motherboard based on NVIDIA's nForce2 chipset. Find out how it stacks up against VIA's best as...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/1/2002AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - Introducing the first 333MHz FSB Athlon XP
Another paper-launched CPU from AMD; but all that aside, the Athlon XP 2800+ is the first to introduce the 333MHz FSB for the Athlon platform.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/1/2002
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