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KingFish
10 Mar 2005, 4:27am
At least some partners of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices have received AMD Athlon 64 4200+ microprocessor which is made using 90nm process technology and sports numerous enhancements over currently available Athlon 64 4000+ and FX-55 models.

A Chinese web-site’s forum member has posted what he claimed to be a benchmark result of the AMD Athlon 64 4200+ processor as well as a screenshot from a microprocessor identification program which could not correctly determine the brand-name of the product, but could reveal its specifications. At press-time the pictures were available over XtremeSystems.org and Digital-Info web-sites.

AMD’s Athlon 64 4200+ processor is clocked at 2.60GHz, contain 1MB of L2 cache and sport dual-channel PC3200 memory controller, copying major specs of the currently shipping AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor for Socket 939 infrastructure. However, the Athlon 64 4200+ is made using 90nm fabrication processor, sports SSE3 instructions as well as minor memory controller enhancements. Potentially, the chip may also fit into lower thermal envelope than the FX-55 model.

Availability of the AMD Athlon 64 4200+ processor among those affiliated with AMD may indicate approaching commercial release of the chip. Still, the launch is not inevitable just because of that.
Source: X-Bit Labs (http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20050308013109.html)
RWB
10 Mar 2005, 5:26am
How much of a performance gain would you get from a 4200+ vs. a 3000+? I may upgrade my computer when the Athlon64's hit 3GHz, I suppose that would be a Athlon 64 5000+ ehh? :D
Omega65
10 Mar 2005, 1:52pm
Athlon 3000+ 1.8ghz 512K vs Athlon 64 4200+ 2.6ghz 1024K

Big jump in performance for CPU limited apps
GHoosdum
10 Mar 2005, 3:34pm
Freakin' sweet!
QCH
10 Mar 2005, 3:53pm
Still amazes me at the performance of the AMD 64 versus the P4's. We're talking about a minimum of 33% slower speed but greater performance. WHEN WILL THE WORLD WAKE UP???

Dell?

Gateway?

Hello.... Cheaper, cooler, less power, more powerful... No brainer. :scratch:
RWB
10 Mar 2005, 7:09pm
Athlon 3000+ 1.8ghz 512K vs Athlon 64 4200+ 2.6ghz 1024K

Big jump in performance for CPU limited apps


Mine is 2GHz actually...
Omega65
10 Mar 2005, 7:18pm
Mine is 2GHz actually...
A socket 754?!? They still make those???
;D ;D ;D

No 90nm CPUs for You!!! The S754 platform is being relegated to Semprons (and Mobile A64 CPUs)
Enverex
10 Mar 2005, 8:16pm
A socket 754?!? They still make those???
;D ;D ;D

No 90nm CPUs for You!!! The S754 platform is being relegated to Semprons (and Mobile A64 CPUs)

Thanks for reminding us...
RWB
10 Mar 2005, 9:32pm
Thanks for reminding us...

Yeah I bought this processor back when there was only 940/754, and 939 was nothing more than a dream... :shakehead
lemonlime
11 Mar 2005, 2:53am
If anyone is feeling spicy, there are some new 754 mobiles out (90nm) :mullet:

I sold my pitiful 2800+ 754, and still have my other DFI NF3 board lying around, might try to find a good replacement..
W1nTry (Guest)
1 Apr 2005, 7:19pm
THe 754 socket is not so bad. It sports 1MB L2 and AMD would not rate it competitively against itself. Thus a 3700+ A64 is faster than a 3500+ even though the 3500+ sports the Dual on die mem contrl. Besides other than in Gaming the 754 will do just as well as its lil 939 bro. Also in retrospect I think its not such a bad idea that amd still has a 754 socket, as its cheap and allows u to go from a 754 sempron (cause not everyone has that kinda cash for a 3500+) to a 754 A64 when they have the money.
Pioneer (Guest)
2 Apr 2005, 6:23am
Mayby athlon will bee 100000+ 2200gh
Mt_Goat
2 Apr 2005, 4:15pm
Still amazes me at the performance of the AMD 64 versus the P4's. We're talking about a minimum of 33% slower speed but greater performance. WHEN WILL THE WORLD WAKE UP???

Dell?

Gateway?

Hello.... Cheaper, cooler, less power, more powerful... No brainer. :scratch:
Hell, even Tom's Hardware woke up on this one! ;D