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PCWorld compares AMD 64bit CPUs with Intel P4s and Apple G5s

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
PCWorld reviews several AMD 64bit systems and compares them to the best that Intel (P4 3.2ghz) and Apple (Dual G5 2.0ghz) can offer.

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The three Athlon 64 FX-51-based units--from Alienware ($3535), Falcon Northwest ($3245), and Voodoo ($3250)--notched an average PC WorldBench 4 score of <b>142</b>, the fastest we've seen. ABS' Athlon 64 3200+ PC ($1924) scored 139; Alienware's P4 comparison unit ($3143) earned 126. The scores for three previously tested 32-bit Athlon XP 3200+ PCs averaged 136; seven previously tested 3.2-GHz P4 units earned an average of 127. (Prices above exclude a monitor and speakers.) see <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112749,pg,5,00.asp&quot; target=_blank>Test Scores</a>
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Even Apple's 2-GHz dual-CPU G5 unit had a hard time keeping up with a single-chip FX-51 PC in most tests. (Tests were not exhaustive, however: Working with our sibling publication, Macworld, we selected four applications available on both platforms and then ran seven hand-timed tests. Our test suite, PC WorldBench 4, cannot run on Macs.) see <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112749,pg,8,00.asp&quot; target=_Blank>chart</a>
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Source: <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112749,pg,1,00.asp&quot; target=_Blank></b>PCWorld</b></a>

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Just thought it was interesting that this article got me a perfect illustration of why I can't stand some (read: most) Apple enthusiasts. I showed this article to one that I know. His response was, and I quote:
    PCs are crap end of discussion

    followed by
    i have yet to see quality come out of the pc industry in both hardware and software, except adobe

    Those are his comments, taken in their entirety- I did not edit them in any way, nor did I take them out of context.

    It's a wonderful attitude to have: "Product x sucks." "Ok, why?" "Because I said so, and since I like product y, I'm obviously the only real authority on the matter."
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited October 2003
    At least he can't fall back on the Apple G5 is faster than the Opteron and P4 nonsense. Facts are Facts
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited October 2003
    Geeky, here's something to go throw into your MacAsshat collegue's face where 1 of the Mac prophet's (John Sculley) baldly stated that the screwed up not going with Intel procs when they had the chance.;D ;D;D

    Here is the link to the article, on a Mac site at that! :cool2:

    Go tell old MacAsshat to go suck an egg.;)
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