PCWorld compares AMD 64bit CPUs with Intel P4s and Apple G5s
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" 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" target=_Blank>chart</a>
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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" 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" target=_Blank>chart</a>
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Source: <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112749,pg,1,00.asp" target=_Blank></b>PCWorld</b></a>
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