AMD's Athlon 64 X2 4800+ & 4200+ Dual Core Performance Preview

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• Ender17 - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  Anand, have you tried overclocking these X2 chips?

• AnandThenMan - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  Very poor (pre)review IMO. Not nearly enough multi-tasking tests, and NO overclocking tests for some strange reason. And what about power consumption tests? Observations on heat output?
  
  And I agree with #18, the Q3 or Q4 statement with no explanation is odd and getting annoying.
  
  Hothardware and Thetechreport have much better preview articles.

• Anand Lal Shimpi - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  dougSF30
  
  AMD is playing a bit of a word game with regards to availability. When they say available in June, they mean that through select system system builders the Athlon 64 X2 will be available in June. Across the board availability (as in you'll actually be able to buy an Athlon 64 X2 CPU alone) will be Q3/Q4 - that is directly from AMD to my inbox. It's just that availability in June sounds a lot better, much like Intel saying that availability in May sounds good - both companies appear to be playing the same word game ;)
  
  Take care,
  Anand

• Ahkorishaan - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  NIce review Anand, I've more or less chosen the 4400+ X2 as my next processor from my XP 2100+. She's getting venerable now, pushing 3 years old now.

• phaxmohdem - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  I just creamed my pants. Who the F*ck wants an 820 Pentium D with you can have a freaking "X2" F*ck yeah! thats Xtreme muther F*cker!
  
  Its like that "America F*ck Yeah!" song from America World Police.......
  
  "Wal-Mart, F*ck yeah! Taco Bell, F*ck yeah! X2, F*ck yeah! Pentium D..............(Distant) fuck yeah?"
  
  wow this is the most F*cks I've seen in a single Anand post, or thread for that matter.
  
  F*ck it. I'm all for setting records :)

• Da3dalus - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  When the time comes, an X2 shall be a nice upgrade from my current s754 3200+ :)

• dougSF30 - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  What's with the opening bias?
  
  (1) AMD, unlike Intel and the 840EE, does not claim to have launched the X2. Providing a performance preview != paper launch.
  
  (2) AMD states in writing that the X2 will be available in June. Not "Q3 or Q4". This is the second time Anandtech has made these "late this year" comments which contradict AMD's official stated position, with no explanation.
  

• Zebo - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  Thanks Anand:)
  
  DrMrLordX, if you really think it's poorly priced consider this. the lowest end San Deigo, aka the "value" line in that series, a 2.2 is $350. Adding another core is only 50% more money inside 4400.
  
  Don't even start looking at dual opteron 248's which cost $1000 just for processors, not to mention expensive ECC and mobos pluys it's slower.
  
  I see real value in the 4400 and I'm a huge proponet of $70 wonderchips like XP mobiles.
  
  This is a workstation chip with a cheaper than workstation price.

• Ender17 - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  Great article BTW. AT is my fav review site.

• Anand Lal Shimpi - Monday, May 9, 2005 - link

  Zebo
  
  2-2-2-5/1T
  
  Take care,
  Anand