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Athlon 64 Launch

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 23, 2003 11:29am CST tags: AMD
AMD today launched the Athlon 64 desktop CPU, offering 64-bit computing while stile remaining compatible with all 32-bit software. Reviews of the Athlon 64 and/or Athlon 64 FX-51 with plenty of benchmarks - including comparisons with the upcoming Pentium 4 Extreme Edition - can be found at Tech Report, AnandTech, HardOCP, Gamers Depot, Legit Reviews, UK Gamer, Digit-Life, AMD Zone, and Sudhian (more links will be added as we get them). Here are some Unreal Tournament numbers from the Tech Report article
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Athlon 64 FX-51285.3 fps
Pentium 4 3.2Ghz Extreme Edition265.4 fps
Athlon 64 3200+264.2 fps
Pentium 4 3.2Ghz235.5 fps
Athlon XP 3200+211.3 fps
Athlon XP 2500+173.7 fps
A press release about industry support, performance, pricing, etc can be found here. The Athlon 64 3200+ will retail for around $417 while the Athlon 64 FX-51 will retail for somewhere around $733.
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