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AMD Athlon 1.2GHz with 266MHz FSB

[ 12/26/00 | by FastSite]

This review focuses on AMD's newest CPU performance compared to that of Athlon CPUs with 200MHz FSB. Besides, we alsodiscuss the performance gain provided by the new DDR memory: PC1600 and PC2100, and figure out the competitivenessof AMD Athlon + DDR SDRAM trying to answer the question: can such a system beat Pentium 4?

Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz Review. Part 2: Processor Performance Analysis

[ 11/25/00 | by FastSite]

It's high time we took a closer look at Pentium 4 processor and found out what it is worth. We checked its performance in all sorts ofapplications and compared it with Pentium III 1GHz and AMD Athlon 1.2GHz.

Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz Review. Part 1: Processor Architecture and Platform Overview

[ 11/25/00 | by FastSite]

Intel introduced new NetBurst architecture, which was implemented in its Pentium 4 CPU. The first part of the review covers the detailsof this architecture and the peculiarities of the Pentium 4 based systems.

AMD Duron Overclocking Experience

[ 10/23/00 | by FastSite]

This article is devoted to AMD Duron overclocking methods and results achieved. This detailed analysis will provide you not only with thetips and tricks for socketed AMD CPUs overclocking, but also a lot of benchmarks showing the overclocking benefits.