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AMD: Per Aspera Ad Astra

[ 03/31/04 | by Victor Kartunov]

In this analytical material we are giving forecasts about the further development of the AMD processor families, namely Athlon 64 and Opteron. How will AMD react to new Intel’s moves? How will the K8 core develop in the future? Are you curious about all these things? Then read our article and you will find the answers!

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU Review

[ 03/18/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

AMD has finally managed to release a CPU with 2.4GHz clock frequency. Due to the new CG core revision we are glad to welcome Athlon 64 FX-53. Read all you wanted to know about the newcomer: a lot of benchmarks, overclocking results and a few exciting tests of the Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems.

Massive Attack: Performance Tests of 14 Processors Priced at $200+

[ 02/01/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We tested 14 processors priced starting at $200 and up. In our huge test session took part the following solutions: AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 3200+, 3000+; AMD Athlon 64 FX-51; AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 3000+; Intel Pentium 4 3.4, 3.2, 3.0 (Northwood core); Intel Pentium 4 3.4E, 3.2E, 3.0E (Prescott core); Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4, 3.2. You can’t miss this!

Intel Prescott: One More Willamette-like Slow Processor or a Worthy Piece?

[ 02/01/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Intel finally announced the new 90nm core for Pentium 4 processors. In this article we will discuss in detail the peculiarities of the new Prescott, namely the new production technology, the improvements made to Intel’s NetBurst architecture, the heat dissipation of the new core and Intel’s plans in the processor market for the nearest future.

IBM PowerPC G5: Another World

[ 01/27/04 | by Victor Kartunov]

We decided to discuss a slightly unusual but very interesting topic: Mac computers. Today we would like to offer you a detailed analysis of the processor architecture for the newest Mac systems – IBM PowerPC G5. It is not just the first desktop processor with 64bit architecture, but a really interesting solution with a lot of unique technologies and features from IBM. Read more about it now!

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ CPU Review

[ 01/05/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We have reviewed the new AMD processor, which appears to be the fastest processor in the today’s market. Check out the performance of AMD Athlon 64 3400+ in four dozens of tests to make your slightest doubts vanish!