X-bit labs

One Core Is Good. Two Cores Are Even Better!

[ 12/24/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

The main event of the next year 2005 in the processor market will be the announcement of the CPUs based on new dual-core architectures. Our new article will introduce to you the new characteristics and peculiarities of the upcoming dual-core CPUs in great detail.

Intel Pentium 4 570J CPU Review

[ 12/03/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We would like to offer you a review of the top Intel Pentium 4 processor model working at the actual frequency of 3.8GHz. The new Intel processor is based on E0 core stepping that is why besides the traditional set of benchmarks we will also study the overclocking potential of the core, heat dissipation parameters and power consumption rate, as well as new features such as Execute Disable Bit.

90nm Processors from AMD: Athlon 64 3500+, 3200+ and 3000+

[ 11/25/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

AMD completed the transition to finer 90nm production process, and the market welcomed the first Athlon 64 processors based on the new Winchester core. We would like to offer you a detailed investigation of their functional peculiarities, performance, overclocking potential, heat dissipation and power consumption. Read more in our review!

Choosing the Best CPU for Half-Life 2

[ 11/22/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Following our detailed test report about the contemporary graphics cards performance in Half-Life 2 game we decided to pay special attention to the CPU performance in it. In our new article you will find the results obtained for 29 different platforms. Make your choice today!

Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46GHz and i925XE Express: 1066MHz Bus in Action!

[ 10/31/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Today we would like to introduce to you two new guests: Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46GHz processor and i925XE Express chipset supporting 266MHz FSB frequency (1066MHz QDR). Can we expect to get a tremendous performance gain beyond the 1GHz Quad Pumped Bus frequency? We would like to share our views and benchmark results for the new Intel platform now!

AMD Raises the Bar: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ CPUs Review

[ 10/18/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

AMD has been very productive in terms of new CPU announcements lately. Today they introduced two new members of their Socket 939 processor family: Athlon 64 4000+ and Athlon 64 FX-55. Both these CPUs are the last solutions based on 0.13micron core. Let’s find out what the company managed to squeeze out of the good old production process.

AMD Sempron 3100+ Overclocking

[ 10/11/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Today we’re reporting to you of our overclocking experience with the new inexpensive Socket 754 processor from AMD. Is the Sempron 3100+ an “overclocker’s choice” product? How high can its clock rate and performance be – without any special overclocking equipment?

New Budget Processors Comparison: Intel Celeron D vs. AMD Sempron

[ 10/01/04 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

The major topic for discussion in our new budget CPU guide is the eternal rivalry between the two new value processor families from AMD and Intel. We tested 14 new processors in 27 benchmarks and now we are ready to name the best choice for a budget system. Find out who the winner is!