X-bit labs

First Look at Presler: Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 CPU Review

[ 12/27/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Our lab received the first dual-core processor manufactured with 65nm technology aka Intel Presler. When we got down to testing it, we encountered a lot of interesting details. The major sensation is that Presler is a highly successful product that can easily shake AMD’s position in the dual-core market segment.

Workstation Processors Duel: AMD Opteron against Intel Xeon

[ 12/21/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Today we are going to compare the performance of dual-processor workstations built on single-core and dual-core processors from AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processor families.

Games against CPUs. Part II.

[ 11/11/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

We decided to write an update to our CPU gaming performance analysis. In this article we will focus on high graphics quality settings and will try to find out what CPU speed is sufficient for comfortable gameplay. We will also pay due attention to the budget processor models and overclocking efficiency.

Contemporary CPUs and New Games: No Way to Delusions!

[ 11/09/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

New games come out one after another. In order to keep pace with the time we tested 28 CPUs in 5 latest and more promising games: Battlefield 2, F.E.A.R., Serious Sam 2, Call of Duty and Quake 4. Find out now which CPU can be called “the gamer’s best choice”!

A Secret Disclosed: AMD Sempron 3000+ for Socket 939 Review

[ 10/12/05 | by Ilya Gavrichenkov]

Inexpensive Sempron series processors for the high-performance Socket 939 platforms begin to emerge in the market. Learn more about this evasive processor in our exclusive review!

CPU Overclocking Guide

[ 10/04/05 | by Doors4ever]

Have you always wanted to see what your processor is capable of but feared to do something wrong? Today there is an illustrated guide that will take you through the entire process, step by step. With our new guide CPU overclocking will be as easy as ABC!