Socket 939 Review - FX53 & 3800+ at Beyond3D

[GNEP]

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/amd/939/

[Jammrock]

Very nice. Anyone know where I can find a comparison between an Opertron and an Athlon 64 FX?

[a_h]

Opertron? I only know of the Opteron...(on Beyond3D there's the same typo I know ;-))

I wouldn't expect any difference since it's nearly the same chip (both possess a dualchannel memory controller & 1MB cache). Even the dual controller makes <5% difference.

The main difference should be the smp-ability of the opteron (if that matters for you of course).

Cheers, Hannes

[DGhost]

tech report did a comparison, i believe. yes, yes they did.

Well, you've seen the benchmark results, and there's not much I can add. The Athlon 64 FX-53 was already brutally fast, and the new 939-pin version is a tad bit faster still. The Athlon 64 3800+ is darn near as fast as the FX-53, despite having half the L2 cache. If you have the means, I highly suggest picking one up.

link.

[bsdgeek]

Opertron? Sounds like what Technoid would name it.

Apparently, you can already buy the A64s: (And a cheaper, well less expensive, 3500+)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-460&depa=1

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-462&depa=1

I don't see any motherboards though.

[GNEP]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/02/nvidia_nforce_939/

[Jammrock]

thanks

[Helevitia]

I can't wait to upgrade. I want the mobo reviews to settle before I do though.

Atleast newegg is selling the chips for cheaper than I thought. Hopefully they will go down soon.

[Greebe]

Sounds like Jammy's been hanging out with Technoid