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Story: Processor benchmarks: Intel versus AMD
Posted by: Martin Hahnheuser (Tuesday 22 February 2005, 12:13 PM)
Hi Branden. As with A64's the raw cpu MHz of a Barton CPU is not of its own an indicator of how well it performs. Just reading between the lines your Barton set up looks well below par (particularly the main board) and with a little work I'm sure it could be spruced up by some margin. The Barton is well capable of running at 400 MHz FSB as all Bartons are. Only trouble is you need to unlock the multiplier and set it to a speed that it can handle. Currently your cpu runs 166 (333) X 12.5, if you unlock the multiplier then you should be able to run at least 200 (400)X 10. Your CPU speed is nearly the same but your mobo and RAM is now at 400 MHz. You will need to buy 400 MHz RAM unless your 2700 (333) sims are of the highest quality. If you can't or are unwilling to try unlocking the multiplier you can try running at stock 200 X 12.5 but you will need to upgrade your CPU cooler and RAM to do it. This is why personally I chose the 2500+ Barton since it has the same multiplier as the 3200+ which runs at 400 MHz FSB so upping the voltage and setting the FSB to 200 results in exactly the same performace as a 3200+ (2200 MHz). But at 2500+ (1834 MHz) with a Radeon 9800 pro my system is at full graphics 1024 X 768 in Far Cry so I haven't really needed this option at this point other than I know that my system can handle this under stock cooling. However I will still opt to beef the cooling before doing longer stints at 3200+ just to play it safe. Of course some enthusiats have acheived considerably higher OC's than this.
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Story: Processor benchmarks: Intel versus AMD
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The multi-tasking test is intersting to... Martin Hahnheuser
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FX53 is the fastest AMD workstation cpu. Anonymous
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If you overclock a cpu, you may create imbala... Morten Bjoernsvik
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how do those compare with the Apple G5? Anonymous
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somebody ask if an amd 3000+ make more noise... Farcau Pavel
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I own two computers. An Intel Pentium 4: 3E GHz (P... Brandon Craig
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Charts and text do match up. Read the Better/Wors... Jenny Wolfe
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