Det pinsamma med AMD är att de dekalvässar sina CPUer.
Både XP3000 och XP3200 blir frånkörda i många Benchmarks av Intel Pentium 3Ghz.
Enligt www.theinquirer.net så är AMD tvungna att stänga av HT när de jämför sina CPUer med Intels CPUer för att ha en chans i benchmarks tester.
Citat: ”AMD XP 3200+ benchmarks disable Intel hyperthreading”
Citat från en del tester av XP3200.
www.tomshardware.com
”Conclusion: The Athlon XP3200+ isn't a Hit, But a Paper Tiger
The Athlon XP 3200+ has laid claim to the title of "Fastest Desktop CPU." But in reality, though, it is something entirely different: the mighty value champ has degraded into a spineless paper tiger. Although, our testing engineers only found fault with the aggressive model-numbering system.
The benchmark tests, on the other hand, leave no room for doubt: XP 2800+ would have been a more realistic label for the processor, which wouldn't have been a problem for anyone, if AMD still wants to go toe-to-toe with Intel's P4. But the 3200 label is much too aggressive - especially since Intel will be introducing an increased FSB clock for its lower-clocked P4 CPUs.”
www.hexus.net
”Performance Conclusion
Well, sadly, yes. Infact they'd lost it with the release of Canterwood and the new 'C' Pentium 4's”
“It's not as fast as new Intel”
“Canterwood and the new 'C' P4's are just too strong”
www.tech-report.com
“Conclusion
I hate to say it, but AMD's credibility on this model-number rating system is showing some strain with the 3200+. Clearly, the Pentium 4 3.0GHz processor combined with the Intel 875P chipset is faster than the Athlon XP 3200+ in a slight majority of our tests, and sometimes by a notable margin. Yes, I know AMD's rating system is based not on a competing Intel processor but on the performance of a mythical Athlon "Thunderbird" processor running at the clock speed corresponding to the rating. But we all know how the ratings get used in practice, and in practice, the 3200+ model number is a bit of a reach.
I wouldn't have much of a problem with that if the Athlon XP 3200+ offered a friendly price-performance ratio, but as of today, that's not quite the case. The Athlon XP 3200+ will sell for $464 in lots of 1000 units. To compare, the Pentium 4 3.0GHz currently lists for $417. AMD may well push street prices for the 3200+ below those of the P4 3.0GHz, but the actual list price for the 3200+ looks mighty steep right about now. For that kind of money, I'd rather have a fast Pentium 4 with an 800MHz bus.“
www.bit-tech.net
“Conclusion
Is it really deserving of the 3200+ moniker? Well I would still say that the naming is a little bit optimistic. Whilst it maybe a little faster than the 3.0, I'm not quite sure we should be hasty to say it has 3.2GHz performance levels.”
www.hothardware.com
“The only caveat is that Intel's flagship parts consistently outperform the Athlon XP in the majority of benchmarks”
“It seems like Intel expected to be competing against the Athlon 64 by this point in time and as a result they have solidified their lead in performance”
