ATI Radeon Xpress 200: Performance, PCI Express & DX9 for Athlon 64
by Wesley Fink on November 8, 2004 6:00 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
Performance Test Configuration
If you are interested in more information comparing the Athlon 64 chipsets, the Athlon 64, and the Athlon 64 FX, please see our in-depth comparisons in the recent launch reviews:AMD Athlon 64 4000+ & FX-55: A Thorough Investigation
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| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | AMD Athlon 64 FX55 (2.6GHz) Socket 939 |
| RAM: | 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 |
| Hard Drive(s): | Seagate 120GB 7200 RPM IDE (8MB Buffer) |
| Chipset Drivers: | nVidia nForce 6.11 Beta (nForce4) nVidia nForce Platform Driver 4.24 (nForce3 Ultra) |
| Video Card(s): | ATI X800 XT (PCI Express) ATI X800 XT (AGP 8X) nVidia 6800 Ultra (PCI Express) nVidia 6800 Ultra (AGP 8X) |
| Video Drivers: | ATI Catalyst 4.10 (All ATI Video tests) nVidia nForce 61.81 Beta (nForce4) nVidia nForce 61.77 (nForce3 Ultra) |
| Operation System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP1 |
| Motherboards: | ATI Bullhead (RX480/RS480 PCIe) nVidia nForce4 Ultra Reference Board MSI K8N Neo2 (nVidia nForce3-250Gb) |
Tests used OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2, G. Skill TCCD, or Corsair 3200XL XMS3208v1.1 memory modules. All three memories use Samsung TCCD chips and perform virtually the same in our benchmarks at stock speed. Resolution in all benchmarks is 1024x768x32, unless noted otherwise.
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kogase - Monday, November 8, 2004 - link
Eh... I don't think the boards are kicking Intel's ass. A64 is.fuzzynavel - Monday, November 8, 2004 - link
I didn't realise that the nforce4 and ATI mobos...kicked intels ass so badly!! Not bad for a first attempt....just avoid the integrated graphics and it all looks sweetDenial - Monday, November 8, 2004 - link
This is nice and all, but I'm not uprading until dual cores are out. The difference between my home PC (P4 2.8) and office workstation (dual 2.66 xeons) is night and day. It's at the point that my home PC drives me nuts when one process brings everything else to a halt (all the more frustrating when it's something like explorer running amok). I've absolutely had it with single CPU's, no more!VaultDweller - Monday, November 8, 2004 - link
The tables on pages 10 and 11 both list Halo as the first benchmark, but the review text on page 10 refers to a 14.4% gain in 'Quake 3.' According to the table, that 14.4% was for Halo.MAME - Monday, November 8, 2004 - link
sweet