AMD ATHLON64 3500 VENICE REVIEW

"With the introduction of the AMD Athlon 64 processor, AMD provides customers a solution that can address their current and future computing needs. As the first desktop PC processor to run on the AMD64 platform, the AMD Athlon 64 processor helps ensure superior performance on today’s software with readiness for the coming wave of 64-bit computing. With AMD64 technology, customers can embrace the new capabilities of 64-bit computing on their own terms and achieve compatibility with existing software and operating systems.

Maximize system efficiency and stay ahead of the curve with the technically superior PC processor, with advances such as HyperTransport™ technology, an integrated DDR memory controller, Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology and Enhanced Virus Protection for Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2*. Whether it is for business, school or play, with the AMD Athlon 64 processor, you can address your current and future needs.

You live at the forefront of technology, and you won't settle for less from your favorite software. That's why AMD is proud to bring you the AMD Athlon 64 processor, with AMD64 technology for dramatically higher performance and built-in support for future 64-bit applications - even running 32- and 64-bit software at the same time. Maximize system efficiency and stay ahead of the curve with the technically superior PC processor, packed with advances such as HyperTransport technology and an integrated DDR memory controller."

"It 's not just about email, Web browsing and word processing anymore. The AMD Athlon 64 processor gives you full-throttle performance to go wherever your digital world takes you. Whether you're watching videos, ripping and playing music, or playing games, AMD64 performance helps you to fully enjoy any multimedia experience with a “you are there” reality. The revolutionary architecture of the AMD Athlon 64 processor enables industry-leading performance to help maximize productivity and deliver a true-to-life digital entertainment experience. HyperTransport™ technology can increase overall system performance by removing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency. A fully integrated DDR memory controller helps speed access to memory by offering the processor a direct connection to the main memory. As a result, end users can enjoy quicker application loading and application performance.

With 3DNow!™ Professional technology and support for SSE3, the AMD Athlon 64 processor has more ways to accelerate multimedia applications, enabling stellar performance when working with audio, video, and photography software. For a superior experience with high-speed Internet, the AMD Athlon 64 processor combines high-speed memory access and I/O connectivity to help ensure that end users can fully take advantage of a broadband connection to streaming video and audio, and a riveting online gaming experience."

CPU BENCH 2003 OVERALL 8988 8549 7358 7225 ATHLON64 3500 VENICE ATHLON64 3400 NEWCASTLE ATHLON64 3000 VENICE SEMPRON 3400 PALERMO COMMENT - "Once again the Athlon64 3500 has the edge beating the Athlon64 3400 by 5%, the Athlon64 3000 by 19% and the Sempron by 20%."

CPU BENCH 2003 CPU ALU 7868 7463 6497 6448 CPU FPU 5790 6363 4727 5260 ATHLON64 3500 VENICE ATHLON64 3400 NEWCASTLE ATHLON64 3000 VENICE SEMPRON 3400 PALERMO COMMENT - "It's a mixed result for the Athlon64 3500 and although it beats the Athlon64 3400 by 6% with the CPU ALU test the Athlon64 3500 loses the CPU FPU test to the Athlon64 3400 by 10%. It appears that the integrated DDR memory controller is of little use with the CPU FPU test."

CPU BENCH 2003 FPU SINGLE PRECISION 6095 6697 4974 5512 FPU DOUBLE PRECISION 5486 6029 4480 5009 ATHLON64 3500 VENICE ATHLON64 3400 NEWCASTLE ATHLON64 3000 VENICE SEMPRON 3400 PALERMO COMMENT - "It appears that the FPU Single and Double Precision tests favour a high clockspeed because the Athlon64 3400 beats the Athlon64 3500 by 9% to 10%. Even the Sempron 3400 with it's lower 256K L2 Cache but higher clockspeed is able to beat the Athlon64 3000 by 10% to 11%."

CPU BENCH 2003 RAM SIMD ALU BANDWIDTH 5499 3956 4458 3405 RAM SIMD FPU BANDWIDTH 4995 3626 4075 3140 ATHLON64 3500 VENICE ATHLON64 3400 NEWCASTLE ATHLON64 3000 VENICE SEMPRON 3400 PALERMO COMMENT - "This memory bandwidth benchmark favours the DDR memory controller found on the Socket 939 Athlon64 processors and the Athlon64 3500 beats the Athlon64 3400 by between 28% to 29%. As further proof of the power of the DDR memory controller even the Athlon64 3000 beats the Athlon64 3400 by 12%."

CPU BENCH 2003 SW RAYTRACING BENCHMARK 2800 3048 2302 2511 D3D SW RENDERING 2738 2935 2245 2464 ATHLON64 3500 VENICE ATHLON64 3400 NEWCASTLE ATHLON64 3000 VENICE SEMPRON 3400 PALERMO COMMENT - "Raw speed is again the order of the day and the Athlon64 3400 beats the Athlon64 3500 by between 7% to 9%. The Sempron 3400 is also able to beat the Athlon64 3000 thanks to it's 200Mhz higher clock speed."