CPU REVIEWS

AMD PHENOM II X4 955 REVIEW - "AMD Phenom II X4 955 review also featuring the AMD Phenom II X4 920. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 type Deneb is a Socket AM2+ Processor operating at 3200Mhz while the AMD Phenom II X4 920 is also type Deneb but operating at 2800Mhz which means the AMD Phenom II X4 955 should be 13% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 920. Will the benchmarks show a clear advantage for the AMD Phenom II X4 955."

AMD PHENOM II X4 920 REVIEW - "AMD Phenom II X4 920 review also featuring the AMD Athlon II X2 240. The AMD Phenom II X4 920 type Deneb is a Socket AM2+ Processor operating at 2800Mhz while the AMD Athlon II X2 240 type Regor is a Socket AM2+ Processor also operating at 2800Mhz. It's going to be an interesting fight between AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II, which will win?"

AMD ATHLON II X2 240 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a powerful 2.8Ghz Regor Socket AM2+ Processor which is compared to the Socket 939 2.4Ghz AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 Processor. AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a powerful 2.8Ghz Regor Socket AM2+ Processor so the Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 has it's work cut out."

FOUR SOCKET 939 AMD PROCESSORS - "We will be featuring the fastest and slowest versions of the Socket 939 Dual Core and Single Core Processors tested using Synthetic Benchmarks like 3Dmark and Real Games Software. For the Dual Core Processors we feature the AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 and AMD Athlon64 X2 3800. For Single Core Processors we feature the AMD Athlon64 4000 and AMD Athlon64 3000."

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4800 REVIEW - "The AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 was the fastest Socket 939 CPU AMD released featuring 2.4Ghz of Processing Power, 2 x 1MB of L2 Cache and advanced Dual Core Technology. This is a review of the AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 Toledo Processor compared to the AMD Athlon64 4000 San Diego. How much better is Dual Core Technology compared to Single Core? We will be testing both the AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 and AMD Athlon64 4000 using real games and synthetic benchmarks to test the CPUS fully."

AMD ATHLON64 4000 REVIEW - "This is a review of the earlier AMD Athlon64 4000 San Diego processor compared to the newer AMD Athlon64 X2 4200 Manchester. How much better is Dual Core Technology compared to 2.4Ghz found on the AMD Athlon64 4000? We will be testing both the AMD Athlon64 4000 and AMD Athlon64 X2 4200 using real games and benchmarks to test all aspects of cpu use."

AMD ATHLON64 3000 WITH SAPPHIRE HD 3870 - "AMD Athlon64 3000 and X2 4200 game performance with a Sapphire Radeon HD 3870. We are going to find out if the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 requires a powerful processor like the Athlon64 X2 4200 or if the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 will run well with even a 1.8 Ghz Athlon64 3000."

AMD ATHLON XP GAME PERFORMANCE - "AMD Athlon XP 3200, AMD Athlon XP 2500 and AMD Sempron 2200 gaming performance. Benchmarks include Supreme Commander, World in Conflict, Quake 4, Prey, Doom 3 and Gun Metal 2."

AMD PROCESSOR CHART - "AMD processor chart contains useful information about the current AMD range of processors such as the Phenom x4, Phenom x3, Athlon64 FX, Athlon64 X2, Athlon64, Athlon XP and Sempron. The information which can be found in this chart contains the processor title and pr rating, amount of level 2 cache, front side bus speed, cpu mhz speed and the socket type (IE Socket 940, Socket 939, Socket 754 or Socket A)."

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon64 X2 4200 Manchester processor compared to AMD Athlon64 3500 Venice. Both processors operate at 2.2Ghz and have 512K Level 2 Cache so the results will show the benefits of Dual Core Technology. Benchmark software used includes 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006, PC Mark 2005, Nuclearus Multi Core, Lost Planet, X3 Reunion, Doom 3, Quake4 and FarCry etc."

AMD ATHLON64 3500 REVIEW - "Today we are reviewing the powerful AMD Athlon64 3500 Venice processor for Socket 939 which runs at 2.2Ghz, other processors featured include the Athlon64 3400 Newcastle 2.4Ghz Socket 754, Athlon64 3000 Venice 1.8Ghz Socket 939 and the Sempron 3400 Palermo 2.0Ghz Socket 754 processors. Benchmark software used was 3Dmark 2005, CPUBench 2003, Metabench, Realstorm 2004, Sciencemark 2, SuperPI, SiSoftware Sandra 2007 and Games Benchmarks."

AMD SEMPRON 3400 REVIEW - "The AMD Sempron 3400 Palermo is currently the most powerful Sempron processor available for Socket 754. The AMD Sempron 3400 has all of the main features expected with modern processors such as MMX, 3Dnow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and x86-64 support. Unlike the Athlon64 3400 the Sempron 3400 and Athlon64 3000 also have support for SSE3, the only negative aspect of the Sempron 3400 is that it has a 256K Level 2 Cache unlike the Athlon64."

AMD ATHLON64 3000 REVIEW - "Today we are looking at the AMD Athlon64 3000 Venice which is the budget processor for Socket 939. The AMD Athlon64 3000 has some differences compared to the Sempron 3100 also featured in this review, the first difference is that the Athlon64 3000 is a full 64bit processor unlike the Sempron 3100 used in this review which has 64bit disabled, the second difference is that the Athlon64 3000 processor has a 512K Level 2 Cache while the Sempron 3100 has a 256K Level 2 Cache and the third difference is that it uses dual channel memory for improved performance."

AMD SEMPRON 2600 REVIEW - "Today we are looking at the AMD Sempron 2600 which is a budget cpu in the Sempron range. The AMD Sempron 2600 has some differences compared to the Sempron 3100 also featured in this review, the first difference is that the Sempron 2600 is a full 64bit processor unlike the Sempron 3100 used in this review which has 64bit disabled, the second difference is that the Sempron 2600 processor has a 128K Level 2 Cache while the Sempron 3100 has a 256K Level 2 Cache and the third difference is that the Sempron 2600 runs at 1.6Ghz compared to the Sempron 3100's 1.8Ghz."

AMD ATHLON64 3400 REVIEW - "In this review we are testing the AMD Athlon64 3400, this is a very powerful 2.4Ghz Socket 754 processor from AMD. There are two versions of the Athlon64 3400, the first is the older Clawhammer which has a clock speed of 2.2Ghz and a huge 1024K Level 2 cache. The version we are testing here is the later Newcastle version of the Athlon64 3400 which has a clock speed of 2.4Ghz (200Mhz higher than the older Clawhammer) and a 512K Level 2 Cache."

AMD ATHLON XP 3200 REVIEW - "Athlon XP 3200 is a powerful processor offering MMX, 3Dnow, SSE support and operates at 2200 Mhz. The Athlon XP 2500 is the cheaper mainstream version of the Athlon XP Barton running 364 Mhz slower than the Athlon XP 3200 and using a 166 Mhz FSB unlike the 200 Mhz FSB of the Athlon XP 3200. We have included the Sempron 2200 to show the power of the Athlon XP range, the Sempron 2200 is 700 Mhz slower than the Athlon XP 3200 and 336 Mhz slower than the Sempron 2200."

AMD SEMPRON 2200 REVIEW - "AMD Sempron 2200 review featuring the AMD Sempron 3100, AMD Athlon XP 3200 and AMD Athlon XP 2500. The following software was used during testing, Half Life 2, Doom3, Far Cry, Tribes Vengeance, Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War, Xpand Rally, Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake III Arena, 3dmark 2001-2005, SiSoftware Sandra 2005, Cpu Bench 2003, Metabench, Kribi Bench, Realstorm 2004 and Science Mark 2."

AMD SEMPRON 3100 REVIEW - "AMD Sempron 3100 review featuring the AMD Athlon XP 3200 and AMD Athlon XP 2500. The following software was used during testing, Half Life 2, Doom3, Far Cry, Tribes Vengeance, Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War, Xpand Rally, Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake III Arena, 3dmark 2001, 3dmark 2003 SE, 3dmark 2005, SiSoftware Sandra 2005, Cpu Bench 2003, Metabench, Kribi Bench, Realstorm 2004 and Science Mark 2."

AMD SEMPRON 2800 REVIEW - "AMD Sempron 2800 review featuring the AMD Athlon XP 3200 and AMD Athlon XP 2500 processors. Software used was, 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, Glexcess, Sisoftware Sandra 2004, Doom3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Comanche4, Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps, Far Cry, Painkiller, Unreal 2 and X2."

DOOM 3 CPU PERFORMANCE - "Doom 3 CPU performance testing using the AMD Athlon XP 3200 clocked at 2.2Ghz, 1.8Ghz and 1.4Ghz. We tested at two different resolutions of 640x480 and 1024x768 with/without the advanced options enabled."

AMD ATHLON XP 2500 MOBILE REVIEW - "AMD Athlon XP 2500 Mobile review testing the mobile version of the AMD Athlon XP 2500, with all of the recent attention in the processor market directed towards the new Athlon64 processors. We will show you what performance the Athlon XP 2500 Mobile can deliver at stock and overclocked to 2.4Ghz."

AMD ATHLON XP 3000 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon XP 3000 review featuring the Athlon XP 2500 as requested by a reader. Software used for benchmarking was:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, Sis Sandra 2004, Aida32, Serious Sam the Second Encounter, Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004."

AMD ATHLON XP 2500 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon XP 2500 review featuring the Athlon XP 1700 as requested by a reader. Software used for testing was:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, Sis Sandra 2002, Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament 2003."

ATHLON XP PROCESSOR CHART - "AMD Athlon XP Processor Chart for the whole of the AMD Athlon XP processor range and gives information on the clock speed, multiplier and type of processor etc."

AMD ATHLON XP 2000 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon XP 2000 tested against the Athlon XP 1700 as requested by a reader. Software used for benchmarking was 3dmark 2001 SE and the video card used was the Gainward GeForce4 MX 440."

AMD ATHLON XP 1700 REVIEW - "AMD Athlon XP 1700 tested against the Athlon XP 2000 as requested by a reader. Software used for benchmarking was 3dmark 2001 SE and the video card used was the Gainward GeForce4 MX 440."

WINTUNE CPU BENCHMARK - "Wintune 1997 CPU and FPU Chart showing the the performance advantage the latest processors like the Athlon XP have over older processors like the 386. The program used is Wintune 97 by CMP Media INC and the tests used are the cpu and fpu benchmarks."

AMD K62 v AMD DURON REVIEW - "AMD K62 550Mhz vs AMD Duron 750Mhz review showing the perfomance increase from upgrading from the old Amd K62 processor to the modern Amd Duron processors. Software used during testing was:- PC Player Direct3D, Quake 2, Quake 3 Arena and Wintune 1997."

SOCKET7 VIDEO COMPARISON - "Socket7 Video Card Comparison featuring the powerful Amd K6 2 550Mhz Processor used with a range of wide different video cards. The video cards are the Diamond Stealth III S540 Savage4, STB Velocity 4400 Nvidia TNT, STB 3DFX Voodoo3 2000 and the Palit Daytona GeForce2 MX. The software we used for testing was:- PC Player Direct3D, Quake 2, Quake 3 Arena and Wintune 1997."