ahh which 64 bit

[Paintballfreak66]

I don't want to start anything crazy just looking for some info.

Anyone know where I can find articles/test results comparing performance of the intel 6xx series and the a64 in games? Just curious how they compare. Thanks.

 

[Leper Messiah]

in games, AMD has the lead. How ever, most games these days are GPU, not CPU limited, so if you go with anything above like a 3.4 P4 or a 3500+ AMD you should be fine. Price point wise, I'm fairly certain the AMD is cheaper.

 

[carlosd]

AMD in games is better than intel, also AMD is cooler and cheaper.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

AMD wins in gaming and price.


And i would also say AMD wins altogether in the 64bit category so far, as they seem to be ontop of Intel so far (may i say X2?)

the only thing the Intel really beats out at is heavy video encoding/graphics capturing and editing.

 

[forumposter32]

http://www23.tomshardware.com

I would use pricegrabber to find the best prices for the top performing ones. I like either the socket 939 3500+ (or higher) or the socket 754 3400+ or 3700+.

Either of those three can be found for a LOT LESS then the FX-55 for example but aren't too far away in the benchmarks.

 

[Shenkoa]

THG is biased as hell, try searching Anandtech for recent articles.

 

[n7]

Check here for reviews

 

[ribbon13]

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[hurtstotalktoyou]

THG tests

For Doom 3, an ideal gaming benchmark, here's the rundown...

89.9 -- A64 3500 ($219)
87.8 -- P4 650 ($275)
86.8 -- A64 3200 ($190)
84.7 -- P4 640 ($213)
82.3 -- A64 3000 ($146)
81.3 -- P4 630 ($177)

Keep in mind that in this test, the P4s use DDRII-533, which is more expensive than DDR400. Also, the A64s are Winchesters, which perform about 1-2% worse than the Venices on sale nowadays. And to top it off, those Venices are superb overclockers, while P4s have throttling problems at high speeds.

 

[Paintballfreak66]

lol thanks guys. I already own a 3700SD Thanks for the info though. I was just curious if the 64 bit intels compared with the a64s in the same sort of way that p4s compare to a XPs. apparently it is similar. I'll stick with my a64 till I can afford dual core. thanks