what is currently the fastest processor out there?

[fluxquantum]

how many transistors are crammed in there? i am just curious.

 

[sman789]

Pentium 4 3.0 C (3GHz and 800 FSB)
Athlon XP 3200+ (400 fsb)

each can beat the other in different tests
(iono about transistors hehe)

 

[pspada]

But I don't think you can buy either yet.

 

[cow123]

Originally posted by: sman789
Pentium 4 3.0 C (3GHz and 800 FSB)
Athlon XP 3200+ (400 fsb)

each can beat the other in different tests
(iono about transistors hehe)

maybe im being pedantic but meh, dont u mean 200 fsb?

 

[cow123]

also around 50 mil transistors in each

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: cow123

Originally posted by: sman789
Pentium 4 3.0 C (3GHz and 800 FSB)
Athlon XP 3200+ (400 fsb)

each can beat the other in different tests
(iono about transistors hehe)

maybe im being pedantic but meh, dont u mean 200 fsb?

No, he does not. both use a basic 200Mhz FSB, but you double that using DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM where addresses are sent twice per clockcycle. Then the P4 also uses what has been called a "quad-pumped data transfer rate" to quadruple that to 800Mhz. Now that's actually just the data bandwidth, the addresses are transferred at 400MHz on these P4's.

 

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by: pspada

Originally posted by: cow123

Originally posted by: sman789
Pentium 4 3.0 C (3GHz and 800 FSB)
Athlon XP 3200+ (400 fsb)

each can beat the other in different tests
(iono about transistors hehe)

maybe im being pedantic but meh, dont u mean 200 fsb?

Blah blah blah

apparently you missed the smiley. back on topic, the 3.0C is currently the fastest desktop x86 processor you can buy.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: EdipisReks

Originally posted by: pspada

Originally posted by: cow123

Originally posted by: sman789
Pentium 4 3.0 C (3GHz and 800 FSB)
Athlon XP 3200+ (400 fsb)

each can beat the other in different tests
(iono about transistors hehe)

maybe im being pedantic but meh, dont u mean 200 fsb?

Blah blah blah

apparently you missed the smiley. back on topic, the 3.0C is currently the fastest desktop x86 processor you can buy.

 

[bgeh]

the p4 3.0C

 

[cow123]

heh, er well i guess i did miss out the p4 on that one, ok both run at 200mhz fsb, but i think you mean system bus being 400 athlon/800 pentium not front side bus..

thanks for your explanation on how ram and buses work but i already knew

 

[teckmaster]

the AMD XP3200+ will be the fastest out there, once there is a motherboard made with the new Nforce chipset for it. Right now, its just under-performing the P4 3.06