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... Tests performed without notice. Test results have not been verified by DivXNetworks, Inc., its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates. AMD reserves the right to discontinue or make no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any time without notice. BAPCO and SYSmark are registered... or warranties as to the accuracy of any intellectual property rights is a registered trademark of NVIDIA, Inc. Trademarks AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, Cool'n'Quiet and 3DNow!, are registered trademarks of the tests. Pentium is granted by this publication...
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Table 5. Table 2. Table 3. Table 7. Memory Bandwidth 13 Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance 15 Effect of Memory Latency on Performance 15 Benchmark Application Sets 20 AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System . . . . .21 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 22 Performance Summary 55 List of Tables AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Table 1. Table 4. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 6.
Table 5. Table 2. Table 3. Table 7. Memory Bandwidth 13 Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance 15 Effect of Memory Latency on Performance 15 Benchmark Application Sets 20 AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System . . . . .21 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 22 Performance Summary 55 List of Tables AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Table 1. Table 4. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 6.
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... application information in the U.S. Replaced Office Productivity, Digital Media, and Gaming categories with categories for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62, AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit...
... application information in the U.S. Replaced Office Productivity, Digital Media, and Gaming categories with categories for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62, AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit...
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... October 2004 Revision Description 3.72 Updated document format to the Intel Pentium® D 950 processor and the Intel Pentium EE 955 processor. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to comply with latest AMD standards. Updated procedures in Chapter 3. Removed Appendix A Listings because listing source files are available...
... October 2004 Revision Description 3.72 Updated document format to the Intel Pentium® D 950 processor and the Intel Pentium EE 955 processor. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to comply with latest AMD standards. Updated procedures in Chapter 3. Removed Appendix A Listings because listing source files are available...
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... benchmarks. Updated legal attribution for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz and the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz processors. Updated to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.4 GHz. Removed obsolete...
... benchmarks. Updated legal attribution for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz and the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz processors. Updated to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.4 GHz. Removed obsolete...
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.... Audience The guide provides information for those interested in evaluating the performance of these processors: • AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processor This document may become obsolete or may be revised as new speed grades become available...
.... Audience The guide provides information for those interested in evaluating the performance of these processors: • AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processor This document may become obsolete or may be revised as new speed grades become available...
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... provide full, transparent, and simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit platform application multitasking. - Memory Bandwidth Sciencemark 2.0 Bandwidth (MB/s) Sciencemark 2.0 Latency (ns) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor, DDR2-800 AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor, DDR1-400 6779.3 4472.6 46.5 52.5 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 AMD 64-bit processors include the following architectural improvements specifically designed to perform...
... provide full, transparent, and simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit platform application multitasking. - Memory Bandwidth Sciencemark 2.0 Bandwidth (MB/s) Sciencemark 2.0 Latency (ns) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor, DDR2-800 AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor, DDR1-400 6779.3 4472.6 46.5 52.5 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 AMD 64-bit processors include the following architectural improvements specifically designed to perform...
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... has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor with reduced latencies. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 For example, changing from having the entire matrix available in latency improves performance by 1-2%. generation processors, to single-channel memory (halving the marketed bandwidth) on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory...
... has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor with reduced latencies. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 For example, changing from having the entire matrix available in latency improves performance by 1-2%. generation processors, to single-channel memory (halving the marketed bandwidth) on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory...
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... platform enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The...
... platform enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The...
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... benchmarks for media creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run . Hyatt, Crafty, Version 19.19 (Four-Thread Version) - Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running...
... benchmarks for media creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run . Hyatt, Crafty, Version 19.19 (Four-Thread Version) - Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running...
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... System Configurations Systems that are configured as described in this document. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking System Configuration This chapter describes the system configurations used for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance.
... System Configurations Systems that are configured as described in this document. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking System Configuration This chapter describes the system configurations used for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance.
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... System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6. b. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Manufacturer AMD Microsoft® ASUS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description...
... System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6. b. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Manufacturer AMD Microsoft® ASUS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description...
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.... Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. d. Click Yes to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). a. Click Finish. 2. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Driver Installation 1. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. f. i. Install the video drivers as follows...
.... Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. d. Click Yes to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). a. Click Finish. 2. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Driver Installation 1. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. f. i. Install the video drivers as follows...
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...AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 150.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 161.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 172.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 4. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 An overall performance graph presents all the performance data. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor... System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data. Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance.
...AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 150.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 161.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 172.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 4. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 An overall performance graph presents all the performance data. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor... System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data. Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance.
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Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications Benchmarking Results 41 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 154.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 167.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 181.1% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 5.
Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications Benchmarking Results 41 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 154.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 167.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 181.1% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 5.
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...-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 176.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.9% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 207.0% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 7. Crafty Performance¹ 1. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 160.3% AMD Athlon 64 FX...
...-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 176.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.9% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 207.0% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 7. Crafty Performance¹ 1. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 160.3% AMD Athlon 64 FX...
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... Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 176.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 205.8% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 9. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 114.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 128.8% AMD Athlon 64...
... Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 176.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 205.8% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 9. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 114.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 128.8% AMD Athlon 64...
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Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 44 Benchmarking Results AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 141.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 150.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 160.0% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 10.
Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 44 Benchmarking Results AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 141.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 150.7% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 160.0% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 10.
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... 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 152.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 164.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 175.4% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% Figure 11. 3DMark™06 Performance¹ AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 129.2% AMD Athlon 64...
... 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 152.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 164.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 175.4% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% Figure 11. 3DMark™06 Performance¹ AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 129.2% AMD Athlon 64...
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... 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 160.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 170.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 183.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 13. CINEBENCH Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 180.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.3% AMD Athlon 64...
... 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 160.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 170.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 183.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 13. CINEBENCH Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 180.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 190.3% AMD Athlon 64...