Prototype versions of the new Athlon 64 chip scored well against the Pentium EE in tests carried out by PC World. A system based on the Athlon 64 chip achieved a score of 115 on the PC WorldBench 5 benchmark, against 95 for a system based on the Pentium EE, making the dual-core Athlon 64 system the second-fastest tested to date. The Athlon 64 also drew less power, at about 100 watts versus 145 watts for the Intel chip.
AMD to launch dual-core Athlon 64 on May 31
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AMD to launch dual-core Athlon 64 on May 31
Infworld is reporting that AMD's Athlon 64 X2 processors will go on sale on May 31st around the world. This also happens to be the first day of the largest IT tradeshow in the world -- Computex in Taiawan.
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