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... Multimedia Performance 52 Figure 25. Crafty Performance 46 Figure 15. Cakewalk Sonar Performance 50 Figure 21. Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. Overall...; Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. CINEBENCH Performance 46 Figure 14. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Crafty Performance 42 Figure 8. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Overall Performance 40 Figure 5. ...
... Multimedia Performance 52 Figure 25. Crafty Performance 46 Figure 15. Cakewalk Sonar Performance 50 Figure 21. Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. Overall...; Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. CINEBENCH Performance 46 Figure 14. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Crafty Performance 42 Figure 8. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Overall Performance 40 Figure 5. ...
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30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 3. Table 5. 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 2. Table 4. Table 6.
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 3. Table 5. 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 2. Table 4. Table 6.
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... configuration and tests. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit applications. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March ... grammatic edits. 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 Chapter 5 to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • BAPCO®...
... configuration and tests. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit applications. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March ... grammatic edits. 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 Chapter 5 to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • BAPCO®...
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... Document 12 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide About This Document This guide describes AMD processor performance test methodology and presents performance test results based on members 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...
... Document 12 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide About This Document This guide describes AMD processor performance test methodology and presents performance test results based on members 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...
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... Set Architecture is marked/marketed on current x86 systems. - 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 The integrated controller reduces memory latency and increases overall system performance. - When comparing platforms with...
... Set Architecture is marked/marketed on current x86 systems. - 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 The integrated controller reduces memory latency and increases overall system performance. - When comparing platforms with...
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...Processor core clock-for CPU-intensive applications. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 For example, changing from these core improvements. As Table 3 shows, an AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor with DDR2-800 memory has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor...throttle. • Large first-level (L1) and second-level (L2) on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% Digital Media 101.9% 100.0% ...
...Processor core clock-for CPU-intensive applications. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 For example, changing from these core improvements. As Table 3 shows, an AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor with DDR2-800 memory has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor...throttle. • Large first-level (L1) and second-level (L2) on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% Digital Media 101.9% 100.0% ...
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... access to bring home the digital experience. • The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - A 64-bit address and data set extensions. • 64-bit processing - The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single...; Extensive data protection/management • Integrated power management • Building block structure • Up to 16 TB of virtual memory. - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC PCI 3.0/PCI-X® 2.0...
... access to bring home the digital experience. • The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - A 64-bit address and data set extensions. • 64-bit processing - The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single...; Extensive data protection/management • Integrated power management • Building block structure • Up to 16 TB of virtual memory. - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC PCI 3.0/PCI-X® 2.0...
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... enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture (see Figure 3) is a two-socket, four...
... enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture (see Figure 3) is a two-socket, four...
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... 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. Table 5. AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System Component Manufacturer Processor AMD Operating System Microsoft® Motherboard ASUS BIOS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ M2N32-SLI...
... 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. Table 5. AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System Component Manufacturer Processor AMD Operating System Microsoft® Motherboard ASUS BIOS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ M2N32-SLI...
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... the Exit menu. Press OK. a. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor (2) Operating System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6. 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...
... the Exit menu. Press OK. a. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor (2) Operating System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6. 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...
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...exe installer file. a. c. b. d. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Finish to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. g. k. Download the installer file (directx_oct2006_redist.exe) from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=... link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). j. l. d. g. Go to complete the installation. Click the Download Now! link next to AMD Dual-Core Optimizer for ...
...exe installer file. a. c. b. d. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Finish to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. g. k. Download the installer file (directx_oct2006_redist.exe) from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=... link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). j. l. d. g. Go to complete the installation. Click the Download Now! link next to AMD Dual-Core Optimizer for ...
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... is obtained using the methods, configurations, and procedures described in the set. Overall 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. ...Benchmarking Methodology, Benchmarking System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data.
... is obtained using the methods, configurations, and procedures described in the set. Overall 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. ...Benchmarking Methodology, Benchmarking System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data.
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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. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications Benchmarking Results 41
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CINEBENCH Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-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. 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-72 Dual-Core Processor 168.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 182.7% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130...
CINEBENCH Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-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. 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-72 Dual-Core Processor 168.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 182.7% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130...
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Panorama Factory Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core 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 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 138.3% 50% 60% 70% 80...
Panorama Factory Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core 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 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 138.3% 50% 60% 70% 80...
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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. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 44 Benchmarking Results
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... 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 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 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 132.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 133.8% 50% 60% 70...
... 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 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 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 132.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 133.8% 50% 60% 70...
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... Results 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 160.0% 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. Crafty Performance¹ 1. 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 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 208...
... Results 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 160.0% 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. Crafty Performance¹ 1. 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 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 208...
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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 110.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 117.2% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 125.2% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% 130% Figure 15. POV-Ray Performance Benchmarking Results 47 Dr. DivX Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 179.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 192.9% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 206...
... 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 110.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 117.2% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 125.2% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% 130% Figure 15. POV-Ray Performance Benchmarking Results 47 Dr. DivX Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 179.6% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 192.9% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 206...
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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 102.2% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 110.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 116.4% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% Figure 17. Vegas Performance 48 Benchmarking Results
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 102.2% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 110.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 116.4% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% Figure 17. Vegas Performance 48 Benchmarking Results