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Table 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 4. 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 3. Table 7. Table 2. Table 6.
Table 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 4. 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 3. Table 7. Table 2. Table 6.
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...with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional 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. Changed the recommended system configurations in system configuration and tests. and other ...Scenario • 3DMark™05, Build 1.2.0 (Hardware and Software) • City of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Date March 2007 February 2007 Revision Description 3.74 3.73 Incorporated legal ...
...with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional 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. Changed the recommended system configurations in system configuration and tests. and other ...Scenario • 3DMark™05, Build 1.2.0 (Hardware and Software) • City of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Date March 2007 February 2007 Revision Description 3.74 3.73 Incorporated legal ...
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... information in a separate document. Removed obsolete processor information. Incorporated documentation edits. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-57 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4800+ relative 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 the Intel Pentium® 4 550...
... information in a separate document. Removed obsolete processor information. Incorporated documentation edits. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-57 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4800+ relative 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 the Intel Pentium® 4 550...
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... versus 32-bit test results have been combined with the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. Removed obsolete processor information. 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. As of revision 3.60, these tables are obsolete, as the Performance Analysis...
... versus 32-bit test results have been combined with the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. Removed obsolete processor information. 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. As of revision 3.60, these tables are obsolete, as the Performance Analysis...
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... 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...
... 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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... to increase the number of key architectural features. 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 When comparing platforms with different types of more bandwidth than DDR1-400. The results...
... to increase the number of key architectural features. 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 When comparing platforms with different types of more bandwidth than DDR1-400. The results...
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Effect of Memory Latency on an otherwise identical system reduces performance only 2-3% (see Figure 2) - Effect of Memory Bandwidth 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% Computer Gaming 104.1% 100.0% Overall 102.4% 100.0% Memory latency is more ...
Effect of Memory Latency on an otherwise identical system reduces performance only 2-3% (see Figure 2) - Effect of Memory Bandwidth 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% Computer Gaming 104.1% 100.0% Overall 102.4% 100.0% Memory latency is more ...
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... 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. Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM 128-Bit Dual-Channel Coher Link ( 128-Bit...
... 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. Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM 128-Bit Dual-Channel Coher Link ( 128-Bit...
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.... The descriptions that follow indicate which versions are used . AMD recommends these benchmarks for media creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can significantly enhance the three-dimensional display capabilities of unique architectural... features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run three sets of applications. •...
.... The descriptions that follow indicate which versions are used . AMD recommends these benchmarks for media creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can significantly enhance the three-dimensional display capabilities of unique architectural... features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run three sets of applications. •...
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... for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance. 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™...
... for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance. 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™...
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...achieve optimal system performance. 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 ... drivers as follows to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Press OK. 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. These procedures...
...achieve optimal system performance. 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 ... drivers as follows to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Press OK. 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. These procedures...
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...license agreement. d. Click Finish to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. Go to complete the installation. b. Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. c. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download and install ... in the system tray after restart. e. j. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Driver Installation 1. Install the Windows® XP Professional processor drivers as follows. Click Finish. 2. Double-click the installer file. a. Install the...
...license agreement. d. Click Finish to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. Go to complete the installation. b. Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. c. link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download and install ... in the system tray after restart. e. j. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Driver Installation 1. Install the Windows® XP Professional processor drivers as follows. Click Finish. 2. Double-click the installer file. a. Install the...
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... data. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data. 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...
... data. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data. 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...
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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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... 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% 150% 170% 190% Figure 6. 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...
... 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% 150% 170% 190% Figure 6. 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...
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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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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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... 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...
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....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 206.1% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 16. 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 110.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 117.2% AMD Athlon 64...
....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 206.1% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% 210% Figure 16. 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 110.1% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 117.2% AMD Athlon 64...