32 MA XIMUMPC DECEMBER 2004
BEST CPU
Athlon 64 FX-
Last November, we said AMD was betting the
proverbial fab on the success of Athlon 64. With
more than a year’s perspective on AMD’s gamble,
we’d have to say the company has hit the jackpot.
Say what you will, but the performance of the
Athlon 64 FX CPU cannot be disputed. Consider:
In our Lab two months ago, an Athlon 64 FX
machine running at 2.6GHz actually beat a P4 box
running at 4.28GHz. That pretty much sums it up.
http://www.amd.com, $