Replies to post #42049 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[upc]

LOL!! If *you* are to be credible, you need more than just an assertion that prescott couldn't possibly be that hot.

Face it, it is!

Why do you think 4GHz was delayed into 2005?

upc

[Petz]

re: <tests showing Athlon 64 systems using 64 to 96 watts less power than Prescott>

Where does it list the testing methodology, the equipment used for the test, and the hardware listed for the system?

Power comparison table: http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww....
Complete system description: http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww....
(both NVidia GEForce 6800GT, 1G Corsair PC3200 or Micron DDR2-533, identical SATA drives, MSI NForce3 250Gb chipset or Intel 925X chipset motherboard). They didn't specifically mention the power supply used, but I can't believe they weren't identical. There's no mystery in measuring power, you plug the power cord into a digital wattmeter, which plugs into the wall.

Well, DDR2 is supposed to save power, maybe it doesn't.

Hey, the 3800+ beats the Nocona 3.6 in about 3/4 of the benchmarks, as it should, but doing that using 64 to 96 watts less power is a big advantage IMO.

Petz