http://firingsquad.com/hardware/half_life_2_cpu_shootout/page4.asp
"There�s a lot more to see here, especially at 800x600, where Athlon 64 processors, right down to the 3200+, outperform Intel�s Pentium 4 at up to 3.8GHz. The fastest Athlon 64 bests the speediest Pentium 4 by about 23 percent, and if you�re looking at prices, the Athlon 64 3500+ and Pentium 4 550J at 3.4GHz, both about $260, are separated by 15 percent in favor of AMD�s chip." "At 800x600, with all of the graphical detail minimized, there�s a notable difference between AMD�s Athlon 64 FX series and the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. As we�ve seen through countless reviews, the FX is simply a better performer in games. The difference between AMD�s FX-55 and Intel�s own flagship, the 3.46GHz Extreme Edition, is greater than 18 percent. That lead persists into 1280x1024, where the Athlon 64 FX-55 leads the 3.46GHz Extreme Edition by a margin of 14 percent. Then again, with both processors delivering in excess of 70 frames per second, they�re both considered playable still." AMD 0wnz Intel for performance, PLUS they're cheaper than the Intel chips..what more could anyone want? (I guess for Dell to start selling them lol!). ^_^ -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137741 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
