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6xx series p4?

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cell_491

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has anyone had a chance to try out one of the 6xx series p4's im curious to see how fast they are compared to the 5xx series
 
You mean the Xeon 604? We have an dually eval unit at work but I personally haven't played with it. My R&D guys like it though. Performance is probably identical to the 560 (same cache, same FSB). The difference is you can run the Xeon in an SMP system. That and the socket of course :)
 
Ahhh. Slightly faster in some applications due to the larger cache.

The Xeon supports the 64 bit extensions as well, btw.
 
well the fx-55 is currently being spanked by my oced 3.4E so id like to know how these overclock
 
cell_491 said:
well the fx-55 is currently being spanked by my oced 3.4E so id like to know how these overclock
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That wasn't your question, and that I don't know. I expect that not quite as well as those with smaller caches. The cache memory is the most defect sensitive part of the chip, and the architecture itself is getting closer and closer to it's limits. We won't know until some good reviews come out though.
 
cell_491 said:
well the fx-55 is currently being spanked by my oced 3.4E so id like to know how these overclock
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that's hardly fair. we know that fx-55 overclock very well (as does your cpu juging by your sig), but if you compared a 3GHz fx-55 to your 4GHz 3.4E which would win?
 
they would be close but the fx-55 would be faster however i only paid $265 for my cpu vs $900 for an fx-55
 
when you compare cpus leave the overclocking issue aside, as long as the question is not related to overclocking capability.

in both sides, good overclocked cpu of $250 beats unoverclocked $700 cpu of the other side, so this is not a point.
 
There will probably be a flood of reviews when IDF 2005 opens in less than 2 weeks.
 
they would be close but the fx-55 would be faster however i only paid $265 for my cpu vs $900 for an fx-55
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i meant that my overclocked 3.4E is almost as fast as even an overclocked fx-55 (2.8 maybe)
 
ThomasE66 said:
I see the desktop Pentium M and the P4 570J reviews there, but none for the new 6xx series.
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sorry, got it confused with the AMD K8 E4 Stepping: SSE3 Performance preview
 
Even if the performance isn't that great it's still good news for Intel and AMD users alike. Now that both Intel and AMD have an affordable 64-bit platform we should see more driver support for XP 64-bit.
 
aug1516 said:
Even if the performance isn't that great it's still good news for Intel and AMD users alike. Now that both Intel and AMD have an affordable 64-bit platform we should see more driver support for XP 64-bit.
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Quite right. Ever since the original Athlon, AMD has served to not only provide enthusiasts with a fine platform, but they've pushed Intel to strectch as well. How many people here think we'd have 64 bit x86 compatible CPU's from Intel if it weren't for the Athlon 64?

I'm sure the 6xx will be great performers. I'm just not sure how much higher the Prescott will scale.
 
First time post.. so be gentle

I also am looking for info on the 6xx (why I'm here), and there doesn’t seem to be much about.

I could do some myself as I have a 630 and a 530J here with a GA-8I915P-G with some very modest o/c abilities.

What more could i ask for? Well firstly the processors will be going out the door in about 24hrs (clients). I have no great experience in oc or benchmarking and therefore no software for the job.

Naturally it follows I only have the stock heat sinks etc - and heres the real grind - only OEM grade DDR 400 ram - can I expect to get anywhere with this RAM?

If someone could give me a point in the direction of some simple benchmarking software I’ll see if I can do some work on at least stock comparisons - but please keep in mind I’m by myself and have 4 kids under 10 with me today (Aust midday).

Currently running Duel P3 667 on a Tyan Tiger board – one day I’ll find the time to upgrade…
 
onepostwonder said:
First time post.. so be gentle

I also am looking for info on the 6xx (why I'm here), and there doesn’t seem to be much about.

I could do some myself as I have a 630 and a 530J here with a GA-8I915P-G with some very modest o/c abilities.

What more could i ask for? Well firstly the processors will be going out the door in about 24hrs (clients). I have no great experience in oc or benchmarking and therefore no software for the job.

Naturally it follows I only have the stock heat sinks etc - and heres the real grind - only OEM grade DDR 400 ram - can I expect to get anywhere with this RAM?

If someone could give me a point in the direction of some simple benchmarking software I’ll see if I can do some work on at least stock comparisons - but please keep in mind I’m by myself and have 4 kids under 10 with me today (Aust midday).

Currently running Duel P3 667 on a Tyan Tiger board – one day I’ll find the time to upgrade…
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Don't worry about testing. There is not really anything I can think of that you could put together quickly and use that would provide us with any kind of meaningful data. The best kind of tests are going to be the real world gaming/application benchmarks which take time to put together and learn how to use. I do however appreciate you offering to do that for us, great first post.
 
id like to see one put through pcmark04 just so i can get an idea of how fast they are
 
cell_491 said:
id like to see one put through pcmark04 just so i can get an idea of how fast they are
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pcmark04 is crap, fyi...

there's a much better suite of tools called OSMark that will have a ton more relevance than pcmark04 will.

dave

 
i like pcmark not because of its accuracy but because everyone uses wich makes it easy to compare also it gives a single number not a whole bunch that you have to decipher
 
Both the 530J and 630 posted and ran the CPU benchmarks (Sandra) at 3.46 without evet. At 3 or 3.46 there was no material difference in benchmark results between the two processors with Sandra. Surprised this would work with DDR400. Not surprised when the Cache & Memory Benchmark bluescreened the system though.

Will be getting in some DDR 533 during the week so might try again then. I guess a good board for overclocking is a good board for overclocking regardless of what type of P4 it is?
 
onepostwonder said:
Will be getting in some DDR 533 during the week so might try again then. I guess a good board for overclocking is a good board for overclocking regardless of what type of P4 it is?
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Yes and no, mostly yes. Of course the CPU being overclocked has a lot to do with it to. Without a solid foundation though (i.e. motherboard), even the best CPU won't overclock worth a damn :)
 
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