AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Sidney · 15th November 2005, 14:46

With the latest stepping of the dual core processor series, AMD dishes up the Manchester core to set new standards in energy efficiency and price/performance ratio. Taking advantage of the proverbial excellent gaming and floating point performance and stripping the dual cores of 50% of their hard-earned cache in combination with a frequency sweet spot of 2.0 GHz results in a killer CPU at a reasonable price tag. Arguably, there are cheaper processors on the market, there are faster cores out there (as measured in clock frequency) and there are "the others" but after wrapping up this review, there is nothing out there that combines that many positive features as the Manchester running at 2.0 GHz, using the moniker Athlon X2 3800+.

http://www.amdboard.com/athlon_64_3800_review.html

jmke · 15th November 2005, 14:56

I've read several reports from users who are experiencing problems with their X2 systems, games which run very slow, with hick-ups or not all :/

and these people tried all patches and utilities out there

17th November 2005, 04:56

Links? I'm considering upgrading and I can't decide whether to go with 2 gfx cards in SLI or a dual core CPU

jmke · 17th November 2005, 09:22

since you consider buying SLI I'm guessing you're a gamer?

actually, if you replace your 6800GT with 7800GT (or GTX if you have the money) your system will be fast enough to run any current game at high resolution with high detail. No need for upgrade if you have A64 3400+

links: one is at a dutch speaking flemish forum, the other is more comprehensible here: http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=3038

Quote:

100% working games
rFactor
Quake 4
Flatout
PES5
Fear
NHL2006 with WinLauncherXP (using only one cpu core)
Far Cry
Richard Burns Rally
Call Of Duty 2

Games with problems too
- The Chronicles Of Riddick, starting problems
- GTR, fps very low
- FIFA2006, starting problems

if I disable one cpu core with these games, problem still exist.

he also posted this at the AMD Forums: http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=60146

17th November 2005, 10:47

Opteron 165 is your friend

jmke · 17th November 2005, 11:04

that's an AMD Dual Core CPU also, don't see it being any different...

17th November 2005, 11:08

you can always overclock but you can't add cache

the 165 costs even less

jmke · 17th November 2005, 11:32

have you read the thread before replying?

17th November 2005, 11:32

I read on an other forum some guy had the same problems (the ones discribed above) with call of duty 2 and a 4000+ X2.

@Rutar: I think jmke meens that the opteron wil most likely show the same problems with those games.

18th November 2005, 16:03

I haven't had the chance to read all the thread (http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=1707814) but according to it stuttering+performance problems are solved with the x2s+XP patch (+eventually some tuning)...

15th November 2005, 14:46	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ With the latest stepping of the dual core processor series, AMD dishes up the Manchester core to set new standards in energy efficiency and price/performance ratio. Taking advantage of the proverbial excellent gaming and floating point performance and stripping the dual cores of 50% of their hard-earned cache in combination with a frequency sweet spot of 2.0 GHz results in a killer CPU at a reasonable price tag. Arguably, there are cheaper processors on the market, there are faster cores out there (as measured in clock frequency) and there are "the others" but after wrapping up this review, there is nothing out there that combines that many positive features as the Manchester running at 2.0 GHz, using the moniker Athlon X2 3800+. http://www.amdboard.com/athlon_64_3800_review.html __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th November 2005, 14:56	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I've read several reports from users who are experiencing problems with their X2 systems, games which run very slow, with hick-ups or not all :/ and these people tried all patches and utilities out there __________________

17th November 2005, 11:04	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	that's an AMD Dual Core CPU also, don't see it being any different... __________________

17th November 2005, 11:32	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	have you read the thread before replying? __________________

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17th November 2005, 04:56	#3
goingpostale1 Posts: n/a	Links? I'm considering upgrading and I can't decide whether to go with 2 gfx cards in SLI or a dual core CPU

17th November 2005, 10:47	#5
Rutar Posts: n/a	Opteron 165 is your friend

17th November 2005, 11:08	#7
Rutar Posts: n/a	you can always overclock but you can't add cache the 165 costs even less

17th November 2005, 11:32	#9
Sharpside Posts: n/a	I read on an other forum some guy had the same problems (the ones discribed above) with call of duty 2 and a 4000+ X2. @Rutar: I think jmke meens that the opteron wil most likely show the same problems with those games.

18th November 2005, 16:03	#10
Lino Posts: n/a	I haven't had the chance to read all the thread (http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=1707814) but according to it stuttering+performance problems are solved with the x2s+XP patch (+eventually some tuning)...