Intel releases Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz

**Demigod** · August 26th, 2002

Read all about it @

Anandtech: Intel's Pentium 4 2.80GHz - Moving to the Head of the Class
THG: Speed Isn't Everything: P4/2800 Meets Athlon XP 2600+

Intel retakes the lead with the latest revision of their Pentium 4 microprocessor. Well, it's not exactly re-taking the lead, since AMD's Athlon XP 2600+ hasn't been released yet. AMD will be releasing a better CPU in the next month or so, but it will just barely keep up with the P4 2.6 and 2.66 Ghz CPUs. Something I noticed was that the Athlon XP no longer outperforms the P4 at the same model number, even with the more modest model numbers on the XP 2400+ and 2600+. On most tests the Athlon XP 2600+ is a bit slower than the P4 2600 (and that's on a 100 Mhz bus). Of course the Athlon XP still holds a price advantage but Intel CPUs are a lot more overclockable. The P4 2.6 Ghz runs at 100 Mhz FSB, overclocking it to 133 Mhz would bump it up to 3.5 Ghz! Let's hope the Athlon XP 2800+ (rumoured to be on a 166 Mhz FSB) can provide some better competition.

**cooliscool** · August 26th, 2002

hmm.. i was thinking about gettiing a 2.4ghz P4 just yesterday. guess ill go for the 2.8 sometime soon!

**3x3cUt0r** · August 26th, 2002

in my opinion a processor release should be posted in the Hardware discussion no in News submissions

Phoenix · August 26th, 2002

Interesting comparisions between the done tests and the charts, I'd like to see the AMD's new processor against the P4 @ 2.8GHz

PMD · August 26th, 2002

i read the athlon xp 2600+ is a bit more faster n better then the p4 2.8ghz

Lavos · August 26th, 2002

If only The P4 can get Cheap compatibility with the Rambus then it will RULE 2 the max. Thats why AMD have been one step ahead for a while.

**Demigod** · August 26th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by PMD
i read the athlon xp 2600+ is a bit more faster n better then the p4 2.8ghz

Check the benchmarks above. On both the Tom's Hardware and Anandtech benchmarks the P4 2.8 Ghz leads the XP 2600+ in all test with the exception of the Maya 3D rendering test (due to the Athlon's superior FPU power). The XP 2600+ performs similarly to a P4 2.6 Ghz in most tests. Both the test systems on the Anandtech benchmark use DDR333 RAM. However, the Athlon hardly benefits from DDR333 due to its slow FSB. When the 333 Mhz FSB Athlon comes around it'll perform much better.

Quote:

Originally posted by Lavos
If only The P4 can get Cheap compatibility with the Rambus then it will RULE 2 the max. Thats why AMD have been one step ahead for a while.

Rambus is dead, my friend. Intel is now openly supporting DDR333 for the Pentium 4. RDRAM isn't that much faster anyways. In fact, DDR333 RAM is slightly faster than PC800 RDRAM and DDR400 should be faster than PC1066 as well. I believe Intel is also planning a dual-channel DDR333 platform for the upcoming P4 (Prescott) chips.

Alias · August 26th, 2002

i can't wait to see prescott vs. hammer. Intel's got a huge advantage with raw speed, so we'll have to see how AMD's optimizations can help out hammer.

Drack · August 27th, 2002

I want to see the 64-bit consumer applications that these chips will use.

(F)ragnarok(F) · August 31st, 2002

i want one!

TalkingANUS · September 2nd, 2002

wow~ computers are getting faster and faster.. By next year, my "new" computer will be a piece of $hit

Gamer1 · September 2nd, 2002

but still... amd can still out perform intel's cpu at the same clock speed with a less price tag.

jegHegy · September 2nd, 2002

man there are such sick people; i heard of someone buying a 2.8gigz p4 (intel suxx anywayz ^_^ IMO), and OC'ing it to 4gigz.

nyaa

August 26th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Intel releases Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz Read all about it @ Anandtech: Intel's Pentium 4 2.80GHz - Moving to the Head of the Class THG: Speed Isn't Everything: P4/2800 Meets Athlon XP 2600+ Intel retakes the lead with the latest revision of their Pentium 4 microprocessor. Well, it's not exactly re-taking the lead, since AMD's Athlon XP 2600+ hasn't been released yet. AMD will be releasing a better CPU in the next month or so, but it will just barely keep up with the P4 2.6 and 2.66 Ghz CPUs. Something I noticed was that the Athlon XP no longer outperforms the P4 at the same model number, even with the more modest model numbers on the XP 2400+ and 2600+. On most tests the Athlon XP 2600+ is a bit slower than the P4 2600 (and that's on a 100 Mhz bus). Of course the Athlon XP still holds a price advantage but Intel CPUs are a lot more overclockable. The P4 2.6 Ghz runs at 100 Mhz FSB, overclocking it to 133 Mhz would bump it up to 3.5 Ghz! Let's hope the Athlon XP 2800+ (rumoured to be on a 166 Mhz FSB) can provide some better competition. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Last edited by Demigod; August 26th, 2002 at 17:27.

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3x3cUt0r Administrator Join Date: May 2001 Location: San Andres, Colombia Posts: 1,102	in my opinion a processor release should be posted in the Hardware discussion no in News submissions __________________

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Lavos Smooth Criminal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Space-Time continuum Posts: 165	If only The P4 can get Cheap compatibility with the Rambus then it will RULE 2 the max. Thats why AMD have been one step ahead for a while. __________________ The day of Lavos* has arrived!*

August 26th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	Interesting comparisions between the done tests and the charts, I'd like to see the AMD's new processor against the P4 @ 2.8GHz

August 26th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Alias >_< Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 924	i can't wait to see prescott vs. hammer. Intel's got a huge advantage with raw speed, so we'll have to see how AMD's optimizations can help out hammer. __________________ >_<

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Drack Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PDX, USA Posts: 1,187	I want to see the 64-bit consumer applications that these chips will use. __________________ Athlon64 +3200, GeForceFX 5900, 1024 MB DDR 400, nForce3 250Gb chipset 80 GB SATA Seagate , 80 GB 7200 RPM Seagate, 120 GB 7200 Seagate Lite-on SOHD-167T and Pioneer DVR-A06D Running XP Professional and SuSe 9.1

August 31st, 2002	#10 (permalink)
(F)ragnarok(F) Trying to stay alive Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ... Posts: 2,936	i want one! __________________ Motherboard: Intel915GLVG -- CPU: Pentium 4 3.06GHz -- Monitor: ViewSonic VE910b LCD -- Video: Onboard -- Sound: Creative SB Audigy 2 -- Memory: 512 MB -- Disk Drives: Western Digital 250GB S-ATA -- OS: Windows XP -- DVD Rom University life sux....

September 2nd, 2002	#11 (permalink)
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September 2nd, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	but still... amd can still out perform intel's cpu at the same clock speed with a less price tag. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

September 2nd, 2002	#13 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	man there are such sick people; i heard of someone buying a 2.8gigz p4 (intel suxx anywayz ^_^ IMO), and OC'ing it to 4gigz. nyaa

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