AMD Athlon FX-60 Dual Core Processor

Mad · January 11th, 2006

Just read, as im too lazy to...err...
Here.

industrian · January 11th, 2006

2.6GHz operating speed - 1MB L2 cache

Right now it's going for just under £800 @ Overclockers.co.uk. Looks sweet and is now an official member of my "dream PC list" along two BFG 7800 GTX 512mbs.

GCFreak · January 11th, 2006

Bah, already know about this. Looks like quite a beast

Shin_Mike_God · January 11th, 2006

We all knew about it, this thing is just impressive, I want one of those so baad now.. lol we all can dream.

Sincerely Shin Mike.

flowrent · January 11th, 2006

Where can i find a comparison between Intel and AMD cpu's ?
Benchmarks etc...

**refraction** · January 11th, 2006

try typing "athlon 64 Vs intel" into google, im sure you will get 82734923746209462394 results

flowrent · January 11th, 2006

Lol

.Actually i got 2.670.000 results.
The AMD vs Intel discussion is neverending.
Which cpu do you think it's better for emus (i.e. pcsx2) ?
Do these new technologies... Hyper Threading , 64 bit , Dual Core ...do they help or there's no difference if the emu is not optimised for them?

Master Chief · January 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by flowrent

Lol

.Actually i got 2.670.000 results.
The AMD vs Intel discussion is neverending.
Which cpu do you think it's better for emus (i.e. pcsx2) ?
Do these new technologies... Hyper Threading , 64 bit , Dual Core ...do they help or there's no difference if the emu is not optimised for them?

Well I can't speak for emus but I think someone asked a similar question and CKEmu said responded. I think he said something like it would make a 2 or 3 FPS difference...do NOT quote me on this however because I have no idea. Try using the search feature here on the forums.

That processor does look awesome. It makes me wonder why Sony / Microsoft had their processors for their next-gen systems created with IBM. I would've went with AMD.

KillerShots · January 11th, 2006

Yes, CK did make a response... but he was talking about graphics cards, not processors. It would be hard to predict how much this would help things.

**refraction** · January 11th, 2006

Well as itll stand with PCSX2 0.9

Hyperthreading = will more likely cause a performance loss, more than anything, it is using virtual cores on a single physical core, so each thread loses some performance, so on single threaded programs, like PCSX2 you lose speed ;p Videos might be a bit more normal speed.

Dual Core = Will act pretty simular to a Single core, altho during videos at least (if they work) you will get a bit of a speed boost.

64bit = This should help, lots of ps2 ops use 64bit registers, plus it can write to 128bit float registers, unfortunately 32bit only did 96bit float maximum, 64bit will do the 128. Also any 32bit code is slightly faster in execution.

thats my view on it anyway

flowrent · January 12th, 2006

So the execution of these 128 bit floating registers will that help the speed or accuracy of PCSX2?
Does 0.9 version support this facility or does it need to be a separate version,optimised for 64 bit cpu's ?

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January 11th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
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January 11th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Shin_Mike_God Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Acapulco, hot place Posts: 181	We all knew about it, this thing is just impressive, I want one of those so baad now.. lol we all can dream. Sincerely Shin Mike. __________________ My english is a crap.. So dont blame me!!1!

January 11th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
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January 11th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
flowrent European Citizen xD Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bucharest ,RO Posts: 334	Lol .Actually i got 2.670.000 results. The AMD vs Intel discussion is neverending. Which cpu do you think it's better for emus (i.e. pcsx2) ? Do these new technologies... Hyper Threading , 64 bit , Dual Core ...do they help or there's no difference if the emu is not optimised for them? Last edited by flowrent; January 11th, 2006 at 11:35.

January 11th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,259	2.6GHz operating speed - 1MB L2 cache Right now it's going for just under £800 @ Overclockers.co.uk. Looks sweet and is now an official member of my "dream PC list" along two BFG 7800 GTX 512mbs.

January 11th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
flowrent European Citizen xD Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bucharest ,RO Posts: 334	Where can i find a comparison between Intel and AMD cpu's ? Benchmarks etc...

January 11th, 2006	#9 (permalink)
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,917	Yes, CK did make a response... but he was talking about graphics cards, not processors. It would be hard to predict how much this would help things. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

January 11th, 2006	#10 (permalink)
refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 9,801	Well as itll stand with PCSX2 0.9 Hyperthreading = will more likely cause a performance loss, more than anything, it is using virtual cores on a single physical core, so each thread loses some performance, so on single threaded programs, like PCSX2 you lose speed ;p Videos might be a bit more normal speed. Dual Core = Will act pretty simular to a Single core, altho during videos at least (if they work) you will get a bit of a speed boost. 64bit = This should help, lots of ps2 ops use 64bit registers, plus it can write to 128bit float registers, unfortunately 32bit only did 96bit float maximum, 64bit will do the 128. Also any 32bit code is slightly faster in execution. thats my view on it anyway __________________ http://www.generalemu.net/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz (425x8), Leadtek GTX 280 1Gb, 1.8Tb HDs, 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 @ DDR2-1020 5-5-5-18 Dual Channel, 14605 3dMark 06 Points CPU-Z Link 3dMark06 Score Link Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for!
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January 12th, 2006	#11 (permalink)
flowrent European Citizen xD Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bucharest ,RO Posts: 334	So the execution of these 128 bit floating registers will that help the speed or accuracy of PCSX2? Does 0.9 version support this facility or does it need to be a separate version,optimised for 64 bit cpu's ?

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