AMD Tests AMD Athlon 64 4200+ Chip With Partners

KingFish (KingFish) At least some partners of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices have received AMD Athlon 64 4200+ microprocessor which is made using 90nm process technology and sports numerous enhancements over currently available Athlon 64 4000+ and FX-55 models.

March 9, 2005 11:27 PM ET in News,

At least some partners of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices have received AMD Athlon 64 4200+ microprocessor which is made using 90nm process technology and sports numerous enhancements over currently available Athlon 64 4000+ and FX-55 models.

A Chinese web-site’s forum member has posted what he claimed to be a benchmark result of the AMD Athlon 64 4200+ processor as well as a screenshot from a microprocessor identification program which could not correctly determine the brand-name of the product, but could reveal its specifications. At press-time the pictures were available over XtremeSystems.org and Digital-Info web-sites.

AMD’s Athlon 64 4200+ processor is clocked at 2.60GHz, contain 1MB of L2 cache and sport dual-channel PC3200 memory controller, copying major specs of the currently shipping AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor for Socket 939 infrastructure. However, the Athlon 64 4200+ is made using 90nm fabrication processor, sports SSE3 instructions as well as minor memory controller enhancements. Potentially, the chip may also fit into lower thermal envelope than the FX-55 model.

Availability of the AMD Athlon 64 4200+ processor among those affiliated with AMD may indicate approaching commercial release of the chip. Still, the launch is not inevitable just because of that.

Source: X-Bit Labs

12 Comments:

  1. RWB
    10 Mar '05, 5:26 am

    How much of a performance gain would you get from a 4200+ vs. a 3000+? I may upgrade my computer when the Athlon64's hit 3GHz, I suppose that would be a Athlon 64 5000+ ehh?

  2. Omega65
    10 Mar '05, 1:52 pm

    Athlon 3000+ 1.8ghz 512K vs Athlon 64 4200+ 2.6ghz 1024K

    Big jump in performance for CPU limited apps

  3. GHoosdum
    10 Mar '05, 3:34 pm

    Freakin' sweet!

  4. QCH
    10 Mar '05, 3:53 pm

    Still amazes me at the performance of the AMD 64 versus the P4's. We're talking about a minimum of 33% slower speed but greater performance. WHEN WILL THE WORLD WAKE UP???

    Dell?

    Gateway?

    Hello.... Cheaper, cooler, less power, more powerful... No brainer.

  5. RWB
    10 Mar '05, 7:09 pm
    Quoting Omega65

    Athlon 3000+ 1.8ghz 512K vs Athlon 64 4200+ 2.6ghz 1024K

    Big jump in performance for CPU limited apps

    Mine is 2GHz actually...

  6. Omega65
    10 Mar '05, 7:18 pm
    Quoting RWB

    Mine is 2GHz actually...

    A socket 754?!? They still make those???

    No 90nm CPUs for You!!! The S754 platform is being relegated to Semprons (and Mobile A64 CPUs)

  7. Enverex
    10 Mar '05, 8:16 pm
    Quoting Omega65

    A socket 754?!? They still make those???

    No 90nm CPUs for You!!! The S754 platform is being relegated to Semprons (and Mobile A64 CPUs)

    Thanks for reminding us...

  8. RWB
    10 Mar '05, 9:32 pm
    Quoting Enverex

    Thanks for reminding us...

    Yeah I bought this processor back when there was only 940/754, and 939 was nothing more than a dream...

  9. lemonlime
    11 Mar '05, 2:53 am

    If anyone is feeling spicy, there are some new 754 mobiles out (90nm)

    I sold my pitiful 2800+ 754, and still have my other DFI NF3 board lying around, might try to find a good replacement..

  10. W1nTry (Guest)
    1 Apr '05, 7:19 pm

    THe 754 socket is not so bad. It sports 1MB L2 and AMD would not rate it competitively against itself. Thus a 3700+ A64 is faster than a 3500+ even though the 3500+ sports the Dual on die mem contrl. Besides other than in Gaming the 754 will do just as well as its lil 939 bro. Also in retrospect I think its not such a bad idea that amd still has a 754 socket, as its cheap and allows u to go from a 754 sempron (cause not everyone has that kinda cash for a 3500+) to a 754 A64 when they have the money.

  11. Pioneer (Guest)
    2 Apr '05, 6:23 am

    Mayby athlon will bee 100000+ 2200gh

  12. Mt_Goat
    2 Apr '05, 4:15 pm
    Quoting QCH2002

    Still amazes me at the performance of the AMD 64 versus the P4's. We're talking about a minimum of 33% slower speed but greater performance. WHEN WILL THE WORLD WAKE UP???

    Dell?

    Gateway?

    Hello.... Cheaper, cooler, less power, more powerful... No brainer.

    Hell, even Tom's Hardware woke up on this one!

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