Athlon 64 Launch
AMD today launched the Athlon 64 desktop CPU, offering 64-bit computing while stile remaining compatible with all 32-bit software. Reviews of the Athlon 64 and/or Athlon 64 FX-51 with plenty of benchmarks - including comparisons with the upcoming Pentium 4 Extreme Edition - can be found at Tech Report, AnandTech, HardOCP, Gamers Depot, Legit Reviews, UK Gamer, Digit-Life, AMD Zone, and Sudhian (more links will be added as we get them). Here are some Unreal Tournament numbers from the Tech Report article
A press release about industry support, performance, pricing, etc can be found here. The Athlon 64 3200+ will retail for around $417 while the Athlon 64 FX-51 will retail for somewhere around $733.
UT2003 640x480 - Flyby Athlon 64 FX-51 285.3 fps Pentium 4 3.2Ghz Extreme Edition 265.4 fps Athlon 64 3200+ 264.2 fps Pentium 4 3.2Ghz 235.5 fps Athlon XP 3200+ 211.3 fps Athlon XP 2500+ 173.7 fps
