CPUs
The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the most important PC trade show of the year, and in most years is attended by not only the numerous local Taiwanese firms (Asus, MSI, ASRock, and others), but the major chip developers have been increasing their own presence as well. These days, while CES itself tends to land more high-profile announcements, in recent years it’s been Computex that has delivered on more substantial announcements. This is largely because tech firms have aligned their product schedules to roll out near gear in the second half of the year, when retail sales are stronger due to the...
AMD’s Voyage into the 64-bit Arena: x86-64 Revealed
Today AMD released the first public documentation regarding their x86-64 architecture and we took this opportunity to have a look at the architecture behind the K8 as well as...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/10/2000Intel Pentium III 1.13GHz (1133MHz)
While they weren't the first to hit the 1GHz mark, Intel is the first to release a CPU that clocks in faster than 1GHz with their new 1.13GHz Pentium...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/31/2000VIA Apollo Pro 133A with Dual Processors
For quite a while, Intel was the only manufacturer of mainstream chipsets that also offerred dual processor (SMP) capable chipsets. Well times are changing and after successfully stealing...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/13/2000AMD Thunderbird/Duron Investigation & Overclocking Discussion
Using a Socket-A motherboard we modified in house to allow for clock multiplier adjustments we are finally able to bring to you all the performance of every commercially available...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/12/2000Intel 815 Chipset
Intel finally released a 133MHz FSB chipset that 1) doesn't use RDRAM and 2) allows for an external AGP graphics accelerator. The i815 is upon us and it's...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/27/2000Intel Celeron 700
With AMD's Duron dominating the value market, does Intel's "new" Celeron have the same appeal it once did? Take a look at our review of Intel's latest as...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/26/2000AMD Duron
The next piece of AMD's processor puzzle is here, the Duron. While intended to be a member of their value line of desktop processors, we confirmed what everyone...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/19/2000AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1 GHz / 800 MHz
For the past few months, Intel has enjoyed the advantage of high speed, on-die cache on their fastest CPU's, while AMD suffered with ever decreasing cache speeds as their...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/4/2000Intel Pentium III 933
Two months after the release of the 1GHz Pentium III, Intel is back to fill the gap with the release of their 933MHz part. Read on as we...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/24/2000AMD's 2000 Roadmap - The Facts
There are a lot of rumors floating around regarding AMD's upcoming Thunderbird, Mustang and Duron processors. Read on as AnandTech puts the rumors to death and tells all...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/4/2000Intel Celeron 600 "Coppermine128"
For the first time in 19 months Intel's Celeron receives a new core. Armed with SSE instructions and a fast on-die L2 cache, how well does the Celeron...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/29/2000Intel Pentium III 866, 850
Less than two weeks after the release of their 1GHz Pentium III chip, Intel is playing catch-up with the release of the 866 and 850MHz parts. For an...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/20/2000Intel Pentium III 1GHz
Just two days ago we took a look at AMD's 1GHz Athlon. Today Intel is responding with a Pentium III clocked at 1GHz. Which will be available...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/8/2000AMD Athlon 1GHz, 950MHz, 900MHz
The Magnolia has arrived. Just three months ago we were gawking over a system that cooled the Athlon down to -40C in order to reach the magic frequency...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/6/2000VIA Apollo KX133 Athlon Chipset - Part 2
A few weeks ago we took a look at VIA's recently released KX133 chipset for the Athlon. Now that motherboards are finally shipping with this chipset, we took...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/24/2000AMD Athlon 850
AMD continues the clock speed battle with Intel by releasing their 850MHz Athlon. This time around they are armed with a new weapon, VIA's KX133 chipset, which helps...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/14/2000VIA Apollo KX133 Athlon Chipset - Part 1
Originally slated to be released alongside the Athlon, VIA's KX133 is finally on its way to a motherboard near you. With a handful of advantages over the original...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/7/2000