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THG Tuning Test: Core 2 Extreme vs. Athlon 64 FX-62
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Just how fast is fast? Core 2 Extreme vs. Athlon 64 FX-62 - to the extreme!
One has been a star for some time now, while the other is rising to stardom. The AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 and the Intel Core 2 Extreme are ready to duke it out for honors as the fastest of all x86 systems. Let’s get on with our contest, and pitch the old champion against a new one.
In this battle, performance is the only thing that counts. We’ll explore the upper bounds of thermal stability for both of these top-of-the-line CPUs with standard retail components, the Intel versions of which have just hit store shelves. This occurred on July 24, the very same day that AMD introduced massive price cuts…. Source: TH