Anand en Sharky hebben vandaag ook een review van de 1.1GHz Thunderbird online gezet. Zij hebben in tegenstelling tot Ace's Hardware wel benchmarks van een 1.133GHz Pentium III. Het blijkt dat de performance van beide CPU's erg dicht bij elkaar in de buurt ligt, soms is de ene een paar procent sneller en dan de ander. Op het gebied van performance zit het dus wel snor bij beide processoren, waardoor de factoren verkrijgbaarheid en prijs de belangrijkste criteria worden als je echt het snelste van het snelste moet hebben. Hieronder de conclusie van da haai:
AMD has managed to ship a chip that essentially equals the Pentium III 1.13GHz in performance. They are also offering it at a price $200 lower than the Pentium III. This is fantastic news for AMD, who should be applauded for achieving the difficult task of keeping up with Intel. That's no easy feat. Unfortunately, many people (including us) have had serious reliability problems with Thunderbird CPUs. Between incompatible heat sinks, a vulnerability to overheating, and possible problems from OEM barcodes, the Athlon Thunderbird has had a rough time of it. Still, if you want excellent performance with good bang for the buck compared to the Intel equivalent, the AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1GHz is quite possibly the chip for you.[break]En hieronder een klein hapje uit Anand's conclusie[/break]The Socket-A market is definitely a growing one. The Thunderbird is very competitive with the Pentium III and AMD has shown, through the release of their 1.1GHz Thunderbird that they can keep up with whatever clock speeds Intel may throw at them, all while making sure that their CPUs are actually available in more than just "limited quantities." The Thunderbirds are noticeably cheaper than their Pentium III counterparts, the only downside is that Socket-A motherboards can be somewhat expensive. We have seen prices fall a bit, however our top picks for Socket-A motherboards are both priced above $150, while prices will come down, for now that is the only drawback.
Als je na deze reviews nog niet genoeg benchmarks lang hebt zien komen dan kan je ook nog even Planet Hardware of Thresh's Firingsquad bezoeken voor wat meer gevechten tussen Intel's en AMD's nieuwste troetelkindjes.