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To: Road Walker who wrote (174528)	5/13/2003 4:20:34 PM
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Processors High-Flying: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Squares Off Against Intel P4 3 GHz Created: May 13, 2003 -- By: Frank Völkel Bert Töpelt ------- Summary: The Athlon XP has slid from being a mighty value champ to a pusillanimous paper tiger, although our testing engineers only found fault with the aggressive model-numbering scheme AMD has adopted. On the plus side, there are some new features, including 200 MHz FSB and the nForce 2 chipset's support for dual DDR400. Conclusion: The Athlon XP3200+ isn't a Hit, But a Paper Tiger The Athlon XP 3200+ has laid claim to the title of "Fastest Desktop CPU." But in reality, though, it is something entirely different: the mighty value champ has degraded into a pusillanimous paper tiger. Although, our testing engineers only found fault with the aggressive model-numbering system. The benchmark tests, on the other hand, leave no room for doubt: XP 2800+ would have been a more realistic label for the processor, which wouldn't have been a problem for anyone, if AMD still wants to go toe-to-toe with Intel's P4. But the 3200 label is much too aggressive - especially since Intel will be introducing an increased FSB clock for its lower-clocked P4 CPUs. tomshardware.com