Post by Renown on Apr 14, 2006 12:48:33 GMT -5
The FX-60 is AMDs first dual-core Athlon 64 FX CPU, and it runs at 2.6GHz. Each core is equipped with 128KB of L1 (Level 1) cache and 1MB of L2 (Level 2) cache, and supports all of the latest CPU technologies such as AMD64, SSE3, Cool n' Quiet, and Enhanced Virus Protection.
The FX-60 is based upon the Toledo core and just as previous FX chips, the FX-60 has a 200MHz FSB and a fully unlocked multiplier to over and above it's default multiplier setting of 13. The FX-60 is more than a little disappointing when looking at it on paper, as it only offers a speed grade difference over the Athlon 64 X2 4800+, which runs at 2.4GHz and essentially it's quite easy to overclock the 4800+ to 2.6GHz just by raising it's FSB to 217MHz.
AMD should by all means do more to differentiate the uber FX class from the X2 class, because if you can't afford the FX-60 (and why would you want to) you could simply purchase the 4800+ and overclock it and you'll have a better CPU in most common scenarios. If not, put out the extra cash and pick up a Opteron 1-series or an FX-57.
The FX-60 can be overclocked graciously from a default of 2.6GHz to 3GHz with a vcore of 1.56V (from the default of 1.35V) and a multiplier of 15 (from the default setting of 13). For lesser money, however you could invest (as I've previously stated) into an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (which is just as overclockable) or the Opteron 1-series (which is even more overclockable).
The FX-60 may be the fastest out-of-the-box CPU on the market today, but for it's extortionate price and overall poor performance when compared to the FX-57, Opteron or X2 4800+, you'd be better off buying one of the aforementioned CPUs.
The FX-60 is based upon the Toledo core and just as previous FX chips, the FX-60 has a 200MHz FSB and a fully unlocked multiplier to over and above it's default multiplier setting of 13. The FX-60 is more than a little disappointing when looking at it on paper, as it only offers a speed grade difference over the Athlon 64 X2 4800+, which runs at 2.4GHz and essentially it's quite easy to overclock the 4800+ to 2.6GHz just by raising it's FSB to 217MHz.
AMD should by all means do more to differentiate the uber FX class from the X2 class, because if you can't afford the FX-60 (and why would you want to) you could simply purchase the 4800+ and overclock it and you'll have a better CPU in most common scenarios. If not, put out the extra cash and pick up a Opteron 1-series or an FX-57.
The FX-60 can be overclocked graciously from a default of 2.6GHz to 3GHz with a vcore of 1.56V (from the default of 1.35V) and a multiplier of 15 (from the default setting of 13). For lesser money, however you could invest (as I've previously stated) into an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (which is just as overclockable) or the Opteron 1-series (which is even more overclockable).
The FX-60 may be the fastest out-of-the-box CPU on the market today, but for it's extortionate price and overall poor performance when compared to the FX-57, Opteron or X2 4800+, you'd be better off buying one of the aforementioned CPUs.