AMD AthlonXP 2600+ 333 FSB Review

The crew at OCAddiction take a look at one of AMD’s new 333Mhz front side bus processors, the AthlonXP 2600+ 333FSB CPU, comparing stock and overclocked performance with a Pentium4 2.4b:

One thing is glaringly obvious, Intel is in no position to rest easily. As we compared this head on to an Intel chip similarly clocked, and one MUCH faster, the AMD pretty much mopped up the place. The problem for AMD is that Intel is scaling their CPU’s faster than they are, and there will come a time that AMD will have to back up their performance with speed. That time is coming soon. As far as this 2600+ goes, I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was impressed and pleased with it’s performance. The one thing I wasn’t tickled about was it’s price. At damn near $300 this is not the Athlon your mother told you about. AMD has released a series of CPU’s that is able to rival the biggest and the baddest on the market, and they’ve priced it accordingly.

AMD AthlonXP 2600+ 333 FSB Review @ OCAaddiction