Conroe Beats FX60 in Early Benchmarks

[JLK03F150]

I think I'll be upgrading my s478 Intel system at the end of this year with a new Intel system. Conroe had a 41% advantage (make that 20%, the testers screwed up the AMD benches on the 1st run) over the FX60 running the F.E.A.R. benchmark. It's not that far ahead in all the other benches run, but... WOW!

Original article
http://anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2713&p=1
Followup retest
http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2716

Preliminary pricing

Intel Conroe
Model# L2 Clock FSB Release Price
E4200 2MB 1.60GHz 800MHz FSB Q4 $170

E6100 2MB 1.33GHz 1066MHz FSB Q1 2007 $150
E6200 2MB 1.60GHz 1066MHz FSB Q4 $180
E6300 2MB 1.86GHz 1066MHz FSB July 23rd $210
E6400 2MB 2.13GHz 1066MHz FSB July 23rd $240
E6500 2MB 2.40GHz 1066MHz FSB Q4 $270

E6600 4MB 2.40GHz 1066MHz FSB July 23rd $310
E6700 4MB 2.67GHz 1066MHz FSB July 23rd $530

Intel Conroe XE
X6800 4MB 2.93GHz 1333MHz FSB July 23rd $999

Edit: Looks like Intel decide to hold off on the 3.33GHz 1333FSB XE version due to lack of competition.

[ShuckyD]

nice ratings...

[Whir]

Doesn't the bus architecture on these new boards provide for a lot more data movement than the current AMD platforms? I wonder how much of this is actually processor power.

[JLK03F150]

Yes, the Intel's DDR2 does provide an advantage but the article states that DDR2 won't allow the AM2 to match Conroe's performance. There really hasn't been much info in the mobo. I'm very interested to read more about the new Intel chipsets.

[erhan28]

There are Two new Proccessors that are comming out from AMD that supasses the FX60 and will be comming out soon.

[erhan28]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30066
About this new parts

[towlies high]

AMD will come out with soemthing, if not, then i guess ill be buying an intel

[dzee]

IM confident AMD will come out & as they always do & tear intels processors to pieces. i would hate to live in a world where intel is superior wont be long until new amd chips come out anyway. see how they perform.

[Whir]

The article can state all it wants, JLK. They don't know anything for sure.

I'm just saying that those scores could be misleading. Platform vs platform is hardly ever a fair test.

[erhan28]

With the intro of the different sockets from AMD, It opens more doors for them.
Dont overlook the operton chips that just came out like the 885 thats kick ace.
I belive it will be a month or 2 untill a Nice product that will beat Intel. Now also note that Its 2.66 ghz and not 3.somethings so that means that they might be tammpering with shorter pipelines and well placed ones like AMD.