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AMD AthlonTM 64 FX-60
Processor Competitive
Performance Guide
Publication # 31366 Revision: E
Issue Date: January 2006
About This Document
This document is intended for those who are interested in the performance of AMD64
technology, as demonstrated by the AMD AthlonTM 64 FX-60 processor. Performance is
evaluated by means of benchmark tests in the following categories.
Computer Gaming (page 7)
Digital Media (page 17)
Office Productivity (page 27)
Overall performance averages in each category are provided, as well as the results of
individual benchmarks in the category.
A comprehensive performance average is provided in Overall Performance (page 3)
All benchmark scores are normalized to the AMD AthlonTM 64 FX-57 processor. The test
system configuration is also provided.
For a detailed description of the benchmarking methodology, including step-by-step
procedures for duplicating the tests, refer to AMD Processor Performance Evaluation
Guide, order# 30579.
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Overall Performance
The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor is AMD's most powerful processor for high-performance
desktop PCs. The processor provides leading-edge performance for demanding software
applications such as digital video, audio, imaging editing, and 3-D gaming, as well as
office applications.
The AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD64 technology for the coming wave of 64-bit
applications.
This document shows how the AMD AthlonTM 64 FX-60 processor performs overall
relative to the AMD AthlonTM 64 FX-57 processor.
While there is no simple way to measure performance that covers every user
experience, AMD has compiled an overall average from averages of major benchmark
scores in the Computer Gaming, Digital Media, and Office Productivity categories.
The following sections list the benchmarks in each category.
Refer to Table 1 on page 35 for benchmark system configuration.
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Computer Gaming (All Tests Performed at 1024x768x32 Resolution)
The high performance benefits will amaze computer gamers. The following benchmarks
focus on the exceptional gaming capabilities of a system:
3DMarkTM 03 Pro (Hardware Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark Corporation
3DMark 03 Pro (Software Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark Corporation
3DMark 2005 (Patch 120, D3D Hardware T&L by Futuremark Corporation
3DMark 2005 (Patch 120, D3D Software T&L) by Futuremark Corporation
Crafty (Version 19.19)
Doom 3 (Version 1.3)
Far Cry (Version 1.3.3, Pier)
Half-Life 2 (Version 1.0.1.0, at_coast_05_rev7.dem)
Half-Life 2 (Version 1.0.1.0, at_prison_05_rev7.dem)
Painkiller (Version 1.64)
Quake IV (Version 1.04, Arena Demo)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (Version 2.60)
Splinter Cell (Version 1.2b, test 1_1_1)
Splinter Cell (Version 1.2b, test 1_1_2)
Star Wars - Jedi Knights II: Jedi Outcast (Patched to 1.04)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (Version 3355, Demo BotMatch)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (Version 3355, Demo Flyby)
Refer to Table 1 on page 35 for benchmark system configuration.
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Digital Media
AMD64 processor-based systems take advantage of newly-designed system features to
deliver outstanding performance for digital creation and playback.
Ziff Davis Media, Inc. Multimedia Content Creation Winstone