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AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (2004)
March 18, 2004
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The overall performance of the Athlon FX53 is an improvement as one would expect. --[AMD Zone]

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Enthusiasts in the market for arguably the fastest platform available TODAY, with the promise of true 64-bit computing tomorrow, should look no further than the Athlon 64 FX-53. --[HotHardware]

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In most benchmarks Athlon 64 FX-53 working at 2.4GHz frequency outperforms all alternatives from Intel including even Pentium 4 extreme Edition 3.4GHz featuring 2MB of L3 cache memory. --[xBitLabs]

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AMD may have taken the enthusiast performance crown for the moment, but with everything Intel has lined up; Sunnyvale will have to fight hard to hold it. --[Sudhian Media]

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We'd call the heavyweight fight pretty even now, although the balance may swing entirely in AMD's favour when 64-bit computing isn't just a thought but a full-blown, usable reality. --[HEXUS.net]

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The FX-53 runs head to head with the Intel Pentium 4 EE, but does so with cooler temperatures, a lower price point, and is 100% 64-bit software ready! --[Legit Reviews]

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If you shell out a cool $733 on an exotic new processor from AMD, you're now going to be getting an even faster CPU, one with more distance between itself and the Athlon 64 3400+ or the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4GHz. --[The Tech Report]

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In the end we can’t help but feel as if AMD’s release of this chip is driven by nothing more than to simply keep up with Intel tit for tat... --[Gamers Depot]

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There’s no doubt that the FX series will hold their ground for CPU intensive tasks such as multimedia and gaming for quite some time. --[Short-Media]

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It's just not fast enough to warrant spending all that necessary money on a platform that is guaranteed to be non-upgradeable in a short while. --[Anandtech]

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Kudos to AMD for a job well done. They are firmly in the lead in the CPU race, especially where it matters to us most on the gaming front. --[[H]ardOCP]

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It truly is a great processor. --[bit-tech]

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It has overclocking potential and is screaming fast already at default settings. --[Lost Circuits]

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The new Athlon64 FX sets the new performance standard to beat, leaving the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Extreme Edition far behind. --[Tom's Hardware Guide]

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AMD has done what it set out to do, and the Athlon 64 FX-53 is now the fastest enthusiast-level, desktop processor that money can buy. --[Sharky Extreme]



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