Athlon 64 FX-57 Reviews!

There are plenty of reviews floating around of the new ultra powerful FX-57 processor from AMD. Here is a quick list:

Hard|OCP – The AMD Athlon FX-57 owns the high-end computer gaming space. There is not another processor that can touch it. Couple an Athlon 64 FX-57 with the likes of a new GeForce 7800 GTX or two and you will have the most power desktop gaming computer in the world.

Toms Hardware – AMD should be pretty happy, because it is now offering both the fastest single core and the fastest dual core desktop processor. However, with more and more applications being optimized for dual and multi core environments, the need for blazingly fast single core processors will certainly decrease in the long run.

Bit-Tech – In order to get the CPU stable in Prime 95 at 3.0GHz, we had to increase the core voltage to 1.54v. We managed to get it stable here for a little over one hour. If you are looking for complete stability, we found that 2955MHz was the highest that we could get Prime 95 to continuously loop overnight. We achieved this clock speed at 211×14.0.

AMD Zone – It is clear that the FX doesn’t quite have the same luster with the X2 on the scene. AMD is quick to say that gaming performance is best on the FX still, but clearly from our marks the FX57 will not have a significant edge over at least the 4800+, and likely will not overclock much further if at all.

Hexus – Put simply: if you want the fastest x86 processor on the planet, measured using games and single-threaded benchmarks, the FX-57 should be the only thing on your shopping list.

Other Reviews: Extreme-Tech – Firing Squad – Hot Hardware – Tech Report – X-Bit Labs

If you want the fastest CPU available and are willing to part with $1,000US, then check out these reviews!