3.0GHz Phenom and 3-Way CrossFire Spotted

MojoKid writes "AMD revealed the clock speed of the Agena-based processor they showed to the press today yesterday in conference, and clocks in at 3.0GHz. There has been a lot of speculation that AMD wasn't able to push early Phenom samples to frequencies this high, but here is proof that at least some Phenoms clocked at 3.0GHz do exist. You may also notice that the system hit a Windows Experience index score of 5.9, which is the highest score possible. It should be noted that AMD talked about 4-way CrossFire as well (a 3-way CrossFire is shown online), and that the company has continued plans to produce discreet GPUs at all performance levels (mainstream — enthusiast), even after Fusion arrives."

5.9, which is the highest windows score possible

[Zero Degrez]

Because we automatically subtract 4.1 for being on Windows?

Re:climbing back or post mortem movement?

[green453]

Do you hope that they climb back on top today yesterday?

Re:I love amd

[Anonymous Coward]

Too bad they've taken a backseat to intel

Meh, the most fun I ever had was in the back seat.

5.9?

[Anonymous Coward]

What kind of nerd index ends in 5.9?

Selling my house!

[tjstork]

Alright, that's it. Money's been tight and my wife's after me to unload our house and get some place smaller and more affordable. I imagine that trading in my dual opteron for one of these new super AMD chips is just the ticket.

I just have to have it.

Re:climbing back or post mortem movement?

[somersault]

Mod parent under-rated - he's trying to assist the moderators damnit! I, for one, am glad that he pointed out the comment was so neat! We need more meta-comments spamming up slashdot! Someone please advise on how my post should be moderated!

Sorry, I don't know why I'm being such a bastard today, maybe someone in the office has PMS..

Re:5.9?

[WhyDoYouWantToKnow]

Because 6.9 would just be weird.

Re:5.9, which is the highest windows score possibl

[ookabooka]

4.1 is a gross approximation. The exact number is actually closer to elevendy billion.

Re:5.9?

[somersault]

One designed by a nerd who lost 4.1 of his fingers in a horrific tape drive accident back in 2005.. I've never seen so much red tape.. o_0

Who the hell designed that scale

[Tweekster]

It reminds me of an old SNL clip, the mcmacilin group.

"on a scale of 22-46 rate ...."

Re:5.9, which is the highest windows score possibl

[Ant P.]

No, no, you're completely wrong. That number is actually a percentage.

Re:Homonyms

[shadowspar]

No, a discreet GPU is one that doesn't go around telling anybody that you've been using it to render porn. There's probably a substantial market for GPUs like that, as opposed to the ones that go blabbing about your browsing habits to all their friends.

Re:Who the hell designed that scale

[spun]

5.9 points ought to be enough for anybody.

Re:Homonyms

[nigelo]

All this indiscretion is making me (sic).

Re:I love amd

[centinall]

Meh, the most fun I ever had was in the back seat.

Have you ever had a 3 way in the back seat? Not as fun as it sounds. Especially when you have a crappy driver.

"windows experience index" wtf?

[iggymanz]

a number that purports to tell how well the OS I don't run will perform with applications I will never buy here rendered more meaningless by assuming CPU performance is the dominating component of such a number, just fucking great for a so-called tech site

Re:I love amd

[suggsjc]

Crappy drivers, a 3-way...man am I confused. Are you talking about getting it on? Nah couldn't be, this is /. So I'm just assuming your talking about a 3-way system with horrible driver support in the back seat of your mom's car while she is taking you to Fry's to get a cool new case. So yeah, your right...not as much fun as it sounds.

Re:The important question

[Ryan Monster]

The *REAL* question is will it play Duke Nukem Forever?

Re:Who the hell designed that scale

[ozbird]

It was supposed to go up to 10, but they had to drop 4.1 features to make the shipping date.