Advantages: A worthy cheaper rival to Pentium 4
Disadvantages: The AMD heatsink and fan is not good enough, and hard to attach to the motherboard

...The AMD XP3200+ is currently AMDs only processor capable of running on 400Mhz FSB motherboards without the need for overclocking, the processor is a socket A and you will need a compatible motherboard . Processors running on higher FSB (front side bus) speeds tend to get a better response when processing information, this is a big plus to consider when looking to upgrade to a AMD XP3200+ processor for your computer system. On most of todays socket A motherboards you will see that the processor frequency can be set at three different levels 133 for running 266mhz processors, 166 for running 333mhz processors and 200 for 400mhz processors, this is a must have piece of information that you will need to know especially when looking to purchase a processor, this is usually contained in your motherboards manual or at their official website... Read review

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Advantages: Low prices
Disadvantages: -

..., to the detriment of consumers. PR ratings are supposed to rate to an equivalent Intel chip - ie a Cyrix processor running at 120Mhz was supposed to perform the same as a Pentium 166, but unfortunately this was not the case. Don't be fooled into thinking however that the new AMD ratings are the same though. An Athlon XP1900 (actual clock speed 1.6GHz) is actually a direct comparison to the older Athlon and not the Pentium4. What AMD says is that if they were to continue manufacturing AMD processors based on the Thunderbird core (0.18 micron and no SSE2 instructions) then to reach AthlonXP performance would mean it would have to be clocked at 1.9Ghz. Due to the die shrink (down to 0.15 micron) and the addition of SSE2 instructions, it 'only' needs to run at 1.6Ghz to reach the equivalent performance. Confused? So are many people. That is what AMD... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and fast compared to equivalent Intel chip
Disadvantages: Heat

...Ok, so when most people hear that I built my own computer with an AMD processor, they think whats an AMD, is it some cheap, slow, downmarket Intel? No. Reasons for buying - Most AMD processors are bought by more computer knowledgeable people, as they can make an AMD achieve what no pentium can do - overclocking. The other reasons why people buy the AMD's, is because of their speed, and low price. Speed - AMD Processors are classified by their equivalent Intel processors, so an AMD XP1800+ can do tasks at the same speed as a 1800MHz Intel processor, and an AMD XP2200+ can do tasks at the same speed as a 2200MHz Intel Pentium 4. Actual speeds of AMD's are different however to what their name suggests. An XP1800+ runs at 1.533GHz, and an XP2200+ runs at only 1.8GHz. It is the quality and caching on AMD boards however, that allow... Read review

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Advantages: powerful, cheap, stable
Disadvantages: none

...= Here are the stats for this chip from AMD: "The AMD Athlon XP processor with QuantiSpeed architecture powers the next generation in computing platforms, delivering extra performance for cutting-edge applications and an extraordinary computing experience. The AMD Athlon XP processor is the latest member of the AMD Athlon family of processors designed to meet the computation-intensive requirements of cutting-edge software applications running on high-performance desktop systems. AMD delivers tremendous performance by increasing the amount of work done per clock cycle and improving the operating frequency at the same time. The end result is a processor design that produces a high volume of work done per cycle and high operating frequencies - an optimum combination for compelling application performance. The AMD Athlon XP processor offers fast... Read review

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Advantages: Value for money, Speed.
Disadvantages: CPU Temperature

...Well in a word 'Yes!' I have an XP processor in my present computer, and it has been solid as a rock from the word go! AMD processors before the Athlon always had the stigma that they were never as good for games as the Intel equivalent, and to a degree, those feelings were true.. even the Celeron beat the K6-2 and K6-3 in games frame rates etc. This meant games which were responsive on the Celeron didn't have a hope on the equivalent K6. This made the AMD processor more of a business workhorse, coming out on top for all things business! Well things have certainly moved on since then, and ever since the introduction of the Athlon processor, tables have turned in AMD's favour. They have been working hard on pummelling resources into improving the floating point unit of the processor (the part of the processor that does all the number... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, cheap, easy to upgrade
Disadvantages: Not Intel - Is that really a problem

...their products at work, and haven't looked back. --- Why "1800+" and what happened to MHz and GHz numbers? --- Intel have been numbering their processors and measuring their power in terms of Megaherts and Gigaherts (MHz and GHz). Until recently, so did the other chip makers. More recently, AMD realised that a processor from Intel labelled "1.8GHz" was only as powerful as an AMD chip labelled "1.6GHz" - An unfair comarison. AMD quite sensibly under the circumstances decided to start labelling their chips differently. An 1800+ is claimed to be equivalent to or better that an 1800MHz (1.8GHz Pentium IV processor) - So far their claims have proven broadly accurate. --- Overall --- Yippee! Wow! Super! Smashing! No regrets at-all. To do the upgrade myself, I had to buy: 1 x AthlonXP CPU (1800+ model.) 1 x Matching CPU fan 1 x Motherboard which... Read review

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Advantages: Decent performance, cheap, you can tell you're mates "I got one too!"
Disadvantages: Not as fast as Pentium 4 rated at same speed, not future proof

...When I go to a few of my mate's home's, I sit down and have a few beers, play a few Playstation 2 games and have a kebab. But then I will always spy their PC sitting in the corner of the room hiding under a desk. I would ask them 'what processor you got in your rig?' and they would reply 'ah you know, AMD Athlon XP'. AMD Athlon XP processors are cheap and fast. All my mates have them and that's because it runs the games, but doesn't take your bank into financial meltdown. Sure it's not the fastest processor in the world but for the asking price its amazing value for money. You ever wondered why AMD added 'XP' to the end of their Athlon processors? I always thought it was because they wanted to boost sales using Windows XP, with them having the same suffix and all. But in fact it stands for Xtra Performance, unlike Window's XP which... Read review

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Advantages: Fast Machine, Helpful Sales & Support Staff
Disadvantages: None

...I bought my computer from Simply 3 months ago. The reason I bought from Simply is because they have a good reputation and are owned by Symantec, who develop Norton Products. It's an AMD Athlon 750 machine, with a Soundblaster 1024 Liveplayer Sound Card, and a Matrox G400 Graphics Card. This is my 3rd computer and it's the best I've owned, it's powerful and very fast. Since upgrading to windows ME, i've not had a single crash or blue screen of death. I recommend an AMD Athlon based machine over a Pentium 3 Based machine anyday, as I find the AMD Athlon to be the faster processor. I've had no problems with this computer and recommend Simply Computers to anyone. Their sales staff are most helpful in helping you to decide which machine suits your needs, and will even build one to your specific requirements.... Read review

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Advantages: Very fast,Very stable,you get something for your money,Intel quality
Disadvantages: -

...Hi i decided to write again an opinion for Ciao UK, please don't forget im german, still a pupil, but i try to write correct:) HISTORY: Intel and AMD are "enemies" for a long time now, they are the 2 big companies in the processor industry, some other companies tried there luck too, but they failed very hard. About 5-7 years ago Intel was in the lead with there Pentium 1,2 and finally 3, but AMD had there first strike when they presented there AMD Athlon, and the low budget version AMD Duron, this was the first time when AMD had faster processor, and they were even cheaper! Intel had there next crash when they presented the new Pentium 4, code name "Willaminete", he was slow,hot and expensive. AMD introduced their new AMD Athlon XP+ (for example AMD Athlon XP 1800+).The number wasnt the clock speed, it was the speed how fast the cpu... Read review

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Advantages: Just so much cheaper than Intel Pentiums
Disadvantages: Slighty confusing chip names.

...for flogging the £1000+ computer. The AMD user however is quite different. They fall into many catagories including the gamer, the designer, the programmer etc etc. What sets the typical AMD user aside from the typical Intel user however is that a fairly high percentage of AMD users build thier own systems and would never pay the over inflated prices that computer store chains charge. As such the Amd user is looking for quality, speed, reliability and lower costs and this is where the AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ comes into play. Okay this is the confussing part. It isn't a 2200 mhz chip but is infact a 1800 mhz chip. Why AMD have named their chips in such a way is anyones guess but when you read the full title of the product ( AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ [1.80Ghz] 266HMZ FSB 384KB CACHE 3DNOW PRO - THOROUGHBRED CORE ) it does state quite plainly... Read review

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