AnandTech: Linux Section

Linux and the Desktop Pentium M: Uncommon Performance

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We received a brand new 2.1GHz Dothan with a desktop motherboard and put them through their paces against the Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 processors.

December 24, 2004, 51 comments

Revisiting Linux GPUs: Playing the Driver Game

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NVIDIA and ATI have warmed up to the idea of Linux gamers, but are the new driver wars enough to make them competitive?

December 17, 2004, 22 comments

The AnandTech Linux XBOX PC Experiment

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Interested in turning a few extra XBOXes into a modular render farm? Maybe just a $200 PC for surfing the web? There is quite a bit of life left in those old XBOXes!

November 10, 2004, 30 comments

Doom3 Linux and Windows Battlegrounds

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Today, we take a look at the biggest Linux game to date, how it performs on various hardware configurations and how it compares to its Windows counterpart.

October 13, 2004, 35 comments

Linux 3D AGP GPU Roundup: More Cutting Edge Penguin Performance

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We continue to take our testing to the edge with Linux GPU benchmarks. You saw the release of AnandTech's benchmark utility last week; now see it in action.

October 4, 2004, 29 comments

Building a Better (Linux) GPU Benchmark

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Can we build a better mousetrap? Delve into the minds of AT developers working to develop clearer, concise benchmarks. It all starts with some Linux...

September 24, 2004, 22 comments

Linux Desktop CPU Roundup: Cutting Edge Penguin Performance

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We have seen several server processors operating on Linux, but what about the best desktop offerings from AMD and Intel? We put five high end processors to the test!

September 19, 2004, 32 comments

Building a Linux PVR, Part 2: Microsoft's MCE 2004

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In this second part of our personal, home-made PC-based PVR solution, we focus on Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. See how it compares to the Linux-based MythTV.

September 16, 2004, 26 comments

Building a Linux PVR Part I - MythTV Setup and Install

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As the first part of a multi-part series, we will be installing, customizing and benchmarking a Linux PVR setup using MythTV. In Part II, we will benchmark our custom system against Windows XP Media Center Edition.

September 3, 2004, 37 comments

Linux and L2 Cache; Sempron vs. Athlon

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As many applications are L2 cache sensitive, we took three 1.8GHz offerings from AMD; the results may surprise you.

August 18, 2004, 85 comments

Linux Shootout: Opteron 150 vs. Xeon 3.6 Nocona

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We got a preview of performance on the upcoming Pentium 4 3.6F processor a few days ago. Today we go one step further and compare the two best server offerings from Intel and AMD with full 64-bit binaries and operating systems.

August 12, 2004, 92 comments

Linux and EM64T; Intel's 64-bit Suggestion

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Intel's newest Xeon processor packs full x86_64 support, but can it put one of AMD's more tried and true CPUs in place on a 64-bit OS?

August 9, 2004, 278 comments

Riding the 64-bit Chariot: Choosing Socket 939 and Linux

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Inquiring minds ask us which Socket 939 platform prevails in 32-bit and 64-bit operation - no problem.

July 19, 2004, 23 comments

AMD and Linux: Reaching for the 64-bit Trophy

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Over a year ago, AMD introduced its 64-bit platform without any hint of Microsoft backing the bold chip maker. We still don't have a true 64-bit Windows operating system. Do we look to Linux?

July 12, 2004, 28 comments