Single-processor workstations

CADalyst,  June, 2004  

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Single-processor

Workstations

@Xi Mtower SP

Polywell Poly 900NF3-FX

Velocity Micro ProMagix A/V/D

March 2004, p. 10

The three top systems in our single-processor workstation roundup cluster so closely on the price/ performance chart that we can't really single one out as superior. The three finished neck-and-neck on the performance benchmarks, with perennial performance leader @Xi Computers placing 0.4 of a point ahead of second-place Velocity Micro. There's a $600 difference between the high (Polywell, $4,399) and the low (@Xi, $3,749) prices. Interestingly, all three workstations use different processors, but the same graphics card (NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000). The @Xi uses a 3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 chip, while the Velocity Micro incorporates the more expensive 3.2GHz Pentium 4 Extreme processor. Polywell uses the Athlon64 FX-51 processor from AMD.

. www.xicomputer.com

. www.polywell.com

. www.velocitymicro.com

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