In Review: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1.6GHz)
Website Rating Article Date Quote
  Ace's Hardware  +   Jan 07 '02
  "It is crystal clear that the Athlon is still the king in the price/performance department." 
  Active Hardware  +   Jan 07 '02
   "Despite the advantage of a 512KB L2 cache, the Intel Pentium 4 is hard-pressed to match the power of the Athlon XP."
  Amdmb.com +   Jan 07 '02    "[The Athlon XP offers] a 4-5% increase in performance when compared to its predecessor."
  Amdzone -   Jan 07 '02   "In summary the Athlon XP 2000+ is another expected speed bump while we wait for the release of the .13 micron Thoroughbred."
  Anandtech +   Jan 07 '02    "In virtually all of the tests we conducted the Athlon XP 2000+ was within a negligible amount of percentage points of the 2.2GHz Pentium 4."
  Chip.de +   Jan 07 '02    "Thanks to AMD: The Athlon XP 2000+ tops the P4 2.2-GHz in 6 out of 7 benchmarks."
  ExtremeTech -   Jan 07 '02   "Athlon XP 2000+ maintains parity with the 2GHz Northwood in some tests, the 2GHz Northwood CPU pulls ahead of Amd's fastest CPU in many benchmarks."
  Firing Squad +   Jan 09 '02   "The Athlon XP 2000+ is largely capable of keeping up with, if not exceeding the performance of the "faster" Pentium 4 2.2GHz. ."
  GamePC +   Dec 31 '01    "While the Pentium 4 may have a few strong points, the Athlon XP is simply a better chip. "
  Gamespot +   Jan 08 '01    "The Athlon XP 2000+ at least matches the 2GHz Pentium 4's performance in most tests, and Athlon systems are still more budget-friendly. "
  [H]ard|OCP +   Jan 07 '01    "If you want to compare on a GHz to GHz basis, AMD is still by far the stronger CPU, hands down."
  Hardware.fr +   Jan 07 '02   "Indeed, the new AMD XP 2000+ offers performance equal/better than the P4 2.2 GHz."
  Heise.de +   Jan 07 '02   "In many practical benchmarks the difference between Intel's fastest chips and the AMD Athlon XP 2000+ is almost negligible."
  Hexus.net +    Jan 07 '02

  "It's fairly obvious we have here the quickest x86 processor that money can  buy. "

  Lost Circuits +   Jan 07 '02   "The Northwood showed a healthy boost over the Willamette but, in most applications, did not quite beat the AMD Athlon XP 2000+."
  PC Stats 88%   Jan 07 '02   "The numbers are definitely pointing to the Athlon XP 2000+ for value in price, and performance."
  PC World +   Jan 07 '02   "[The new P4's] fail to deal a finishing blow to Athlon XP-based PCs, and--for now--they offer less value for your money."
  Sharky Extreme 8.5/10    Jan 07 '02   "The ability of the Athlon XP 2000+ to keep up [with the P4 2.2GHz] is a victory of sorts for AMD."
  SimHQ +    Jan 07 '02   "Dollar for dollar, the AMD processor is a better performer."                                       
  Target PC +   Jan 07 '02   "For the average user, the Athlon XP2000+ remains the smartest solution for its lower price and good performance."
  TecChannel.de +    Jan 07 '02   "The Pentium 4 dominates mainly in programs which are optimized for its SSE2-Instruction Set. While giving precedence in standard programs to the Athlon XP"
  TechHard +   Nov 04 '02   "XP outperformed Pentium 4 2.0 (0.18 micron) Ghz in every test."
  Tech Report +    Jan 07 '02   "Obviously, the Athlon XP offers the better price-performance ratio."                       
  Tom's Hardware Guide +    Jan 07 '02   "In Office performance as well as Linux Kernel compiling, the Athlon XP still takes the lead, despite its 32% clock speed disadvantage!"
  Van's Hardware +   Jan 07 '02   "The Athlon XP dominates its Intel rival and slips by reported scores for the 2.2GHz P4."
  VR-Zone Hardware +   Jan 07 '02   "Athlon XP 2000+ is still able to overpower the P4 2.0AGhz but was unable to surpass the P4 2.2Ghz."
  X-Bit Labs +    Jan 07 '02   "Athlon XP retains the leading positions only in those applications, which require powerful computing unit. "
  ZDNet.de +   Jan 07 '02   "Only with very well optimized software can the P4/2200 maintain ground [with the Athlon XP 2000+]."