AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 - Page 9

Conclusion

The FX-55 is top of AMD's 64-bit family line and probably the best processor available on the market right now. Even though it still lacks in application performance compared to Intel processors, its advantage in games more than makes up for it.

The price of the Athlon FX-55 is its major drawback for the regular computer user. Even though the FX-55 costs approximately $900, which is $200 cheaper than the Intel 3.4GHz Extreme Edition, it is still overpriced compared to its predecessors from the FX family.

Pros
-Excellent game performance
-Cheaper than the Intel P4 Extreme Edition

Cons
-Unsatisfactory computational performance
-Unaffordable by mid-range computer users