I would choose the Athlon 64 x2 over the Pentium dual core. They are fairly equal for most tasks yet the Athlon x2 is cheaper. I feel that I'm only paying for the name with Intel.

The fastest "classic" Athlon is the Athlon 1400C. The fastest 32-bit Athlon is probably the Athlon XP 3200+.The fastest processor with the Athlon name is probably the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74.

Athlon was created in 1999.

The AMD Athlon is a line of 32-bit microprocessors manufactured by AMD between 199 and 2005. The "Athlon" brand name is continued in other 32-bit and 64-bit processors, such as the Athlon XP, Athlon 64, and Athlon 64 X2.

there is no 200 gigahertz Athlon sorry, could you be refering to a 2000 Athlon XP?