Author: Slater Wold
Date: 18:23:25 12/09/03
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On December 09, 2003 at 12:38:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 08, 2003 at 19:07:09, Slater Wold wrote: > >>On December 08, 2003 at 16:25:49, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>On December 08, 2003 at 14:32:15, Aaron Gordon wrote: >>> >>>>On December 08, 2003 at 13:08:41, Slater Wold wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 08, 2003 at 12:55:36, Leen Ammeraal wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I saw the Athlon 64 based >>>>>>"PC Vobis Power 64 3200+ XD" (euro 1299). >>>>>> >>>>>>How does this compare with an Intel P4 3.2 EE ? >>>>>>Which would you prefer for chess? >>>>>>Leen >>>>> >>>>>According to http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/CCAM/a64fx_51_launch.shtml, the >>>>>3.2EE would be faster. >>>> >>>>Shame they only tested (except for UT2k3) applications where the P4 does decent. >>>>As I said in a previous post.. where is DVD2AVI (where an Athlon does best for >>>>Mpeg encoding). It is much faster than XMpeg for me (on my XP). Also, in Povray >>>>(a renderer a normal person would use, rather than drop $4000 for one of the >>>>ones they use to test) the Athlon is a good 50%+ faster than the P4. In 64bit >>>>mode it is something like 3 times faster. The Athlon FX is even faster than the >>>>XP. Expecially for chess, which I believe what he was asking about in the first >>>>place. >>> >>>Guess which system is the fastest for Povray? >>> >>>http://www.haveland.com/index.htm?povbench/index.php >>> >>>:-) >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Eugene >> >>Holy..and that's the 1.0Ghz I2. A sadly, a 1.4GHz I2 is only $500 more than a >>3.2EE. :/ >> >>Man, that 1.0Ghz I2 is smoking... > > >I've said that before. It is _not_ a bad processor. It's main problem is >that it is way "different". Opteron is X86 instruction set on steroids. >Itanium is X86 instruction set on LSD. > >:) Ok, so it's not smoking. It's tripping. :D
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