Author: stuart taylor
Date: 18:16:37 05/08/05
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On May 08, 2005 at 12:49:04, P. Massie wrote: > >> >>Fascinating! I'm beginning to catch up from the last few years! >>So all in all, a pure Centrino (Dothan) note-book of 1.7 Ghz. is about 80% in >>speed, of the fastest single proccessor on the market today? (the same might be >>with the older version of Centrino/pentium M at 1.7 Ghz, too?). > >I believe your statement is true as long as you're comparing only with Intel >chips. Although I've never actually tested AMD chips, all the evidence I've >seen indicates an Athlon 64 at 2.4/2.6 ghz will blow away all Intel chips - at >least for chess. > >Paul Centrinos vs Athlon 64's was recently seen to be approximately the same per Ghz. (With Yace tests). But this is the first I've heard that Athlon 64 has already reached 2.6 Ghz. It's MOVING! And for programs which are built to benefit from 64 bit, that would be even more. S.Taylor
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