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Subject: Re: What is this 1.7G Xeon Processor?

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:15:31 08/01/01

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On August 01, 2001 at 15:55:19, Frank Wolf wrote:

>While looking at PC options I came accross this 1.7G Xeon processor in single or
>dual availability.  I have never seen this processor discussed for chess.  Is it
>any good (especially dual)?  How does it compare to Athlon and P3 and P4?


I don't claim to be an expert, but my understanding is that the Xeon is a
special version of the corresponding Intel chip (in this case, the P4) that has
more cache and is a LOT more expensive.



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