Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 08:18:41 01/21/02
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>At least Intel is becoming competitive. Maybe the next generation of P-4's will >really fly? Well, turning a bit OT... "Competitive" suggests that the Intel P4 processor is no match for the AMD processor. That is not true. Intel is already competitive. It's all depending on what you use the processor for. The chess programs market may be a very important market for us, it is however a niche market for the chip producers. In general AMD outperformes higher speeded Intel with it's lower clockspeed, but it really doesn't "shatter" the P4. The misconception comes from the fact that everyone still looks at clockspeed. AMD has introduced another concept, while Intel still speeds up solely by clockspeed. When the lower clockspeed outperforms the much higher we are still so indoctrinated by the slogan "more MHz, more Speed" that we fall out our chairs and declare that the lower clockspeed processor crushes the higher speed. That would be the fact if both used the same solution. Now they both use another concept and at this time the AthlonXP outperformes the P4, but that doesn't mean "crushing" or "underperforming of the P4". >They still need to do alot of work with the new P-4 core, and it's a very >complex chip so it may take some time before the chip reaches maturity. Intel delivers a very robust mass market processor which is more stable than AMD's. Furthermore many more programs are implementing SSE2, and will benefit from the P4. Intel is clearly aiming and the higher end server market, where stability and greater compatibility is much more important. While Intel does well, AMD is operating in the red zone financially, and can't produce the bulk Intel delivers. It is questionable how long AMD will be able to produce these processors for the prices they do now - and in suffcient amounts. Overall the P4 is a good processor which has the future, and still can grow with the technology used, while the current AMD batch is already scratching the limits. They do a swell job bypassing that with more operations per cycle. It's luck for us that a (much too) cheap processor like the AthlonXP is available, but in the long run I still will place my bet on Intel. Time will tell, just MHO. J.
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