Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 21:36:58 01/21/02
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On January 21, 2002 at 23:30:32, Brian Katz wrote: >Are there any Fritzmark comparisons between the Athlon 2000+XP vs the Pent 4 2.0 >and 2.2 gig? Also, are there any games between them to give as comparisons? >I am definitely considering purchasing an Athlon 2000+ and would appreciate any >feedback. >Thanks, >Brian If you go back through recent threads you'll get a pretty good idea which is fastest for chess. The AMD 2000+XP still is the fastest for chess but Intel continues to close the gap now that they have introduced the "Northwood" core on the .13 micron process and a L2 512KB cache which runs at 2.2Ghz and gets an additional boost in speed by 30% over the the .18 micron process. Fritzmarks should be about 1000 for Intel's 2.2Ghz and AMD's 2000+XP should be about 1200 worth no more than 20 ELO most likely. I feel depending on your needs, either the P-4 2.2Ghz or the Athlon 2000+XP at this time are both good choices. AMD is still fastest for chess but it's not a large difference. If you choose Intel's new P-4 at 2.2Ghz be sure to get PC800 RDRAM, although it's more expencive it is designed for the P-4 to get it's highest performance. Intel will soon be releasing a 533Mgh Data Bus if I'm not mistaken giving it even more performance. Chess AMD but keep an eye on Intel, as their back in a chip war with AMD once again! Competition is great!:) Unlike M$! Terry
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