Author: Rajen Gupta
Date: 15:18:56 05/06/02
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On May 06, 2002 at 17:15:45, Slater Wold wrote: >On May 06, 2002 at 16:25:23, K. Burcham wrote: > >> >> >>I know there are several here that are waiting for the next >>AMD release of the 0.13-micron processor. We have all been wondering >>what this will overclock to. I also want to upgrade my single cpu pc. >> >>I found this benchtest dissappointing. This processor he used crashed at 2100 >>mhz. was stable at 2050 mhz. but this was with the vapochill unit. not sure how >>far it would overclock with air cooling. >> >>If we say the 1733 mhz amd is faster then the P4 2.4 gig running our chess >>software, then maybe a 2 gig amd thoroughbred will be comparable to a 3 gig >>P4 running our chess software, not sure, but looking forward to testing >>this .13-micron. >> >> http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_amd_tbred/index.shtml >> >>kburcham > >A P4 2.2Ghz is faster by about 10% than an AMD 1.53Ghz CPU. > >WHICH MEANS: > >A P4 2.4Ghz is faster by about 10% than an AMD 1.73Ghz CPU. rajen says: probably not faster but at least equal to > > >And remember, Intel announced the P4 2.53Ghz today. > >I had the oppurtunity to "play" on a P4 2.4Ghz machine this weekend, and I am >sorry to report, Pentium is winning. People just haven't realized it yet. > >These new Pentiums are NICE. For general "productivty" such as internet, music, >videos, these P4 are a LOT faster than my XP2100+. > >And yes, the 2.4Ghz benches Crafty bout 8% faster than my 1.73Ghz. > >Overclocking is another story all together. But I don't overclock, and most >people, don't overclock. "I am sorry to report, Pentium is winning." this is exactly what i said a few hrs back. AMD has taken its eye of the ball. rajen
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