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Subject: Re: Amd Thoroughbred benchtest

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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