Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 09:22:32 05/07/02
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On May 06, 2002 at 22:17:42, Slater Wold wrote: for DIEP the P4 is 70% slower than K7. Note that K7 has lineair performance, P4 doesn't for DIEP (stupid small L1 datacache and other things probably). 2.53Ghz = 1.7x ==> x = 1.5Ghz K7 So a dual 1.53Ghz K7 is faster for DIEP than that new thing of yours. Not to mention price... >Ok, so it's time to put this old horse out to pasture......... > >First and foremost, let me state that I _do_ believe that AMD is the current >"king" of CPUs. They offer great performance, at a reasonable price. However, >there seems to be this delusional thinking, that anyone who buys a P4 is a >complete moron, and should be immediatly flamed for thinking it's a half decent >CPU. Therefore.......... > >I am going to BUY a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW, P4 2.53Ghz machine. > >I currently own a dual AMD 1.73Ghz machine. Benchmarks against my machine are >not a problem. I encourage ANYONE out there who would like to challenge this >machine, to try. > >HOWEVER: > >1.) Chess is NOT the only program that runs on the computers of the world. If >we're going to compare apps, let's compare apps. Benchmarks, test suites, >whatever. I will test whatever engine you'd like, but that's NOT going to be >the basis of the challenge. > >2.) Don't try to compare some Dr. Jeykl computer to a computer running stock >speeds. If you want to compare IT MUST BE AIR COOLED. (Yea, this is for YOU >Aaron!) > >3.) I GUARANTEE, the new P4 will beat anything out there, in overall >performance. > > >If you think this is the part where I say, "..anyone who can beat it, wins it.." >you're nuts. Maybe some other time. I will however, buy whoever can prove to >me that they have a CPU that is BETTER overall than this 2.53Ghz, a copy of your >favorite chess program (that would be, THE FIRST PERSON). ;) > >We are not comparing price, clock speed, this, that, or the other thing. We're >comparing ONE thing. Performance. > > >Good luck. :)
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