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Subject: Re: Is the Xeon 2.8 Ghz the fastest , or is it the Dual AMD 2200+ MP?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 02:58:54 10/22/02

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On October 21, 2002 at 14:09:37, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On October 21, 2002 at 10:44:38, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On October 21, 2002 at 02:49:41, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>It could be as strong as the faster AMD Dual MP for Chess, or at least is
>>>catching up with the AMD Dual MP.
>
>http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/SUPERServer/SuperServer6022P-8R.htm
>
>http://www.infosatellite.com/news/2002/08/a270802athlonmp.html
>
>>It is very fast of course, but if you wait 1 day, there usual is
>>a new chip out from a competing manufacturer again a bit faster than
>>that.
>>
>>It really depends upon program what is faster.
>>
>>I have measured big differences on the new P4s for different software.
>>
>>For example Warp was very fast on it, Insomniac i could not test because
>>it never prints out the time correctly, DIEP was pretty fast on it too.
>>
>>On the new p4's when run single cpu the difference is a factor 1.5 versus
>>K7; so 2Ghz K7 is equal to a 3Ghz P4
>>
>>In short the question for 2.8Ghz P4 would be whether there is a 1.867Ghz
>>K7 available. If there is a 1.9Ghz K7 available, then the K7 is faster,
>>if there is a 1.8Ghz K7 available then the K7 is slower.
>
>It is hard to conclude that a Dual 2200+ AMD MP is faster than a Xeon 2.8 Ghz
>for all the chess programs?

It depends upon the program. For me a 1.9Ghz K7 is faster than a 2.8Ghz P4.

That 2.8Ghz P4 the shops still do not deliver here. You can order it but
it won't get delivered yet. Insomniac and Warp were supposed to play at
a 2.8Ghz P4 at the dutch open computerchamps. However till today it
wasn't delivered. Ordered more than a month ago now.

For DIEP where each Mhz of a K7 is same speed like 1.5Mhz of a
northwood with DDR ram (not the very slow rdram, that's making
the machine for DIEP 15% slower). That's easy math ain't it?

However for some programs i see it's less than 1.5, in which case
the P4 is way faster.

>
>>Note that 'MP' is used for K7s. 'Xeon' is used for intel.
>>This Xeon 2.8Ghz dual is very fast for sure, for the MOMENT.
>>
>>For companies of course price is irrelevant, and i would then advice
>>this dual, for persons who have to watch the price, the dual K7s are
>>less than half the price of Xeons.
>>
>>Note that the 2.8Ghz P4 has been ordered here already and not yet delivered.
>>That's the SINGLE cpu P4. Not even talking about the dual Xeon.
>>
>>So for the moment the fastest thing i can get is a dual K7 in the shops.
>>Note that usually in USA you can quicker get new hardware than here.
>>
>>That's weird, knowing there is a factory in germany, just over the border
>>here.



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