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Subject: Re: Intel vs. AMD bias on this site

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 11:09:01 02/18/03

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On February 18, 2003 at 13:21:31, Charles Worthington wrote:

>On February 18, 2003 at 13:16:15, Joachim Rang wrote:
>
>>On February 18, 2003 at 13:11:24, Charles Worthington wrote:
>>
>>>I have noticed a great deal of bias toward Intel products on this site so I have
>>>decided to conduct an experiment using the fastest Intel Xeon technology and
>>>AMDs fastest system which I assume is the 2600. If not someone please correct me
>>>before I order it. I propose to test both systems using Deep fritz 7 with hash
>>>settings of 32,64,128,256, 512, and 1024MB. Both systems will be equipped with
>>>the best technology offered by current manufacturers. There will be no
>>>overclocking. They will be tested "as is" out of the box using the Deep Fritz 7
>>>Program and Deepfritzmark test. I will post the pictures here for all hash
>>>settings then we can lay the speculation to rest. Someone please leave me a post
>>>telling me which AMD Motherboard would be best to conduct this test with. As for
>>>Xeon testing I will conduct one test with hyperthreading enabled and one with it
>>>disabled. I know everyone likes to clock the AMD processors up but I will not
>>>overclock the Xeons (even if I could). They are far too expensive to be
>>>tinkering with and I doubt that the Intel board would support it anyhow. So we
>>>put them side to side and let them shoot it out and then it ends the speculation
>>>once and for all.
>>
>>That's a great idea.
>>Some suggestions:
>>Please let us also know how expansive are the compared systems.
>>If you have the time, please test crafty too and perhaps Shredder 7.
>
>
>I will report on the expansivness of the AMD system after I have determined
>which system to purchase. I am unfamiliar with AMD products at this time. I am
>hoping for some suggestions in this regard. Yes I will test Shredder7 and Crafty
>as well. :-) Perhaps Junior too.


AMD has on their website a list of launchpartners:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_1278_809^3885,00.html

I had a quick look and found two interesting sites:

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=800002

https://www.xicomputer.com/products/mtoweramd2p.asp



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