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Subject: Re: Question: how does Centrino compare with P4 and/or Athlon? Thanks

Author: Peter Kasinski

Date: 11:20:05 01/01/04

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On January 01, 2004 at 11:53:41, F. Jermann wrote:

>On January 01, 2004 at 11:31:22, Peter Kasinski wrote:
>
>>On January 01, 2004 at 11:09:10, Sean Mintz wrote:
>>
>>>If it is still the Pentium M in the Centrino, and we're talking about chess
>>>programs here, it will beat up the Pentium 4 plain and simple.  Speedwise it's
>>>similar to the Athlons, but we're talking expensive laptops for the Pentium M
>>>and you can build an Athlon based machine for as little or as much as you want.
>>>That part is your decision.
>>>
>>>Sean Mintz
>>
>>Thank you for your answer. I am curious about its performance (Pentium M) - the
>>clock frequency is lower, it appears that HT is missing, and yet it is better
>>for chess. Can you help me understand?  Thank you.
>>
>>Regarding Athlon based - I may not have the choice in this matter.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>PK
>
>I think the Pentium-M is more or less an enhanced PIII architecture with larger
>internal cache and higher clock frequencies. (remember: PIII/1 GHz was already
>about 1.5 GHz P4!)
>
>As far as I know, a Pentium-M with 1,7 Ghz compares well with a P4/2.8-3 Ghz in
>chess (and also with other applications).
>
>Best,
>Frank

Thank you very much!
PK




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