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Subject: Re: Which CPU is quicker ?

Author: Dan Andersson

Date: 04:53:16 04/01/04

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>Does the answer vary depending on the particular program or is there a straight
>answer ?
 In the overwhelming majority of cases the K7 and K8 AMD architecture are the
fastest.
>
>My guess is the Athlon due to its superior FPU unit, but I could be wrong
 Chess programs are branch intensive integer applications. Thus the main reason
is the shorter pipeline and higher IPC.

MvH Dan Andersson



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