> > Athlons dissipate more heat than Pentiums, but they usually have better 
> > heatsinks to compensate for it. 
> No, no, no!  Did you check the specifications I talked about?  Athlons 
> do *not* dissipate more heat than Pentiums.

The 0.13s dissipate much less heat than the widely available AMDs...

> According to these specs, my athlon XP 1600+ has a typical power 
> consumption of 56.3W.  A 1.6G pentium 4 has a spec of 60.8W.

Why compare to the old pre-0.13 chips?

Celeron 1.2A is rated at 30W.... P4 1.6A is rated at 38.7W.

- Tom.

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