Hi, No doubt. Usually if you have no bottleneck limitations, when you up the MGHz with the same architecture you get better speed of program execution. AMD apparently has better architecture and they are planning to introduce products working at higher speed. They were planning to move to copper technology, intel has already done that but I have not heard that AMD has done so yet. I expect that when AMD uses copper technology, like intel, the advantage of their superior architecture will become obvious again. AMD will clobber intel (if AMD survives till then).
"Hans N." wrote: > > I don't think Intel botched the P4 design necessarily. They're aiming for > two things on a business perspective, not a technical one. Clock Speed and > Multimedia Capabilities. True, AMD has been designing "faster" chips with > lower clock speeds, but Intel intends to woo customers with fancy numbers. I > hear AMD will soon follow suit in regards to upping clock speeds, but at the > same time attempting to break new ground in some of the limitations in doing > so with their current roadmap. In other words, trying to woo customers with > fancy numbers that DO mean something. :^) Just a rumor so far though. > > Hans N. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David E. Fox > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Pentium IV > > > I'm thinking (actually I've already ordered) a new motherboard and an > intel > > pentium IV chip. > > Personally speaking you're way better off with an Athlon system. Intel > brought out the IV far too quickly IMHO and from reading others' comments, > they really botched the design. Athlons of a lower clock frequency can > easily outperform higher-clocked IVs, and the Athlon is a far cheaper > solution. The downside - you have to get a different mb for the Athlon, > but that's probably true of the IV as well. Durons are cheaper still, but > the lack of the extra cache that the Athlon provides can stall things. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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