The prime software works better on Intel processors because its author, George Woltman, spent *many* hours hand-optimizing the code to wring every possible speed gain out of it on an Intel processor. I assume he chose Intel simply because that is what he had and what he knew.
I own, and am pretty good at working on, a Chevy vehicle. That does not automatically mean I can tweak a Cummins diesel to perform just as well. Likewise, Mr. Woltman may be God's Gift to Coding when it comes to Intel, but that doesn't mean he can automatically do the same wizardry on AMD. Going back to the car analogy, a Mustang and a VW both run on gasoline, but the internals are very different. It works the same way for processor chips. When someone with the knowledge and dedication to do the same tweaking for AMD processors steps up to the plate, then there will be an AMD optimized version. David > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Questions > Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 02:18:32 +0200 > From: Tihauan Dragos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear Sir, > > 1. I'm wondering when will be Prime software optimised for AMD > processors too. I have an AthlonXP (512 L2 cache) system and it is > two times slower than my P4 Xeon (512 L2 cache) system at same > speed (2400 MHz). The Athlon system is running using DualDDR 400 > RAM and the Xeon is Using DDR 266 Registered. Why this big difference? > 2. What settings are needed for a user to join an existing team? > > Respectfully, > Tihy > > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
