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Which Processor are you using / would u prefer?

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by SharkFiNbowL, Apr 23, 2003.

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Which Processor: do you have / would prefer to have ?!

AMD (AMD Athlon or others) 25 vote(s) 67.6%
Intel (Intel Pentium 4 or others) 12 vote(s) 32.4%
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  1. XtR-X Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,040

    I HEARD that to match a Pentium with an AMD, subtract 400 from the AMD rating and if it was 3000, subtract 400, it gives you 2600, then move the decimal over to the left three times and you've got GHz in comparison to Pentium.

    It may be 300, or even 200.

    BUT I HEARD. This IS NOT a fact but seems reasonable.
    XtR-X, Jun 4, 2003
    #21

  2. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,268

    I m not sure about that. As far as i know, XP3000+ though having a lower clock speed is expected perform like a 3.0GHz Pentium 4 similarly a XP2800+ is expected to perform like a 2.8GHZ Pentium4.
    young&wild, Jun 4, 2003
    #22

  3. XtR-X Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,040

    Sorry, I wasn't clear on my post. Not Athlon XP, just AMD Athlon.
    XtR-X, Jun 7, 2003
    #23

  4. Nic TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,926

    That calc couldn't possibly be right, as it is not proportional, but fixed difference that you state. Imagine a P4 @ 400 MHz, that would imply that an equivalent Athlon would be rated at 0 MHz, which means that it would effectively be switched OFF.
    Nic, Jun 7, 2003
    #24

  5. XtR-X Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,040

    It's an exponential function.
    XtR-X, Jun 7, 2003
    #25
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