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Re: RE: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers



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> From: "Heyer, Matthew A." <mheyer@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2004/04/27 Tue PM 03:55:40 EDT
> To: "'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers
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> I don't think that is correct. An Athlon XP 2200 runs at 1.8 GHz, if I
recall correctly.

That's what I said. The actual AMD clock speed is SLOWER than the AMD model number. In your example, a "2200" actually runs at 1800MHz. AMD is claiming (via the model number) that a "2200" provides the same (or better) performance than an Intel P4 2200 even though the CPU is actually running slower. You can go to "Toms Hardware Guide" (www.tomshardware.com) for all kinds of benchmark and comparison stuff if you want to geek out more.
 
Garry

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