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

[Andrew Tait <antait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:21:00 -0400 (EDT), Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> Hey all, sorry for wasting bandwidth on a totally OT post but I know we
> have more than a few geeks amoungst us...
>
> What's the secret formula, or is there a chart, that converts the AMD cpu
> numbers (like 2600) into a comparable clock speed like Pentiums are
> commonly listed with?

It can't be done.  The AMD chips' _names_ are designed by AMD to 
correspond to the appropriate clock speed of the P4, but the AMD uses all 
sorts of optimisations to achieve this, and these change as it 
progresses.  I believe I am correct in saying that the XP2800+ runs at a 
slower clock speed than the XP2600+ (but I'm not checking, so could be 
wrong)

Just to keep the thread off topic:  Why?

Totty  <8^)

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