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



You're both correct.  AMD CPUs run slower than Intel CPUs, but have higher
performance than the raw clock speed numbers imply (AMD's internal
architecture is different than Intel's).  AMD uses an "Intel speed
equivalence" number for their CPUs.

Thus, as you note, an Athlon XP 2200 runs at 1.8GHz, but has performance
equivalent to a P4 2.2GHz.

SiSandra is a great program (freeware) for reading out all sorts of
information about your system.  It will tell you the speed of the clock on
your motherboard, core and regulator temperature, all sorts of neat crap.  I
use it with every system I come across (and any time I add/remove h/w) to
make sure that nothing is wrong.

http://www.sisoftware.net/

  - Dave

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Heyer,
Matthew A.
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:56 PM
To: 'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers

I don't think that is correct.  An Athlon XP 2200 runs at 1.8 GHz, if I
recall correctly.



- -----Original Message-----
From: garrysimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:garrysimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:46 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers


> 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?

The number IS the comparable P4 clock speed. The actual clock speed of the
AMD CPU is lower.

Garry


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