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Re: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers
- Subject: Re: [ST] OT: geek Q - amd numbers
- From: Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:20:01 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Andrew Tait wrote:
> 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)
Aha, I had some "misinformation" then that said there was some way to get
an equivalent number for comparison's sake...but as you and several others
have stated I now understand that the AMD model number is chosen to
represent a comparitive performance index to an Intel chip eh?
> Just to keep the thread off topic: Why?
Why the post here? Cuz I knew we had some geeks on list that had more
geek mojo than I did that could explain the above to me!
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