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Donut King · 10-16-2001, 05:19

Hey I was wondering what some of my fellow computer types think about the Performance Rating scheme devised by AMD for their athlon XP processors.
For example:
an Athlon XP 1800+ is actually a 1533Mhz cpu that is rated to equal or better the performance of a 1.8ghz Pentium 4

I think it has been used before with limited sucess, but this time with the grunt to match the tag it should be an success.
any other comments?

Jase_ELXR8 · 10-16-2001, 05:29

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Originally posted by DONUT KING
Hey I was wondering what some of my fellow computer types think about the Performance Rating scheme devised by AMD for their athlon XP processors.
For example:
an Athlon XP 1800+ is actually a 1533Mhz cpu that is rated to equal or better the performance of a 1.8ghz Pentium 4

I think it has been used before with limited sucess, but this time with the grunt to match the tag it should be an success.
any other comments?

Cyrix/IBM used to do that when they were competing with the early pentiums. As far as i know it was a success.

JEM · 10-16-2001, 05:35

Yeah I've only seen a small amount on the new "Qauntispeed" AMD chips. They are able to perform several instructions/CLK resulting in lower MGHz for while increasing performance.

I'm not sure of the benefits if you don't use WindowsXP though.

I'll be looking seriously at one of these.

Donut King · 10-16-2001, 05:37

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Originally posted by Jase_ELXR8

Cyrix/IBM used to do that when they were competing with the early pentiums. As far as i know it was a success.

Until the clockspeed got too hign and the cores started burning out on them

Donut King · 10-16-2001, 05:38

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Originally posted by JEM
Yeah I've only seen a small amount on the new "Qauntispeed" AMD chips. They are able to perform several instructions/CLK resulting in lower MGHz for while increasing performance.

I'm not sure of the benefits if you don't use WindowsXP though.

I'll be looking seriously at one of these.

I doubt the windows XP benefits too, just like I doubt the P4 makes the internet better

If i hadn't just gone to a 1.2 gig athlon, i would be looking at one for sure, will probably look at one early next year..
That or *drool* SMP athlon!! :D

Jase_ELXR8 · 10-16-2001, 05:41

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Originally posted by DONUT KING

Until the clockspeed got too hign and the cores started burning out on them

See if you can count the seconds it takes to burn out a new AMD without a heatsink!! Actually it will even be unstable if it's not seated properly or does'nt have heatsink paste...

JEM · 10-16-2001, 05:49

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Originally posted by DONUT KING

If i hadn't just gone to a 1.2 gig athlon, i would be looking at one for sure, will probably look at one early next year..
That or *drool* SMP athlon!! :D

that's the dual 266MHz BUS, multi-processor system isn't it??

Donut King · 10-16-2001, 05:51

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Originally posted by JEM

that's the dual 266MHz BUS, multi-processor system isn't it??

Yep also known as the athlon MP

Donut King · 10-16-2001, 05:52

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Originally posted by Jase_ELXR8

See if you can count the seconds it takes to burn out a new AMD without a heatsink!! Actually it will even be unstable if it's not seated properly or does'nt have heatsink paste...

www.tomshardware.com have a video of them doing this

But i have been led to believe that this happened to the cyrix CPU's when they were in general use, not due to improperly mounted heatsinks, if I am wrong, I apologize. :o

MrPlow2 · 10-16-2001, 06:27

*watches in disbelief*

next thing you know, you'll be transplanting entire computers into engine bays!

are you people in IT or something?