PR ratings are not what we think! Says AMD.

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On the contrary, I think this is correct! 1.4*1.15=1.6 (Pallys' speed gain over TB). By the way, if the PR was based on Pentium4, then the 1.53GHz XP would be PR2200 and not PR1800!

***A-Man***

...is it?...NO, it's AnotherMan...

Yes, that is a bit hard to believe. That would mean that the AthlonXP will be even faster per clock than an Athlon MP.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

It still seems a bit high. I mean 15% improvement? I thought the average Palomino is 10% faster per clock. Anyway, we'll just have to wait and see.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

Well, there are also SSE2-enabled programs coming so let's hope the AthlonXP can still edge out the Pentium4 in performance after the Northwood arrives although the Northwood would be nice if Intel can keep the prices reasonable. Nowadays, $500+ for a processor is unreasonable.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

well ... think about it... athlonxp 1.53 = a tbird 1.8ghz. thats what they say right.. so what is so hard to believe that?

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Uhm...

Isn't this what I said over a month ago? That the PR rating seems to be more about the XP's performance increase over TBird rather than comparison to the P4?

Anyways...
greetings from Yazd, Iran. The weather is great here...the people drive like they are ALL in the middle of a road race rally! Trust me...you do NOT want to drive in Iran!

lol

Mark-

When all else fails, throw your computer out the window!!!

It's all bullshit. Palominos are only some 5% faster than current T-Birds. It's in every benchmark. PR-RATING is a comparison to P4, not old Athalon. BTW, I think that Hammer will be the death not of Intel, but of AMD. They started to develop it to early. It will not scale with Intel's CPUs after P4. How sad.

[-peep-] the conservative estimate is 10%, and you sound like meltdown, go away.

~Matisaro~
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~Tbird1.3@1.5~

Thanks Peteb! Your link worked great

LOL Kell!

Well.. let's see..

in all the cities in Iran there is one KEY rule to driving.

That rule is.. ALWAYS make a left turn through a minimum of 3 lanes of traffic oncoming and moving in the same direction as you.

A sub rule is this:

Always make your left turn even though the oncoming traffic is moving at 30-50kph AND is backed up for 500 meters.

Speed limits go lik this:

whatever the speed limit is posted go double. So, if the posted speed limit is 50kph in the downtown area and traffic circles, go 100kph. On highways, the number is only 50%...so, 100kph speed limit moves to 140-150kph as it's not really feasible to go much faster. This is a limitation of the vehicles, NOT the roads. Kia subcompacts just can't seem to go much faster than 140kph.

Other, less important rules to pedestrian traffic is:

If you are at a red light and the traffic going through in the other direction seems a bit slow, feel free to force your way through it, ignoring the red light.

Never cross in the crosswalk. Cars will aim for you!
Always expect cars to drive down the sidewalks if they are wide enough for vehicuular traffic
Expect cars to drive on either side of you, grazing you as you meander across the streets through heavy oncoming traffic.

Finally, on mountainous roads, be prepared to pass other vehicles on blind corners....you must believe that the vehicle you are passing will slow down if another car is coming around the corner in another direction, letting you squeeze in front of it.

On a serious note: This country of 65 million or so has over 60,000 highway deaths each year, compared to the US's 55,000 among our 250 million+ population. This is due in large part to the above listed driving behaviors. Of course, motorcyclists tend to be involved in many accidents and with yupwards of 4 or 5 people on a small motorcycle, the numbers grow pretty fast.

Mark-

PS: I'm back in the good ole USA!!

Yay!!


When all else fails, throw your computer out the window!!!

the xp performs better as a single processor than the mp clock for clock, the mp is optimised for smp sacrificing a very small proportion of single processor performance

if in doubt blame microsoft...