OK, this is just another rant. Or is it? OK so the Northwood looks half way decent at around 2GHZ. That's nice. But shouldn't ANYTHING with a QDR400 bus beat anything in it's class?
Think about it, the Tualatin PIII 256k beats the T-Bird, slightly, clock for clock (don't panic AMD guys, the XP beats both). But the Tualatin Celeron looses to the Duron, clock for clock. The main reason? BUS SPEED! In fact, if the bus of the old Coppermine would have been DDR, it would have probably walked over even the (gasp!) XP! No proof, just reasoning the subject out based upon what we know of bus speed.
So the P4 with SDR sucks. Maybe this is what we should be comparing to the PIII's, since they use SDR also?
The P4 with DDR sucks, only a little less. So maybe this is what we should compare to the Athlon derivatives?
If AMD increased their bus speed they would DEFINATELY RULE AGAIN! NOT by any 2 or 3%, but by at least 10%!
AMD sucks for releasing their new PR, few can deny that without intentionally lying to protect their favorit brand. But the P4 has to be the suckiest CORE TECHNOLOGY to hit the street since the Cyrix III!
What's the frequency, Kenneth?
Think about it, the Tualatin PIII 256k beats the T-Bird, slightly, clock for clock (don't panic AMD guys, the XP beats both). But the Tualatin Celeron looses to the Duron, clock for clock. The main reason? BUS SPEED! In fact, if the bus of the old Coppermine would have been DDR, it would have probably walked over even the (gasp!) XP! No proof, just reasoning the subject out based upon what we know of bus speed.
So the P4 with SDR sucks. Maybe this is what we should be comparing to the PIII's, since they use SDR also?
The P4 with DDR sucks, only a little less. So maybe this is what we should compare to the Athlon derivatives?
If AMD increased their bus speed they would DEFINATELY RULE AGAIN! NOT by any 2 or 3%, but by at least 10%!
AMD sucks for releasing their new PR, few can deny that without intentionally lying to protect their favorit brand. But the P4 has to be the suckiest CORE TECHNOLOGY to hit the street since the Cyrix III!
What's the frequency, Kenneth?