Ok I hope this won't look like a troll post from Meltdown (he did something similar in the past), but did anybody notice how big 266MHZ gap jumps per speed grade of the 3 new CPUs, had rather meager performance boosts compared to the 2.53GHZ towards 2.8GHZ or even the 2.66 on 2.8, a 133MHZ jump?
Some tests showed the 266MHZ jump added the same amount of points or FPS or reduced time!
Now first I am aware of the recent controversy of the veracity of this article's test and its results, and also that normally you cannot have the same IPC gained linearly as CPU speed scales, not to mention after seeing the clock performance problems the AXPs are getting at high speeds which could hint at this case, but 533MHZ FSB SHOULD be plenty, and not to mention sometimes it lagged behind in non-bandwidth intensive apps as well.
It may be a normal thing, but still, 266MHZ more should not become less beneficial just like that. Anyways, it probably is not true or won't be the same, however anyone who has any conclusions, explanations, provide!
On a side-note, anybody notice Banias may use PR ratings? I wouldn't be surprised since it is some hybrid P6-P7 core. I feel excited about it, when hearing about some different core architecture in some way! But also, I thought Intel might be honest about showing the speed simply, but I guess they are known for high numbers, so it makes sense they want to keep it "big". Anyway it is sketchy info and more should come later at IDF, which is pretty exciting already!
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When buying an AthlonXP, please make sure the bus is at 133MHZ, or you will get a lower speed!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Eden on 09/10/02 10:00 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
Some tests showed the 266MHZ jump added the same amount of points or FPS or reduced time!
Now first I am aware of the recent controversy of the veracity of this article's test and its results, and also that normally you cannot have the same IPC gained linearly as CPU speed scales, not to mention after seeing the clock performance problems the AXPs are getting at high speeds which could hint at this case, but 533MHZ FSB SHOULD be plenty, and not to mention sometimes it lagged behind in non-bandwidth intensive apps as well.
It may be a normal thing, but still, 266MHZ more should not become less beneficial just like that. Anyways, it probably is not true or won't be the same, however anyone who has any conclusions, explanations, provide!
On a side-note, anybody notice Banias may use PR ratings? I wouldn't be surprised since it is some hybrid P6-P7 core. I feel excited about it, when hearing about some different core architecture in some way! But also, I thought Intel might be honest about showing the speed simply, but I guess they are known for high numbers, so it makes sense they want to keep it "big". Anyway it is sketchy info and more should come later at IDF, which is pretty exciting already!
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When buying an AthlonXP, please make sure the bus is at 133MHZ, or you will get a lower speed!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Eden on 09/10/02 10:00 PM.</EM></FONT></P>