AMD Releases Duron 850
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By Thomas Pabst
published Benchmark Results, Continued
In the Linux Kernel compilation Duron falls quite a bit short of Athlon, which is obviously due to its smaller 64 kB L2-cache. However, Duron is once more able to beat Celeron 800 with ease.
The FPU-dependent 3D Studio Max benchmark shows that Duron shares the same FPU with Athlon, making it perform on par with its bigger brother and leaving the Intel-competition with its comparably weak FPU behind.
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