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[andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Smith)]

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From: "Andrew Smith" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:29:02 -0000
Subject: Re: [SLE] Processor Power and SuSE 7.0 ?



I read an article on the P4 vs. the Athlon today...

They compared a P4 1.5GHz with a Athlon 1GHz... although the P4 was better
at 3d performance, the Athlon won hands down at floating point calculations
(1300ish compared to the P4's measly 850ish) - great for compiling! Unless
you want a hardcore games machine, go for an Athlon (or Duron if you have a
small wallet). Both processors are excellent value for money.
www.tomshardware.com did an interesting comparison between the speed per
cost unit of numerous processors - very informative....

As far as stability is concerned - I haven't heard anything about AMD
systems being unstable in any way compared to Intel systems...

<p><p>Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Doyle <marsaro@xxxxxxxx>
To: Andrew Smith <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dee McKinney <dmckinney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; SuSE Linux Mailing List
<suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: 22 November 2000 6:04
Subject: Re: [SLE] Processor Power and SuSE 7.0 ?

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>
> For the dollar or mark yes the Athlon is a fast bang, yet the stability
> and SMP capability of Intel systems still maintains an edge. It is quite a
> broad market and the needs you have  and the budget really are the
> decisive factors. Myself, I run on PPC for daily use, and do not see a
> reason to change because of the performance and quality of the HW. If you
> are compiling apps on ia32 and do this as a matter of routine you might
> consider an Intel a step back from the new releases of P4
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon
>
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