Hi all I thought this might interest someone that is about ready to get a new system. It seems, that even AMD's low end is better than Intel's high end stuff. :-)
-----Original Message----- From: AMD Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: Tom's Hardware reviews Duron 1200 MHz. States Duron 1200 MHz out performs P4 at 1400 MHz.
Just when I thought I had SEEN and heard it all... Check this out-
Tom's Hardware compares Duron 1.2Ghz to P4 and Celeron 1.2GHz http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q4/011116/index.html Conclusion: Our comprehensive benchmark analysis has shown that, in some disciplines, the new AMD Duron 1200 is even marginally faster than an Intel Pentium 4/1500. The Duron's strengths come clearly to the fore in 3D games still based on DirectX 7. Under DirectX 8, the Duron 1200 is still somewhat faster than the direct competition from Intel, the Celeron 1200, but, the low-cost CPU still can't outstrip Intel's Pentium 4. Encoding MP3s is another story, however - the Duron 1200 tops the Pentium 4/1400. The results in the MPEG-4 encoding and Linux compilation benchmarks are proof enough that this low-end processor is in the same performance ballpark as substantially more expensive CPUs. In these disciplines, the fastest Duron today, clocked at 1200 MHz, even beats the Intel Pentium 4/1500. With that kind of performance, Intel's Celeron 1200 isn't serious competition for the AMD Duron 1200. The Intel CPU manages to score well only in selected benchmark disciplines. But this fact isn't likely to bother Intel - after all, most Celeron processors are sold in the OEM sector, where the system's performance isn't the main selling point. But the AMD Duron 1200 is a different animal - in addition to selling well in the OEM segment, it also does well in the end-consumer market. And the latter clientele is very interested in performance criteria. The position of Intel's Celeron 1200 is threatened somewhat - although the Socket 370 platform may be very stable, it's no longer up-to-date. For example, the popular chipset Intel 815EPT only supports 64 MB RAM for the AGP. Modern graphics adapters with a GeForce 3 chip require a reserve of at least 128 MB for texture-heavy applications. This is a problem that the Duron 1200, based on the Socket 462 platform, doesn't have.
Richard D. Marple Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Field Sales Representative AMD Dallas Sales Office 4965 Preston Park Blvd. Suite 160 Plano, Texas 75093 Office: 972-985-1344 Cell: 214-585-3428 Fax: 972-985-8527 AMD Website: http:\\www.amd.com
Authorized Distribution-
http://www.amd.com/us-en/protected/Processors/SellAMDProducts/1,,30_1 77_32 10,00.html?1003242941
------------------------------------------------------- -- ---KMail 1.3.2--- SuSE Linux v7.2 Pro--- Registered Linux User #225206 /tracerb@sprintmail.com/ *Magic Page Products* *Team Amiga* http://home.sprintmail.com/~tracerb