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Alfie · 01-08-2003, 05:27 PM

Hal9000 is correct,the rating system is to show the comparison between a Tbird and the XP cpu,this is what AMD states.
However,it also seems to correspond to the Intel's P4's.
AMD has argued that the mhz rating shouldn't be the only measurement used to show the speed of a cpu,many tend to agree.
Unfortuneatley many consumers go by the mhz. measurement,whether it be accurate or not.
The way the cpu executes commands and the speed in which it does it may be a more accurate way to define the speed of the cpu.
AMD's cpus execute in 2 cycles,Intel uses 4,it's this factor that makes AMD cpus perform in a way that can equal or surpass the P4 mhz for mhz.
The rating system helps get this point across,call it marketing.

01-08-2003, 05:27 PM	#16
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	Hal9000 is correct,the rating system is to show the comparison between a Tbird and the XP cpu,this is what AMD states. However,it also seems to correspond to the Intel's P4's. AMD has argued that the mhz rating shouldn't be the only measurement used to show the speed of a cpu,many tend to agree. Unfortuneatley many consumers go by the mhz. measurement,whether it be accurate or not. The way the cpu executes commands and the speed in which it does it may be a more accurate way to define the speed of the cpu. AMD's cpus execute in 2 cycles,Intel uses 4,it's this factor that makes AMD cpus perform in a way that can equal or surpass the P4 mhz for mhz. The rating system helps get this point across,call it marketing.