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To: Steve Porter who wrote (76875)	10/25/1999 3:57:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) of 1576849

Steve, <Does the 840 support PCI66.> Yes, though not all motherboards will have it. <The point stands though.. you pay for more performance than you could ever hope to use. Kinda like taking your ferarri to the grocery store IMHO.> Or a big honkin' Chevy Suburban. But hey, that's not stopping the American consumer from buying gas-guzzling SUVs just for weekend trips to the mall. But you are right. I am concerned about the price/performance ratio of 840-based systems. That's why I caution people who seem to be getting overly excited over the 840 release. It's an excellent choice for the segment between the high-end desktop and the big enterprise server (e.g. graphics workstations), thanks to the PCI66/64 bus and the huge memory bandwidth. But in the other segments, the alternatives look more attractive. Now if only the 820 can launch in due time. Tenchusatsu P.S. - It's pretty interesting to me that Intel would include Winstone scores in its 840 performance brief. I know they're there for the sake of completeness. But given that Winstone uses up like about 7% of the FSB bandwidth, using 840 for Winstone benchmarks seems like trying to put out a candle with a firehose.

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