Steve, how gracious of you to be the first to post the details on the 1 GHz PIII.
This is the big performance differentiator vs. Ath. 1 GHZ:
Last October, Intel introduced Pentium III processors featuring an integrated Level 2 cache that runs at the full speed of the
processor core. This feature, named the Advanced Transfer Cache, enables application performance to scale with
increasing clock frequencies. This technology is a key to the outstanding performance of the Pentium III processor 1 GHz.
Most other processors on the market offer older technologies that keep the cache memory from operating at full
frequencies, limiting the PC's full ability to deliver performance to the user.
Where is the AMD full speed L2? Where's the copper? Details, details.
Quantities truly available, that is the next question.
The design performance is there:
The Pentium III processor 1 GHz achieves the highest PC performance scores ever, based on today's most current industry
standard benchmarks. The Pentium III processor 1 GHz achieves a SPECint2000* benchmark rating of 410 and a
SPECfp2000* result of 284, versus 355 and 256 scores, respectively, for an Intel Pentium III processor 800 MHz. Using the
BAPCo's SYSmark* 2000 running under Windows* 2000, the Pentium III processor 1 GHz delivers a score of 188, besting
the previous record of 170 held by an Intel Pentium III processor 800 MHz. For Internet performance, using Ziff-Davis'
Internet benchmark iBench (using Windows 98), the Pentium III processor 1 GHz outpaced the 800 MHz by 14 percent for
loading complex Web pages.***
Tony |
