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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 214.18-0.5%Dec 31 3:59 PM EST
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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (50524)8/9/2001 2:46:18 PM
From: jcholewaRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
> And on top of that I think a CPU that has to rely on a
> crutch like SSE2 to get good benchmarks is a poorly designed
> chip. Kind of like...bragging up your car engine horsepower
> by reving it up on methanol.
> Then comparing it to one that runs on ordinary gasoline.

It could be said, though, that the Pentiumobile has a valid advantage in that the Athlonascar cannot be revved up with methanol.

-JC
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