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To: Joe NYC who wrote (145356)	10/15/2001 7:47:37 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) of 186894

Joe, <AMD would disagree since they do have a set of benchmarks which arrive at the ratings.> BULL. Are they making this "set of benchmarks" clear? Are they going to stick to the same benchmarks for a long time? How are they going to decide which benchmarks become obsolete and which new ones are acceptable? Are they going to continue using T-bird/Willamette as a basis for comparison? What if Intel improves the IPC of Pentium 4 in the near future? AMD has made none of this very clear. It's obvious they don't want to define a clear standard because they want to redefine the rules any way they want to. <But my question is why does it bother YOU personally so much that you spend so much time on the subject. Is it the fear that someone may try to test for example P4 on these benchmarks, and P4 2.0 would rate say 1700-?> I have no problems with the actual benchmarks. I have also admitted that the current "quantispeed" numbers are conservative when used as a comparison to Willamette. But ever wonder why I use the line "It all depends on what your definition of the word 'is' is" so often? It's because if you can redefine the definition of any word to your advantage, you can get away with anything because there will be no standard by which to judge you. AMD is trying to do just that. They want the ability to define and redefine the standard of "performance" to their benefit. And that's the main reason why I spend so much time on the subject. Ask yourself this: If Intel were to release a new Pentium 4 tomorrow which competed against the Athlon XP clock-for-clock (and I'm talking about real clocks, not "quanticlocks"), do you honestly think Jerry "We'll have a model 10,000 by the time Intel gets to 10 GHz" Sanders would give up the quantispeed nonsense? Tenchusatsu

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