Joe,
re: AMD has a very good processor on their hands, so they are just marketing it as such.
No. They are trying to deceive the consumer with an imitation MHz rating.
If they were really trying to invent a new rating system, they could have used a 1 to 100 scale, or a 500 star scale, or 10,000 to 100,000. There are a lot of different scales that could have been used.
But AMD chose to use a scale that is identical to MHz. They are hoping that the consumer will think that the Athlon 1800 runs at 1.8 GHz, period. There were 100 other ways to compare performance, AMD took the low road.
Intel is reporting the MHz of their processor, in the same way it has been reported since the PC was invented. You can claim all you want the Intel suddenly got deceptive, it's just not true.
If AMD wants to reinvent the standard, go for it. But trying to confuse the consumer doesn't benefit the AMD brand. Frankly, it's sort of sleazy.
John |
