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AMD 213.43+6.2%Dec 19 9:30 AM EST

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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (61664)11/2/2001 1:17:30 AM
From: milo_moraiRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
<font color=blue>For most of you all that will be building systems rather than buying them, the fact that the 1GHz Pentium IIIs won't be available until Q3 is a big downside, potentially a reason to go with the Athlon if you feel that you must have that sort of power soon.

Intel Pentium III 1GHz
Date: March 08, 2000
Type: CPU
Manufacturer: Intel
Author: Anand Lal Shimpi

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On a clock for clock basis, as well as on an uneven playing field, the Athlon ended up ahead of the Pentium III in every single test we could throw at it including some tests specifically optimized for the Pentium III’s SSE instructions....

anandtech.com

You forgot to mention they were vaporware back then.
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