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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 210.78-4.8%Dec 12 9:30 AM EST
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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (73101)3/3/2002 7:48:10 PM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
TWY, Re: "Wrong. It gives the consumer the impression that megahertz is NOT a good measurement because an AMD machine of lesser MHz performs essentially equally on a well rounded fairly chosen set of benchmarks to an Intel machine of higher MHz. Even an Intel stooge should be able to understand that."

You see it that way, but I don't think the majority does.

The reason why Megahertz Sells in the first place is because the consumer is not interested in getting the details of more than one number for performance. That's more or less true, and you'd find out simply by talking to a few customers at your local retail store. They really are clueless, and they really will pick the machine with the higher megahertz rating, given that it's an affordable price for them (that's the reasoning - get the highest megahertz you can afford).

On the other hand, AMD isn't doing anything better by putting model ratings next to the processor name. If anything, it gives more credibility to the idea that the number after the processor relates to the performance of the machine. Intel can easily debunk AMD's model numbers, and their reasoning is sound. The only problem is that they aren't offering a better alternative. I'm sure it would make Intel happy to have everyone using megahertz, but that of course presents AMD with an unfair disadvantage. On the other hand, AMD isn't doing any service to the industry by putting arbitrary model numbers down, since those don't relate to performance, either.

See what I'm getting at? Even an AMD cheerleader ought to comprehend it. ;-)

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