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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (57208)	5/4/1999 7:16:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) of 1573092

<Doesn't either the workstation or server market also care about something like performance per cost factor? I remember reading an advertisement by Compaq that showed their Xeon system had a better factor than an HP and Sun system. Compaq made a big deal about it.> That's when you compare x86-based systems to RISC-based systems like HP, Sun, and even Compaq/Digital. The difference in the price-performance ratio is rather sizable, enough to make an IT department decide that going with x86-based servers is worth the risk of giving up on the current big boys. But the difference between two different x86-based servers is small, which makes cost a non-factor in this case. If AMD wants to compete in the x86 server arena, they must bring something to the table that makes them stand out from Intel-based servers. A 25% discount in the processor isn't going to mean much if that only translates into a 10% discount in the whole system. But a 10% discount coupled with a 10% increase in performance is something that could convince a few customers to switch from Intel to AMD, and that's all that AMD needs. Tenchusatsu

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