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To: Mani1 who wrote (93367)	12/3/1999 9:23:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: "Mary Re <<It's not like they have come out with a next generation faster chip.>> LOL, it is EXACTLY THAT! Where have you been?" You're the one who has obviously been marooned on a desert island. Check out the SPEC website. Compac , not exactly a wholehearted Intel fan, has posted the SPECint95 scores for their CuMine based workstation. It is the fastest benchmark ever posted, well ahead of Athlons at every clock speed. You sir need to return to planet earth. specbench.org Enjoy! EP

To: Mani1 who wrote (93367)	12/3/1999 11:06:00 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Mani,>>>Whether you like it or not, Athlon's core is superior to Pentium's core. This is not really debatable. <<< I admit it. I don't have much in the way of technical expertise. I read this thread and I read the AMD thread. I try to keep an open mind. It doesn't do my pocketbook any good if I believe in some bogus nonsense. So put it in perspective for me. How much faster is the Athlon over the Pentium? Give me an example of some application (any kind) and give me the difference the processor speed has for the end user. Please be as specific as possible. When you say that the Athlon Core is superior to the Pentium Core. What does that mean? How does this superiorty translate into some tangible difference (I'm assuming other than processing speed)? Mary