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To: milo_morai who wrote (92452)	2/11/2000 9:59:00 AM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575866

CPUmark 99 and FPU WinMark Processor performance can be divided into floating point and integer unit speeds. Ziff Davis' CPUmark and FPU WinMark separate these two aspects of processing to compare the different architectures. Integer scores for the Athlon 850 are significantly higher than both the Athlon 800 and Coppermine 800 CPU's. As the core frequency jumps in 50MHz intervals we should continue to expect this linear increase in performance. Again, we see a linear trend with the floating-point unit of the Athlon. Where the Athlon 800 was able to beat the similarly clocked Coppermine 800, the Athlon 850 trounces it. Floating-point tests have consistently shown the Athlon victorious over the Coppermine, and FPU WinMark further drives this point home. sharkyextreme.com

To: milo_morai who wrote (92452)	2/11/2000 10:24:00 AM
From: SteveC	Respond to of 1575866

Here is why I think the 850 is great news: Most people when asked in the abstract how much they'll pay for something, will give you a figure close to what you're charging for your low end items. Each business' goal is to move them up to mid to upper range products in order to generate greater profit per sale. You achieve this by giving the customer a range of price choices from the low end bargains to the top of the line, even though you may generate few sales of your highest priced items. No one actually wants to buy the low end items because they think they are cheap and worthless. Of course, some customers don't have a choice because they really can't afford a higher priced item. However, most people do have a choice. They are much more comfortable buying a mid to upper range item if there is an absurdly priced high end item so they can justify in their own mind that they didn't get carried away and paid too much for their purchase. I suggest this explains why Honda has done so well for years. They make quality cars that are priced for the mid to upper range of the auto market. In turn, it demonstrates the importance of AMD pushing the envelope in the MHz race. By introducing higher speed chips, AMD generates more sales of its chips at slightly lower speed ranges. Thus an 800 MHz chip makes the 650 the sweet spot of the market. Now the 850 will do the same for the 700 chips. And guess who isn't having any problems producing chips in the 700 range? One month from now AMD will move up to 900 MHz and Intel had better be producing its 800 PIII in volume by then or AMD is going to have a fantastic 2Q 2000.

To: milo_morai who wrote (92452)	2/11/2000 10:59:00 AM
From: xun	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575866

milo, in Sharky's review, sharkyextreme.com <Having the fastest CPU on the block doesn't come without a little sacrifice. You'll find no exception here with the Athlon 850, so expect prices to be in the upper $700-$850 range. Coupled with your current PC100 or PC133 SDRAM modules though, you'll find the price of this newly hatched speed demon less than a RAM upgrade for a new i820 motherboard.> I love this one! Regards, panic_mob