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To: milo_morai who wrote (3010)	7/31/2000 12:30:33 PM
From: RDM	Respond to of 275872

<“this week's fastest CPU by a margin of 2-5%. > The current issue of PC magazine has an article in which they subject users to 600 Mhz, 800 Mhz, and 1 Ghz PCs. They then attempt to identify which is which. The results indicate no perceptible difference on the part of the users for the common everytday applications they evaluate. Clearly 5% is not significant for those not using a clock to judge. I believe the average user needs 2X or more to predictably feel some difference. I use several different machines regularly. One of my favorites is 166 Mhz and I have not intention to upgrade (Maybe at 2 Ghz things will be different.).

To: milo_morai who wrote (3010)	7/31/2000 12:38:32 PM
From: niceguy767	Respond to of 275872

milo: I still maintain that for all intents and purposes the PWeeIII topped out (i.e the largest portion of bell curve bin-splits) at 700 MHz...The next 6 months will clearly demonstrate the superior performer (i.e delivery of retail quantities) at the low, mid and top-end segments of the microprocessor market, superiority in "price/performance of all-in equivalently clocked pc systems" and in ability to meet promised targets...AMD seems to be on cruise control with its Athy architecture...INTC seems to have hit an iceberg around 700 MHz...