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To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (56480)9/26/2001 11:29:43 AM
From: Win SmithRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
When an Athlon beats a P4 at Quake, Quake will no longer be a "modern" benchmark.



To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (56480)9/26/2001 12:32:26 PM
From: jcholewaRespond to of 275872
 
> That's 240.5 fps, only 1.7% faster than a hypothetical 1.4
> GHz Palomino. So a 1.53 Ghz Athlon XP will easily beat the
> 2 GHz P4. Astonishing, isn't it? (of course it won't help
> AMD at all in selling their processors)

This is very interesting. It actually gives credence to Jerry's statement a quarter or so back that Intel's "Quake advantage" would be gone in "a few months".

    -JC


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