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To: Joe NYC who wrote (73226)	3/4/2002 3:44:29 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Joe, Re: "I think there is one problem with "really" true measure of performance, and that is marketing. It is easier to sell a 2 GHz PC to someone who has a 500 MHz PC, but suppose the performance measure of 500 MHz is 1.0 and that of 2GHz is 1.9." You think that would be a problem? Most people I think would love to increase their productivity by 90%. wbmw

To: Joe NYC who wrote (73226)	3/4/2002 9:05:54 PM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Joe, re: "I think there is one problem with "really" true measure of performance, and that is marketing." This whole MHz-Model discussion boils down to marketing. Consumers grasp metrics which may not fully reflect the demands that will be placed on a new computer and while critical, the processor is only one the prime components. How many systems have been bought for "office" type use with upgraded graphics which will never be touched but lacking in basic memory which can really throttle performance? I see the TPI as a program which will not be adopted by other parties. To be truly reflective of the performance potential the testing needs to be at a system level and we will not see OEMs embracing this due to the complexity and a desire to avoid showing that the minimal performance gains from incremental investment in many components for many common tasks. While I think it would be beneficial to provide the performance values to customers to make informed decisions I am not sure that they will consider this information. It would be interesting to have little "TPI" values update as you modify components on a custom system. However, I feel customers will look at the numbers and consider to be bigger better and buy what they want rather than what they may need. This is the way of commerce: marketing. "MHz Sells" TM-McMannis. re: "It is easier to sell a 2 GHz PC to someone who has a 500 MHz PC, but suppose the performance measure of 500 MHz is 1.0 and that of 2GHz is 1.9." How about a customer trying to decided between a 1.9GHz PC which performs at 1.85 vs a a 2GHz PC at 1.9? This 2.7% performance gain may increase the processor cost by 30% or the system cost by 10% (just numbers out of the air). -PT