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To: Ali Chen who wrote (75523)	3/25/2002 11:56:35 AM
From: hmaly	Respond to of 275872

Ali Chen Re.... So the propaganda will trumpet high scores from exotic systems as a solo achievement of Pentium-4 "net-burst-stream-sh1t architecture", while the mass market will use and sell handicapped computers with a proud P4 logo on the face. A very working scheme.<<<<<<< I personally don't think it is working as well as one might think. The controversial Quantispeed ratings have only been here for 6 months, yet AMD has seen a great surge in prices for XP and demand. If mhz was such a great indicator of performance, and really was the be all many think it is ,AMD with it's poor marketing, shouldn't have made a dent in the mhz myth. According to THG 2001 best products of 01 poll Tom's Hardware Guide Readers' Choice - Best CPU There was no category in which the Readers' favorite had such a spectacular lead over the others as in 'Best CPU'. Over 45,000 votes, making more than 84% decided that AMD's AthlonXP is the best microprocessor that money can buy today. With about 6,200 votes Intel's Pentium 4 was a distant second. I don't have much to add to this. The price/performance ratio of AMD's latest CPU is way ahead of the competition from Intel, even though Intel's Pentium 4 is the current clock speed ruler. This choice shows that the readers of Tom's Hardware are well informed. We ain't falling into the clock speed trap! The Tom's Hardware Guide team congratulates AMD on its first THG Readers' Choice Award for 'Best CPU 2001'. Keep those processors coming, guys! The Winners Speak "AMD is honored that Tom's Hardware Guide readers chose the AMD Athlon XP as the best CPU in the readers' choice awards. Tom's site is viewed around the globe by tech-savvy readers who recognize engineering and performance." Said Ed Ellett, vice president of marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. Tom's Hardware Guide Readers' Choice - Best Chipset<<<<<<<<< You will note these lines. The price/performance ratio of AMD's latest CPU is way ahead of the competition from Intel, even though Intel's Pentium 4 is the current clock speed ruler. This choice shows that the readers of Tom's Hardware are well informed. We ain't falling into the clock speed trap! <<<<< The question that begs to be asked is; if the readers of a hardware site know that ghz isn't everything, but instead prefer price/performance by a large margin; why are we assuming that the IP managers won't figure it out. And can Intel possibly keep a 4-1 sales advantage with these type of negative polls coming out. Look at how much damage the J D Power Consumer Surveys on customer satisfaction did to GM. If Dan3 and THG are correct in that P4 needs high speed memory to keep up with AMD, Intel will have to revive the fortunes of Rambus, in order to keep P4 competitive with Hammer and as a mainstream chip. However, considering how fast Intel was to dump Rambus last yr, it could be a very difficult task at this stage.