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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (76496)	4/4/2002 11:55:36 AM
From: peter_luc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Pravin, "OEMs are interested in Athlon MP. Anand's review gives them the justification they need to proceed. AMD will gain server market share. Hammer will greatly accelerate AMD's server inroads." Absolutely true! If "many OEMs" are already interested in the Athlon MP they will welcome the Hammer with enthusiasm. Peter

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (76496)	4/4/2002 12:39:13 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Respond to of 275872

Pravin, Re: "Over the past few months we've had many OEMs approach us asking about a comparison between the fastest Athlon MPs and Xeon processors in a true server environment; well, it doesn't get much more real-world than this." Wow. I agree 100% with you. This is a very powerful line. I wonder what OEMs will decide after having seen these results. Athlon MP and Xeon are just about at performance parity, and Hyperthreading more or less gives positive results in a server environment (though admittedly, 2/3 tests receiving a benefit is hardly conclusive proof that the technology will do well in other situations). Is it worth it for OEMs, then, to transition product lines to the Athlon? Maybe not yet, but if you are correct, and Hammer is a huge improvement, then maybe.... wbmw

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (76496)	4/4/2002 11:15:28 PM
From: heatsinker2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Pravin- Anand's server comparison is, I believe, for AMD the most significant review ever written. I had a look at Anand's article. In the interior of the article, Anand said some very positive things. However, the conclusion was horribly written. He showed those tables and mumbled about how AMD needed dual channel DDR and that HT had a lot of potential. Then he said that he had done a real world test. End of article. In the conclusion, he never said that AMD was an awesome performer, he tended to imply the opposite. Since lots of people only read the conclusion, they will not be impressed. Too bad.