On Monday 27 January 2003 04:04 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 26 Jan 2003 11:12 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:06 pm, Chuck Burns wrote: > > > Well.. for starters, P4's have MUCH better thermal resistance, not to > > > mention a thermal diode that can regulate the core CPU temperature if > > > the fan happens to fail, or if the heatsink happens to fall off.. Many > > > 3rd party tests have shown that a P4 cpu can run even without a > > > heatsink, with no damage to the CPU at all. It slows down if it > > > detects temperature overload, and prevents the core temp. from reaching > > > critical levels.. (Not to mention the 400-533mhz cache speeds, compared > > > to athlon's measly 200mhz.. :p) > > > > Thats interesting. I always thought that AMDs' chips were better > > performers at the same speed range....from what I've read. (but I'm no > > expert). > > Dertainly that's implied in most of the reviews I've read, which is why > they started the comparative numbering system. > > Anne the "comparative numbering system" is something they have been doing for years, and it seems to me to be a comparative pricing system more than speed.
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