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<P>That's because the processing power of a chip is not directly related to it's speed. AMD's designation, though not clearly spelled-out, implies a comparative number to be used against intel's outdated GHz ratings. In fact, AMD has chips which operate at the same speed, but with different designations, the only (but still significant) difference being the size of the on-board cache.<BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: John Johnson <johnatl@mac.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users@mythtv.org>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users@mythtv.org>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] AMD or Intel?
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:07:39 -0500
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<DIV></DIV>>When comparing, don't be biased by AMD's (deceptive, IMO) "model
<DIV></DIV>>numbers". I.e. if you compare a 2.2GHz intel and a 2200+ AMD, you
<DIV></DIV>>will be disappointed with the performance, since the AMD 2200+ is a
<DIV></DIV>>1.5GHz processor.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I've never used AMD because of this practice. It seems Intel is
<DIV></DIV>>getting into this now with their part numbers, such as 520, 530,
<DIV></DIV>>etc. The first digit being 5 implies they are faster than AMD's
<DIV></DIV>>models which begin with 2 or 3.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Regards,
<DIV></DIV>> JJ
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>On 15-Jan-2005, at 11:05, Comments wrote:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Hi all,
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I was wondering if anyone has a preference between AMD and Intel
<DIV></DIV>>>for a MythTV box.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I will be running two HD-3000 cards and probably an nVidia graphics
<DIV></DIV>>>card with DVI out to a HDMI device in 720p.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>So, do you prefer AMD 64? Intell with Hyperthreading? And what
<DIV></DIV>>>would I look for as the minimum speed i would need to do this?
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Thanks!
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>--
<DIV></DIV>>>Marc Christensen
<DIV></DIV>>>http://www.mecworks.com
<DIV></DIV>>>http://blog.mecworks.com
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