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That's flawed!
Hyper Transport is as flawed as Hyper Threading...

I don't care who you are, you can run things through two pipes to the same source or through a single pipe but the source is only going to work as fast as it can! Basically, you can start more processes with HT but you can't finish them any quicker! This has been proven time and time again as a flawed concept!

The Pentium D is actually a decent processor, clock cycle for clock cycle the AMD wins (no doubt about it, I'm a big fan of the Athlon) but my Wallet was limited and Applications Like Photoshop will use the Dual Core so I got more use out of the Pentium D than I would have the Athlon.

Another note, VMWare seems to support Multi-Threading and having a Server VM running with my desktop doesn't slow anything down so I can train at full speed as well...

At any rate, it is the memory controller and 3DNow that are giving AMD the big gains... Why do you suppose it is that Raw Number Crunching (not using 3DNow) still tends to side with the Pentium...

Office Applications are comparable for most purposes and only advanced Macros would show a difference (not sure who would win that)...

As for Games, Hands Down the 3DNow Support is whipping the snot out of Intel and everyone including Intel knows it! 3DNow was always a superior mathematical engine to SSE and if not for Apple's intervention over the past year or so SSE still wouldn't be able to compete (SSE 3 is much better than past offerings) and Intel even licensed 3DNow for their latest Processors.

As for 64-bit support, I can't comment because my nVidia Video Card doesn't seem to like 64 Bit Linux!
Posted by: just^me   Posted on: 11/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's about price...  ju1ce | 11/08/05
AMD makes sense  voska | 11/08/05
Price and Upgradability?  just^me | 11/08/05
Because they are better  eb276 | 11/08/05
Huh?  just^me | 11/08/05
Better check again  eb276 | 11/08/05
Ok, here's a few links that prove what I'm saying  just^me | 11/09/05
Oops...  just^me | 11/09/05
That's cool  eb276 | 11/09/05
Actually industry figures for the past 3 quarters...  realitycheck101 | 11/08/05
First of all, let me say this...  just^me | 11/08/05
The "Corporate World" is making the move too!  Uber Dweeb | 11/08/05
That's flawed!  just^me | 11/08/05
Again Oops...  just^me | 11/08/05
Speaking of VMware...  Uber Dweeb | 11/09/05
Wrong, Wrong and more Wrong  ShadeTree | 11/08/05
Do you know anything  John Zern | 11/08/05
Not just price but value...  mreaves@... | 11/08/05
Not really cheaper...  just^me | 11/08/05
Agree 100%  NonZealot | 11/08/05
They worked hard and quietly and now  michael_t | 11/08/05
You really don't know your history do you...  just^me | 11/08/05
I am sorry can you point WHERE in my OP I stated otherwise?  michael_t | 11/08/05
Hey Screwball you are way off.  osreinstall | 11/08/05
Good to see you out of that "special" institution... when are you  michael_t | 11/09/05
You are still stupid & crazy I can see.  osreinstall | 11/10/05
While I am an admitted fan of AMD.  Zinoron | 11/08/05
Not Vastly Inferior...  just^me | 11/08/05
You need to think more carefully.  michael_t | 11/08/05
Actually....  A. Noid | 11/08/05
Moronic post of the day  ShadeTree | 11/08/05
Thank you for reminding me how  michael_t | 11/08/05
ShadeTree is correct.  eb276 | 11/08/05
and the club of 'bright minds' is getting bigger and bigger  michael_t | 11/08/05
Because you are backwards  eb276 | 11/08/05
Were did you get LOST?  michael_t | 11/08/05
AMD has always been my choice  n1qaw@... | 11/08/05
It's about the interconnect, stupid.  Uber Dweeb | 11/08/05
You're Wrong...  just^me | 11/08/05
Oops Sorry...  just^me | 11/08/05
Wrong...  Uber Dweeb | 11/08/05
This account of yours  michael_t | 11/09/05
By the way, here's more for you...  just^me | 11/08/05
Good: even Intel admits that their hyperthreading  michael_t | 11/09/05
I cannot understand why Intel cannot  michael_t | 11/09/05
Well Intel  Krazyken39 | 11/08/05
Big Deal. Intel drops prices...  John Zern | 11/08/05
Intels business partnerships are bad  sn71875@... | 11/08/05
Dell invites AMD to the party  Roving_Reporter | 11/10/05
About IA-64 history and Intel's Panic (and readers' confusion)  michael_t | 11/08/05
Good for Germany!  Roger Ramjet | 11/09/05
The only Pentium I had blew up in LESS than a year!  btljooz | 11/09/05
Most of those problems are a seized or burned out fan.  osreinstall | 11/09/05
Sorry...  Uber Dweeb | 11/10/05
The only Pentium I had caused flatulence.  dgurney | 11/13/05

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