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So what have we seen here today. Something that we all knew, clock for clock the AMD XP beats Intel's P4. That is why AMD poised it's naming conventions with a rating system. The XP core is not ready to scale to 2 GHz. They will have to shrink down to the 13 micron process before they hit 2 GHz.
Now recently I have read some web sites that state the XP rating system is used to compare the XP and the Thunderbird line of processors. I have read the white paper and have seen what they say. The Intel P4 is not a bad performing chip, but from a cost/performance ratio the XP beats it about the head and shoulders. Granted today the 1.6 is not as expensive as it once was, but lets look at the price of a 2.0 GHz P4 against a XP 2000+, you tell me which gives you more bang for your buck. AMD has had a winner on thier hands since they released the original Athlon series of processors, the XP is the latest and greatest, for now at least, in AMD's line up. Be on the watch out for some new stuff from AMD around mid-year. The XP comes Highly Recommended!
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