Daniel F. Administrators Posted August 29, 2001 Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2001 Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz CPU Review In a very slight way, the balance of processing power seems to have shifted over to Intel. While previous comparisons had the Intel vs. AMD competition on fairly equal ground, the Pentium 4-2.0 GHz has increased its lead in 3D gaming and multimedia performance, while making up a lot of ground in business and productivity applications. There has been a lot of attention placed on the potential deluge of SSE2-updated programs and new games, but as we have just seen, just playing the basic clock speed card may actually pay more immediate dividends for Intel. Read More AMD Duron 1GHz Review The wait for a 1 GHz value processor is finally over! While the popular Athlon vs. Pentium 4 battle continues to occupy center stage, AMD has switched gears somewhat and released a new Duron. Instead of following up the debut of the Athlon 4 with a desktop version, the new Duron 1 GHz looks to solidify the price-performance lead AMD currently enjoys at the entry-level end. Although high-performance CPUs get the majority of the press, the entry-level sector is a very important one and makes up a noticeable percentage of the overall PC market. Read More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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