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Lasereth · 08-25-2004, 05:30 AM

AMD and Intel are both screwed when it comes to naming schemes. Ever since the late Athlon XPs and P4's came out the naming scheme has been off. Now it's getting much, much worse. Just look at AMD's Athlon XP 3200+...I don't think so.

The introduction of the Prescott and Barton cores have really screwed up the system. When comparing AMD processors to Intel processors, now ya have to take into account the core of the processor and the direct competition for the other company. You can't compare a Sempron to a P4...nope, it's Sempron to Celeron D. Athlon XP Thoroughbred core to P4 Northwood non-HT. Athlon XP Barton to P4 HT. Athlon 64 non-FX to the late cache-boosted P4's, and the Athlon 64 FX to the P4 EE. It gets really complicated!

-Lasereth

08-25-2004, 05:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	AMD and Intel are both screwed when it comes to naming schemes. Ever since the late Athlon XPs and P4's came out the naming scheme has been off. Now it's getting much, much worse. Just look at AMD's Athlon XP 3200+...I don't think so. The introduction of the Prescott and Barton cores have really screwed up the system. When comparing AMD processors to Intel processors, now ya have to take into account the core of the processor and the direct competition for the other company. You can't compare a Sempron to a P4...nope, it's Sempron to Celeron D. Athlon XP Thoroughbred core to P4 Northwood non-HT. Athlon XP Barton to P4 HT. Athlon 64 non-FX to the late cache-boosted P4's, and the Athlon 64 FX to the P4 EE. It gets really complicated! -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 08-25-2004 at 05:33 AM..