My AMD 64 3500+ processor runs at 2.20 ghz. Why the discrepancy ?. Thanks ,John .?

Answer 1

Amd's answer to intels clock speeds. a few years ago amd realised that they couldnt keep up with intels clock speeds.

AMD relized that clock speed isnt everything, you can increase the speed of a processor by more than the clock speed ie bigger cache, more clocks per cycle.

P4 - 3.5 --- AMD 3500

Its just AMDs way of saying that the AMD 3500 is equivelent in performance to intels P4 3.5 ghz chip.

Answer 2

The answer is actually that unbeknownst to many, the processor clock speed (Ghz) and rated speed (3500+ in your case) are not the same thing on any processor any more. Because of the new way the technology works, the clock speed of the chip is the basic running speed, but enhancements in the chip actually allow the chip to run at a faster *rated* speed which is usually comparable with the clock speed of the rating. Thus your 3500+ may have a clock speed of 2.20Ghz, but runs at a rated speed comparable to 3.5Ghz.
Oh and the idea that this is just an AMD thing is not true. Intall and AMD have both been doing this for some time now, but Intel disguises the fact whereas AMD advertises it.

Answer 3

Apparently AMD and Intel have different methods in assessing the processor speed, and generally Intel's method is the industry standard for comparing.

AMD is always higher, for example my 2600+ is actually what a Pentium 2.6 Ghz would perform, but is running at 1.8 Ghz or so according to Intel's standards.

Answer 4

The number AMD put on the processor is the equivalent speed of a Intel processor.
Because AMD run at a faster speed than an Intel.

Answer 5

Well there is a very simple answer in ur case :
Amd 64 runs at 2.2 ghz but is ......(almost) EQUIVALENT like performance with a 3500 P4 (with EMT64) . Its a marketing trick here that making confuse a lot of ppl in the WHOLE WORLD.

If you wanna know more.....
Feel free to contact me on yahoo messenger for more details.

Answer 6

Clock speed is a useful way of quantifying how powerful a CPU is, but only when compared to other CPUs of the same architecture.

It is analogous to a car company rating it's engines by RPM. If one company has a high revving gas engine producing 200 ft/pounds of torque at 4,500 RPM and another company starts making a diesel producing 220 ft/pounds of torque at 2,000 RPM you can understand why the second company would refer to their product as a 4,500+ to indicate competitiveness with the gas engine. Calling theirs a 2000 while the competition has a 4500 would unfairly effect sales considering it actually performs better.

Answer 7

Well bisically 2.20 ghz is its clock speed. With 939-pins (or Transistors) it actually work better and is heated aswell. And dont worry its far better than P4 with 754-pins with its Hyper-Threading Technology as AMD's Hyper-Transport Technology is mch better.
3500+ is just its given name as of pentium 620 (2.66 ghz Dual core).