i dont get it when amd processors say stuff like +3500 could someone explain?
2007-02-18 11:39:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
From the Amd website:
Q: What does the 3200+ model mean?
A: This is a model number. AMD identifies the AMD Athlon XP processor using model numbers, as opposed to megahertz. Model numbers are designed to communicate the relative application performance among the various AMD Athlon XP processors. As additional evidence that performance is not based on megahertz alone: the AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+ operates at a frequency of 2.2GHz yet can outperform an Intel Pentium® 4 processor operating at 3.0GHz with an 800 FSB and HyperThreading on a broad array of real-world applications for office productivity, digital media and 3-D gaming
2007-02-18 11:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by rpcohen64 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything the last guy told you from the AMD website is true, but there is a little more. Basically the number means it is equivalent to a Pentium 4 running at that speed (3500+ AMD = 3.5Ghz Pentium 4). They can't really come out and say that directly, for legal reasons most likely, but that is the understood reference.
2007-02-18 12:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numbers are just for flash. They are the model numbers. An Athlon is like an Intel P4. A 3500 + isn't a bad CPU. What you want these days is core duo.
2007-02-18 11:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋