Is 2.31 higher than the 3200+?

[smartasien]

I have a 1800+ @ 2.31, so is that higher than the 3200 speed?

[Wiggo]

Yes as an XP3200+ is clocked at 2.2GHz but whether it'll perform any better will depend on the FSB that ya runnin' at as the XP3200+ has twice the L2 cache that ya have.

[SearanoX]

On a side note, I've always wondered why AMD uses the somewhat confusing "+" system. Why not simply state how fast their processors are in GHz like Intel?

I know the answer's probably out there somewhere, but...the opportunity presents itself. ;)

[Wiggo]

Ok the ratin' system came about simply so uneducated ppl just don't see the MHz speed and think that P4's are faster just because they have a higher MHz speed when infact Athlons perform 9 instructions per cycle while P4's only perform 6. But the newer P4C's with HT and their 200MHz quad pumped FSB are better than the Athlon XP's now.

[SearanoX]

Yeah, I assumed it was something like that. Thanks for the info.

[weta]

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[[MSB]-TOM]

why dosnt intel just get there cpu's to get 9 instructions per cycle then? or is it harder then i think it is?

[amd_man2005]

-TOM]
why dosnt intel just get there cpu's to get 9 instructions per cycle then? or is it harder then i think it is?

architecture change and so on, large matter to change