Herbert Graf wrote:

> > speed is not only depending on CPU, it also related to mobo, chipset,
> > harddisk configuration, memory configuration, ... without known what
> > else is different on your new computer, the I cannot answer your
> > question.
> > eg. BX mobo is much faster than mobo based on SiS chip, CL2 SDRAM is
> > faster than CL3 SDRAM, some harddisks are faster than others...
>
>      True, however Seti@Home relies almost entirely on CPU performance, as
> long as you have the graphics turned off. Although memory performance does
> have some impact, by far CPU performance reigns king. It is mostly a huge
> number cruncher.

True too, but as I know, Celeron 400 system based on MSI BX mobo can kill
P3-450 system based on SiS mobo (with similar of everything else). so the next
big issue is the mobo (if as you said the graphics turned off).

Jun Qian

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