I believe it is the new AMD Athlon XP chips that use the performance rating
rather than the raw CPU speed. I have an AMD Duron 1.3 GHz that is running
at 1.3 GHz (6.5 multiplier and 200 mHz FSB).

Jim
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe Lore
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] AMD 1200
>
>
> Hi,
>
> AMD CPU's no longer are numbered by the actual speed the chip runs at, but
> rather at what equivalent INTEL cpus speed is most favorably compares to.
> This is because AMD says there ore other factors than speed that determine
> how fast a CPU really is.
>
> Confused yet?  Should be, it's kind of like a shell game because
> they can't
> win on the raw cpu speed issue, so they changed the way the game is played
> to favor themselves.
>
> example:
>
> the amd xp1500+  really runs at 1.33ghz.  (266 hhz bus)
>
> sorry that is the only one I have handy to compare with
>
>
>
>
> At 09:39 AM 12/19/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hello;
> >Iwant to ask about the AMD duron 1200+ Pro if it is an 1200Mhz cpu or not
> and if any body can help me finding the specifications of Elite
> motherboard
> k7sem with AMD Duron 1200+ cpu onboard
> >thanks
> >
> God Bless America!
>
> Joe Lore
> MicroComputerCenter, Inc.
> 781-933-5530 / [log in to unmask]
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