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ArsTechnica Compares the P4 and G4e: Part II

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the start-your-head-spinning dept.

Deffexor writes "It looks like Hannibal of ArsTechnica fame has put Part 2 of his original comparison article between Intel's P4 and the Apple/Motorola G4e. In a nutshell, this second article covers the execution core, the AltiVec unit and SSE2, as well as a myriad of other interesting factoids. An interesting read, if not a little technically intense for those of us with less than a CE/EE degree. Have at it boys!"

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  1. Re:Maybe pointlessly detailed by well_jung · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Will whomever modded the parent post "Insightful" please cue me into the insight?

    Using paragraphs is not insightful.

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  2. pointless by SpacePunk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The whole comparison is completely pointless. The majority of machines running Intel processors are running Windows. The majority running Motorola processors are running some version of the Mac OS. Might as well have Car and Driver running a comparison of a Jaguar S-type and a 10-ton dumptruck. (which processor is the equiv of a Jag is left as an excercise for the reader)

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  3. Re:technically intense.. by Phrogz · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    ...I do have more then CE, two letters even, namely MCSE...
    A = A + B is supposed to make sense even if B isn't equal to zero

    That doesn't apply. The important formula here is that A>=A+B if and only if B is non-negative. MCSE-CE = MS, and since you didn't understand the full article, this implies that the addition of MS to a title actually reduces knowledge, not increases it.

    :)

  4. Re:Maybe pointlessly detailed by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ok, ;-)

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  5. Re:Who let this one out of his cage? by cc+bcc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And I live to intend forever. So far so good...