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Current Processors Tested With Linux

Posted by timothy on from the yup-these-chips-work-too-how-odd dept.

Happy-Jollies writes "The team at LinuxHardware.org have kept us up-to-date on the latest in processors for quite some time now and they're at it again. With the latest release of the Pentium 4 'Prescott,' many Linux users will be deciding where to spend their money. LinuxHardware.org's round-up takes a look at the Prescott, Northwood, Extreme Edition, and the AMD Athlon 64."

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  1. Why did they leave out ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the G5? It can run linux too, you know.

  2. Extra Transistors by swordboy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know that this is a little off-topic, but does anyone know where the extra transistors in Prescott are coming from? There are 125 million in that baby. Even with alleged 64-bit extensions (hidden, at this point), SSE3, improved branch prediction and the extra large cache, there should be under 100 million, no?

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  3. Yet Another... by quandrum · · Score: 5, Interesting

    example of the megahertz myth. The chip with the largest cache won. Hands down, no contest.