Understanding XP?

[iggybaseball]

Sorry, but i don't understand why the new xp's say 1500+ when there not 1.5ghz. can someone explain it?

[wizardloader]

AMD says their trying to get away from mhz and focusing on performance...................seems logical since they out peform higher mhz pentiums

[-Exi|e-]

They say XP1500+ even though its clocked at 1.33Ghz because it acts like a 1.5Ghz chip in performance. Some say they compare it to an Intel chip, AMD 1.33Ghz acting like a P4 1.5Ghz, but thats just some of our opinion and we might be wrong.

[-Exi|e-]

I found this at the AMD website:


Q:
What do the 1800+, 1700+, 1600+, and 1500+ numbers mean?
A:
These are model numbers. AMD will identify the AMD Athlon XP processor using model numbers, as opposed to megahertz, and is introducing 1800+, 1700+, 1600+ and 1500+ versions. Model numbers are designed to communicate the relative application performance among the various AMD Athlon XP processors, as well as communicate the architectural superiority over existing AMD Athlon processors. The AMD Athlon XP processor 1800+ will outperform an Intel Pentium® 4 processor operating at 1.8GHz on a broad array of end-user applications.

AMD Athlon XP processor 1800+ operates at a frequency of 1.53GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1700+ operates at a frequency of 1.47GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1600+ operates at a frequency of 1.40GHz.
AMD Athlon XP processor 1500+ operates at a frequency of 1.33GHz.