Pentium M beats Pentium 4, AthlonXP at finding aliens

Dom · Aug 11, 2003, 09:11 AM

THE PENTIUM M appears to be such a fantastic chip that it knocks the socks off the best Intel can offer with Pentium 4 technology and AMD with an XP 3000+.

That's the surprising conclusion of two sets of figures, one by individuals attempting SETI@home work cycles using the Pentium M and the other on Intel's own web site.

A posting on ALT.SCI.SETIand using a 1.6GHz Pentium M appears to indicate that a little Centrino machine can crunch at high, high speed, trashing the performance of Pentium 4s and Athlon XPs.

As one person in the thread says: "Makes me wonder why they didn't make a desktop version. Just imagine a 3000MHz Centrino".

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DriveEuro · Aug 11, 2003, 11:36 PM

Too bad it's already a flop.

ToshiroOC · Aug 11, 2003, 11:50 PM

What makes you say that?

DriveEuro · Aug 12, 2003, 12:06 AM

Upon it's release and still to this day the sales for Centrino have not been as Intel had hoped.

Aug 11, 2003, 09:11 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Pentium M beats Pentium 4, AthlonXP at finding aliens THE PENTIUM M appears to be such a fantastic chip that it knocks the socks off the best Intel can offer with Pentium 4 technology and AMD with an XP 3000+. That's the surprising conclusion of two sets of figures, one by individuals attempting SETI@home work cycles using the Pentium M and the other on Intel's own web site. A posting on ALT.SCI.SETIand using a 1.6GHz Pentium M appears to indicate that a little Centrino machine can crunch at high, high speed, trashing the performance of Pentium 4s and Athlon XPs. As one person in the thread says: "Makes me wonder why they didn't make a desktop version. Just imagine a 3000MHz Centrino". Read More...

Aug 11, 2003, 11:36 PM	#2
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Too bad it's already a flop. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Aug 11, 2003, 11:50 PM	#3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	What makes you say that? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Aug 12, 2003, 12:06 AM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Upon it's release and still to this day the sales for Centrino have not been as Intel had hoped. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024