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AMD |
Intel |
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| Specs |
Athlon XP 2600+ |
Pentium 4 2.53GHz |
| Model Number |
Athlon XP 2600+ |
Pentium 4 2.53GHz |
| Price |
$200.00 |
$240.00 |
| Operating Frequency |
2.13GHz |
2.53GHz |
| Manufactured |
AMD's Fab 30 wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany. |
Intel's R&D Plant |
| Process Technology |
0.13 micron copper process technology |
0.13-micron process technology |
| Cache Size |
L1 - 128KB and L2 - 256KB (384KB Total Cache) |
L1 - L2 - 512B (512KB Total Cache) |
| Available Overclocking options |
FSB standard and clock speed adjustments can be achieved through chip modification. |
FSB increase only |
| Pros |
Low street price/ can be altered to adjust clock speed. |
Stability/Compatibility. |
| Cons |
CPU runs very hot/ platform not quite as stable as Intel. |
Clock speed cannot be altered/ higher price tag. |
