If your going to attempt to post an article in an intelligent fashion, at least make sure you provide your readers with a working understanding of the mechanics of both the AMD Athalon XP, and the P4 Northwood. Make sure they understand that while the P4 may operate at a higher frequency, due to its pipelines, it actually performs fewer instructions per clock-cycle (IPC). Also make certain that your readers are aware that the AMD Athatlon XP's do support MMX and SSE, but that they *do not* support SSE2, and that while SSE is currently the industry standard, SSE2 is quickly replacing it and that this will become a factor in the future.

I can understand the point and counter-point view and style, and I can appreciate it, however, before you launch into this hotly debated topic, you really should provide your readers with a solid foundation.

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