X-bit labs has posted an article called Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz vs. AMD Athlon 1.33GHz. Today Intel announced a new Pentium 4 processor (Willamette) with 1.7GHz core frequency. Will it beat the competitor No 1 from AMD, Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.33GHz? We take a look at the today's eldest processors and their performance in all sorts of applications.
FULL STORY @ XBITLABS (http://www.xbitlabs.com/cpu/pentium4-1700/)