Ace's Hardware | Upgrading to eXtreme Performance

Luckily, Intel's exceptional compiler department, recently reinforced by the brilliant software wizards from the famous Compaq Alpha compiler group, has come to the rescue. Applications optimized - Maya 4 being a prime example - with this relatively new compiler, make the choosy "Netburst" architecture far more competitive with AMD's Athlon MP. Still, even with optimized software, the best chips of Santa Clara have a difficult time defeating the superb Palomino core, despite the fact that it is running at a 30% slower clockrate