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Before the release of the Athlon XP 2600+ we could state that AMD lost the performance race. At present, when we have Pentium 4 2.8 GHz and Athlon XP 2600+ the situation is more complicated, but taking into account the overall scores AMD still loses. If the Athlon XP 2600+ had coexisted with the Pentium 4 2.53 GHz for a decent period of time the parity could have been noticed. But at present, from the standpoint of a pure performance, i.e. without considering frequency and price differences, Intel with its Pentium 4 2.8 GHz takes the lead.
But it's too early to bury the Athlon XP: given the slashing results of Pentium 4 2.53 GHz vs. Athlon XP 2000+/2100+ and the today's scores we can see that AMD managed to make a strong jump ahead narrowing the gap. Well, new changes can be expected only with new, faster models from both companies.
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