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Originally posted by konidias
Okay, first off, what does a webpage loading quickly have to do with your processing speed? How fast a page loads is more determined on how fast your net connection is. Having a P4 on a dial modem isn't going to make websites load faster.
It's just a known fact that AMD is better than Pentium. Sure the pentium chip might be on top when it comes to the number, but a 1ghz pentium runs as fast as a 650mhz amd, so explain that. 
Also, has anybody even hit on the fact that he probably has a bad graphics card, or graphics drivers? I mean, all he mentioned was his processor, which isn't very impressive in the first place.
There is also the fact that his net connecting might be different, the machine might be handling things differently, meaning an online game like Graal (where lag plays a big part in how fast you move and stuff) would also play a factor.
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The current P4s blow the Athlon XP out of the water actually. You are correct about AMD producing the best "bang for the buck" chips, but as far as the highest end performance goes...Intel is on top. Of course, the Athlon 64 and Opteron may change things. I think the Athlon 64 was released today in fact. My friend has engineering samples at work and he says they are smokin' fast. He's never seen them run in 64 bit mode however.