-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/21/07 20:08, Telly Williams wrote: > Hi, > > I have an HP Pavilion 6360 with Linux Debian. I also have a > Thinkpad that a friend gave me recently which runs Linux Debian, > as well. > > Here's the thing. > > The TP, under cpuinfo, has: > > model name: Mobile Pentium II > cpu MHz: 365.033 > stepping: 10 > cache size: 256 KB > > ram: 64 MB > > The HP, under cpuinfo, has: > > model name: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor > cpu MHz: 367.497 > stepping: 0 > cache size: 64 KB > > ram: 256 MB > > The HP runs MUCH slower than the TP. Why is that? Is that > supposed to happen? Is it because of the step and the cache size? > Is it the ram difference? Although I'm beginning to understand that > more RAM doesn't mean faster computer, I would think that since both > speeds are close (irregardless of cache size) that they would be > about the same speed. How do I check what the CURRENT speed of the > processor is? Maybe it's running at a lower speed than what's > indicated? Should I overclock the HP? Thanks.
You don't indicate what you mean by "slower". As others have mentioned, the 75% smaller cache will *definitely* have an impact on performance. Also note that the K6 just didn't perform as well as Intel CPUs. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGosEHS9HxQb37XmcRAk5OAKDvLmbKUjYmIQfrwISoeBZ3X7FxSQCfaNb/ 9oIG7Fu64h/R6YWsGsxP55w= =J1+n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
