The CPU Scorecard - Latest Desktop & Notebook Price & Speed Comparisons

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Relative Speed% (Value Grade)
Performance vs Pricing:

Good

Fair

Poor

Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz

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98% (D)

Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz

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87% (C)

AMD Athlon XP 2600+

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81% (C)

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

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79% (A)

Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz (B)

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79% (B)

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.4 GHz

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78% (D)

Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz

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78% (A+)

AMD Athlon XP 2200+

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76% (C)

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.2 GHz

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72% (E)

Intel Pentium 4 2GHz (A)

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66% (C)

Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz

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59% (A)

Intel Pentium-M (Centrino) 1.5 GHz

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58% (E)

Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz

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54% (B)

Intel Pentium-M (Centrino) 1.4 GHz

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54% (E)

Intel Pentium-M (Centrino) 1.3 GHz

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49% (E)

Scorecard Key

Best

%% (A+)
RECOMMENDED: The current price/performance leader.

Good

%% (A, B)
RECOMMENDED: Computer systems based on this CPU give you the most power for the price.

Fair

%% (C, D, E)
CANNOT RECOMMEND: If you're buying a computer built around this CPU, make sure you're getting a good deal on its other components.

Poor

%% (F)
NOT RECOMMENDED: Either the price is too high for the marginal performance gain offered to the typical computer user, or the computer will not likely be fast enough to adequately run the latest applications, games, or operating systems.

CPU Scores

%%	Comparative speed, based on overall integer, floating-point, and multimedia performance
(A-F)	Value grade, based on overall performance vs. typical pricing

Computer Price Guide

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	Performance/Price ratios are based upon relative benchmark performance and lowest available street price information.
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