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<blockquote data-quote="ped" data-source="post: 74714" data-attributes="member: 8746"><p>There is a difference - Ghz is not necessarily the same between the two. The difference is in the architecture of the CPU and with how much each can complete in a clock cycle. Apple's CPUs are RISC-ish processors and generally get a bit more work done per clock cycle than a CISC chip like a P4 does (although thr P4 has some semblances of RISC in it too - the definitions have become blurry over the decades as each have adopted techniques of the other).</p><p></p><p>In the end a Mac is likely to run about as fast as an Intel that runs up to 50% faster in raw clock speeds (guesstimate here).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ped, post: 74714, member: 8746"] There is a difference - Ghz is not necessarily the same between the two. The difference is in the architecture of the CPU and with how much each can complete in a clock cycle. Apple's CPUs are RISC-ish processors and generally get a bit more work done per clock cycle than a CISC chip like a P4 does (although thr P4 has some semblances of RISC in it too - the definitions have become blurry over the decades as each have adopted techniques of the other). In the end a Mac is likely to run about as fast as an Intel that runs up to 50% faster in raw clock speeds (guesstimate here). [/QUOTE]
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