Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

I originally stated something to the effect that there is a PIII core that runs faster (not clock speed,
just application performance in the avg joe mindframe) than the P4 at the initial speed grades (1.3 to
1.5 GHz).

The PIII shipped as fast as 1.4 GHz. But all PIII faster than 1.0 GHz were Tualatin PIIIs, i.e.
manufactured in a 130 nm process. The 1.3 GHz P4 was made in 180 nm process and
no 180 nm PIII ran faster than 1.0 GHz (there was a 1.133 GHz but it was recalled).

If you want to compare without regard to process you can show just about anything. At the
end of the month you will see 130 nm IPF processors that clock faster than a 1.3 GHz P4.