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Note that on Business Winstone, the 2.8 outperforms the 3.06 with HT off with a score of 31.6 vs. 31.

Note that the 3.06GHz P4 uses the 850E chipset while the 2.8GHz P4 uses the 850e (upper case E vrs lower case e). Because the 3.06GHz P4 must have a chipset that is HT aware, it looks like the 2.8GHz P4 is not running on the same platform. The article describes the 3.06GHz P4 platform, which is the 850E but it doesn't describe the 850e used for the 2.8GHz P4. The 850E/e platform distinction is used throughtout the series of tests.

It is my opinion that we cannot conclude that this is an apples to apples comparison.

EP