Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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NaS, I am only interested in civil discussions. The trolls that have followed me onto iHub notwithstanding (aka Andy Grave), I have found that most people here have a genuine interest in AMD, rather than just mindless cheerleading. If that's the case, then I'm sure you can find a way to cope with the posts with which you disagree the most. My rants, while possibly offensive to some, only underscore my feelings on a particular issue. QuantiSpeed is one so-called standard that has always rubbed me the wrong way, and I believe I have enough good reasons to argue against it in every way. I pity those that call it FUD, since it is not meant to instill fear or distrust, but rather enlightenment.

Some people have convinced themselves that QuantiSpeed is the only way for AMD to market their processors, but they say so without even trying to think of something better. Abolishing megahertz is not the answer. Coming up with a rating that looks like megahertz is not the answer, either. Performance is a complex picture that must be boiled down to a consistent marketing message - a monumental task, for sure, but one that is necessary. You can't create an arbitrary measurement when an existing measurement doesn't tell the whole story.