Mike Raiford wrote:
> Impressive!
> 
> Just for fun I ran the benchmark, thinking the Phenom was one heck of a 
> processor, Rendered the benchmark in under 2 minutes?
> 
> My Core2 Quad system rendered it in 1m47 s :-D
> 
> But then, my processor is a 2.8 ghz.

Yes, I know.  Essentially, the Phenom 2 from AMD barely outpaces the 
Core 2 architecture in terms of performance, but IIRC it has better 
power usage and is generally more affordable than the Intel counterparts.

Still, it's my first quad core machine, and I'm excited about it :)

...Chambers

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