Is the Atom processor like the Pentium 3 (in performance)?

It's only slightly faster than the 900mhz Celerons that the very first Eee PCs used.

jonescb

Posted 2010-02-19T20:50:20.367

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fortunately, speed isn't the only factor in how well a CPU performs. – quack quixote – 2010-02-19T21:05:23.503

What do you mean? In the benchmarks I've seen, the difference is really small. The main advantage to the Atom is that it uses less power. – jonescb – 2010-02-19T21:06:42.283

1not in every aspect though, i.e. when it comes to multimedia applications such as flash and HD video, the Celerons (and other processors supporting out-of-order execution) are running circles around the 'in-order' Atom CPUs. – None – 2010-02-19T21:08:34.697

can i get any free tool for make benchmark on my computer and compare with others computers ? – Gold – 2010-02-19T21:21:28.307

@Gold - just get GeekBench (link in my answer), works portable, just copy the install folder to a USB stick and run on other computers, you can also check their result browser for comparisons with similar specced systems. – None – 2010-02-19T21:38:47.710

Is the Atom processor like the Pentium 3 (in performance)?

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