1 definition by the medicus
Another one of Intel's attempt at outdoing AMD. Although the advance hyper threading and large pipeline aloud for high clock speeds, Intel was, once again, superseded by AMD. The Pentium 4 provides a good example of the "megahertz myth". AMD's athlon and Motorola's powerPC's simpler design ultimately allowed for higher performance with a lower price and a reduction in heat creation. As a computer specialist I must say that P4's in general perform the same way. They perform single task quickly, but they loose their gusto once you try running more than 1 thing at a time. If you're looking for something speedy, look for a RISC based processor like the powerPC, next in line is AMD. But stay away from Intel, especially Netburst based processors.
Joe: Hey i just got a new Pentium 4 computer!
Me: Dude, you'll regret it.
Joe: FUCK YOU!
*the next day*
Joe: My computer froze while i was watching the Brave Little Toaster on DVD!
Me: TOADASO! I FUCKIN' TOADASO!
Me: Dude, you'll regret it.
Joe: FUCK YOU!
*the next day*
Joe: My computer froze while i was watching the Brave Little Toaster on DVD!
Me: TOADASO! I FUCKIN' TOADASO!
by the medicus December 29, 2010