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Where do you get off claiming that an X.X GHz PowerPC processor is (faster/slower) than an X.X GHz Intel/AMD processor?

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Where do you get off claiming that an X.X GHz PowerPC processor is (faster/slower) than an X.X GHz Intel/AMD processor?

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• Check the Processor Performance Equivalency Chart page for a full explanation of/rationale for these ratings. In summary, I’ve basically stirred together a mix of manufacturer’s claims, real-world application testing, and benchmarking sites’ raw-number-crunching tests and come up with what I feel are some reasonable (if far from perfect) ballpark rules of thumb.