Is my new Intel Core i3 slower than my decade old Pentium 4?

[Hausner]

HoloDust said:

Hausner said:

I can't believe you are asking this question...  Short  answer  you i3 CPU is at least 4 times more powerful than intel Pentium 4 you mentioned. The Mhz clock show how many cycles of work CPU is making every second it doesn’t say anything about how much data is processed it this time. Basically comparing  clock speed between distant generation of CPU is pointless. Your CPU may have lower clock speed but is processing significantly more (al least 5-6 times) in each cycle and therefore is much more efficient and powerful...

I think he's just trying to point out (though with extremelly bad example), how WiiU's CPU can be more powerful than PS360, no matter the clock speed (conviniently forgeting few crucial things like fab proccess and die sizes).

Didn't run test can't tell. Didn't compare the architecture either... But developers are having problem with WiiU CPU the time (and proper benchmarks) will show if it's because steep learning curve or the CPU is underpowered... For now the second seems more likely