The difference was mainly attributed to the way the benchmark test behaved, in that they didn’t just test to see whether or not the CPU supported SSE, but checked for a specific string called “GenuineIntel,” something the AMD processors obviously lacked lacking this string caused the benchmarks to fail to recognize AMD’s SSE and lowered the benchmark’s score.Īt the time, the inaccuracy was not considered a secret alliance between Intel and Sysmark to smear AMD’s public image, but was written off as a one-time error. A year later, AMD CPUs performance immensely lagged behind that of Pentium 3s and 4s in Sysmark’s 2001 Internet Content Creation tests. In the year 2000, AMD CPUs performed extremely well in the benchmark test Sysmark 2000. Joel Hruska, a journalist from ExtremeTech, initially discovered the performance discrepancy early in the millennium and suggested that benchmark tests were manipulated in favor of Intel. Unfortunately, Illinois residents are not eligible for the settlement.
Under penalty of perjury, you’re required to honestly provide some proof that you purchased a processor at the time by providing a retailer’s name, location, and approximate date of purchase. If the above applies to you, all you have to do to qualify for the 15 bucks is list the model number of the system you bought, not actually dig up the original purchase receipt.
As part of the settlement, Intel is also obligated to donate $4 million toward an unnamed education fund. Affected systems also include anything with a first-generation Willamette Pentium 4 and all Pentium 4s below 2 GHz purchased between January and June 2002.
31, 2001 will be awarded a $15 check due to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit claiming that Intel “manipulated” benchmark scores to artificially inflate the chip’s performance in comparison to AMD’s Athlon. Computer enthusiasts who have purchased a Pentium 4 CPU between Nov.
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