Simple question (i think)

AMD=advanced micro devices the manufacturer.
2500+ is a model# and used as a performance comparison to other processors.
MMX means multimedia extensions, 3Dnow is a trademark graphics extension by AMD.
1.8Ghz=1.8gigahertz or 1.8 billion cycles per second,which is the clock speed the processor runs at.

Ok thank you, but i have one more question if you do not mind...

1.8Ghz, i know it's cycles per second (now) but would that mean the higher the better? Or is it saying how long it takes? Sorry.. just wanna make sure. (im building a new computer soon i think/hope)
-blitze

1.8Ghz, i know it's cycles per second (now) but would that mean the higher the better?

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Higher cycles per second means it gets more done in a second. So holding everything else the same, higher cycles per second (usually called the CPU clock rate) means faster. A 2.0GHz Athlon XP is somewhat quicker than a 1.8GHz Athlon XP of the same kind. But you can't compare clock rates between different CPUs. My Pentium 4 at 3.2GHz would be much slower than an Athlon XP running at 3.2GHz if there was such a thing. You can only compare clock rates for a given kind of CPU. CPUs get different amounts of work done per clock so they're not directly comparable.

OK thank you very much for clearing that up for me. It really helps!
-blitze