The Real Megahertz Myth: Is Apple The Real Slim Shady?

By n ow most have heard Apple's mantra. Megahertz are a myth. Or something like that. If you believe Apple's corporate propaganda, you might believe that Intel's megahertz are second-class citizens when compared with Motorola's. In practice, if anything, the converse seems more likely to be true. If you want Apple's OS X to perform common functions at around the same speed as an Intel Pentium III (P3) system running Windows XP, you will need roughly three G4 cycles for every one P3 cycle.