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On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > > I had become an AMD guy, but I think I'm hearing that Intel is beating |
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> > > > AMD in performance tests. Plus my AMD64 X2 desktop should be much |
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> > > > faster than my Intel laptop but is actually slower. What do you guys |
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> > > > think? |
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> > > > - Grant |
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> > > Well the experience of a desktop or an application depends on more than |
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> > > just the processor. Nearly every part of a computer does its part. And |
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> > > then you have the software, what software you use, how it is build, what |
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> > > reqirements this software has on other software and hardware and so on. |
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> > > Does it uses the FPU or is it heavy on the ALU. How much IO is used and |
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> > > how much can the system provide. |
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> > > But if you believe the average hardwaremagazine, intel is a step ahead |
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> > > right now. |
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> > > Norman |
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> > When Intel finally implements HyperTransport (I think it's planned for |
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> > the next generation), AMD will loose their last bastion performance |
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> > wise ... what a pity. |
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> It is a pity. When did AMD's overall advantage disappear? |
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> - Grant |
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When Intel came out with its Core Two Duo CPUs, and *really* when |
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Intel came out with Quad Cores before AMD. |
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