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Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:24:42 schrieb Philip Webb: |
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> 120725 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> > Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:05:29 schrieb Philip Webb: |
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> >> I've listed what's available at the local store, |
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> >> which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. |
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> >> All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one commenter |
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> >> -- Core i5-3570 4-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.4 Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22 nm -- |
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> >> is 22 nm : it costs CAD 230 & they have 3 in stock, |
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> >> which suggests demand, but not the most popular ( 9 in stock). |
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> >> Isn't 22 nm going to be faster than 32 nm ? |
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> > no |
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> In the absence of further explication, I'm likely to go with 22 nm . |
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because structure size has no influence on the performance - from a user point |
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of view. |
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In theory: smaller structers - less power needed - faster switching - so |
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higher clocks are possible., |
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In practice: smaller structures - more leak current - not as much faster |
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clocks as hoped. |
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For a user there is no difference between a 3ghz 32nm or a 3ghz 22nm cpu. The |
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later one MIGHT use less power. But nothing is guaranteed. |
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> >> In the same price range, AMD offers Bulldozer X8 FX-8150 (125W) |
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> >> 8-Core Socket AM3+, 3.6 GHz, 8Mb Cache, 32 nm ( CAD 220 , 2 in |
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> >> stock). |
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> >> How do you compare cores vs nm ? |
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> > who cares? |
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> These answers are not very helpful : does anyone have anything more so ? |
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because you don't. cores and nm are in no way related. |
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> >> How far is cache size important ( 6 vs 8 MB )? |
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> > depends on the architecture. |
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> It occurs to me that a larger cache goes with more cores, |
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> so the last question is not so important. |
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no, really, this is the only question that makes sense. |
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And it depends on the cache structure. A 6mb L3 'victim' cache that only |
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caches stuff that is not in L2 and L1 might be better than a 8mb L3 cache that |
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also holds the same stuff as L2 and L1. |
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