AMD to release a chip faster than Intel's

AMD to Intel: This is what quad-core is all about

4 individual cores as apposed to Intel's core 2 duo (2 dual core chips stuck together)

it should be much faster then the core 2 duo.  Link:

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/05/14/amd-to-intel-this-is-what-quad-core-is-all-about/

AMD will also be releasing  an octo-core platform, called "FASN8"

and AMDs chip comes out much sooner.

I used to be an AMD gamer.....

But at this point....Core 2 Duo is by far the best you will get for the money at hand.....Its just incredible how cheap they are...yet can max out any game no problem. 

Why report on this? PC hardware only stays current for a few weeks anyway lol.

Nice processor though. 

And then a few months later, Intel will release a processor that will best AMD's fastest.

It's like a game of leapfrog. 

And then a few months later, Intel will release a processor that will best AMD's fastest.

It's like a game of leapfrog.

Einhanderkiller

more like the processor arms race.

The funny thing is that they both know that nobody ever byes these rediculaslly expensive and pointlessly strong proccesors.... 

Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.kodex1717

[QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.Makari

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.kodex1717

[QUOTE="kodex1717"][QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.Makari

No, they can always go faster, the problem lies within keeping the chip cool, that is horribly expensive and hard to do. IBM has cell runing at 5 or 6GHz. Faster is not the way to go, I don't know of any single application that can put pressure on a C2D processor clocked at 3Ghz so to make it faster would be pointless. Instead they make it where you can do more at once as well as very fast. That is the whole theory with multicore CPUs, GO BROAD OR GO HOME!

Quite possibly the first game to take full advantage of that technology will be Crysis.

Quite possibly the first game to take full advantage of that technology will be Crysis.

nilemonitor

No Crysis was maxed out on 1600p at 60fps on a sigle core CPU...

The only game that comes to my mind is M2TW which needs an insane processor for the calculation of 144k troops' morale/fatigue/attack/defence/AI/experience/ground angle/shield angle of each one of them... 

Why report on this? PC hardware only stays current for a few weeks anyway lol.

Nice processor though. 

T005dragon

[QUOTE="Einhanderkiller"]

And then a few months later, Intel will release a processor that will best AMD's fastest.

It's like a game of leapfrog.

cobrax75

more like the processor arms race.

The funny thing is that they both know that nobody ever byes these rediculaslly expensive and pointlessly strong proccesors.... 

Yep but they have to release them anyway otherwise we would be still using 386's.

[QUOTE="T005dragon"]

Why report on this? PC hardware only stays current for a few weeks anyway lol.

Nice processor though. 

mark4091

Um CPU's have majpr changes every 3 years or so. Not every 12-18 months with 6 moth refreshes like video cards. New CPU archetechure is big news.

There will likely be a 5 to 6 month period before Intel will releas a chip to match it let alone out perform it. nilemonitor

Just like how core-2-duo is killing AMD now? 

good cuz my M-Board only accepts AMD, hoepfully it fits into a AM2 slotR-Dot-Yung

it does, however it will not be able to utilize cetain features, such as faster Hyper Transport support, on current motherboards 

Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.kodex1717

LOL, its 2 processors of 4 cores... 

[QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.Bebi_vegeta

LOL, its 2 processors of 4 cores... 

Yep accept core 2 quads are fake quad core. They are just two dual cores in the same socket. So its really 4 dual core CPU's.

intel is comming out with 45nm true quad cores soon....so....yeahdarkmagician06

Yeah but its just conroe on a die shrink. AMD Phenom processors are a brand new archetechure.

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

[QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.TOAO_Cyrus

LOL, its 2 processors of 4 cores...

Yep accept core 2 quads are fake quad core. They are just two dual cores in the same socket. So its really 4 dual core CPU's.

Yeah. 

meh. the top of the line cpus don't really bring much to gaming since it's always GPU limited.Ontain

You need CPU power to power up the latest cards. 

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

[QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.TOAO_Cyrus

LOL, its 2 processors of 4 cores... 

Yep accept core 2 quads are fake quad core. They are just two dual cores in the same socket.

Still unparralelled in the performance area, especially something like video editing/rendering & gaming. With Intel's C2D chips you have to push them to get the best performance out of them. Like how E6600 outperformed QX6700 in some benchmarks.. Theres not really many apps that require 4 cores which leaves major ammounts of its power untapped.

clock speed shmock shpeed...my clock runs at 2.2GHz by default...I OC'd it to 2.8GHz(I have a water cooling kit) its all about cache and cores...and the Core2Duo's do rock but AMD has been better for awhile now IMO

And then a few months later, Intel will release a processor that will best AMD's fastest.

It's like a game of leapfrog. 

it took intel 3 years to beat the athlon 64, if amd can get the perormnace crown back in 1 year thats a big hit to intel

Einhanderkiller

Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.kodex1717

not they don't they have 2 quad core, pc can do the same, or 4 sockets if you really want the fastest system

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="kodex1717"]Eh, Power Macs have got Octo-core processors.kodex1717

ever heard of these thing called dual socket boards?