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- Beyond hybrids, more Intel nods to AMD?
- Beyond hybrids, more Intel nods to AMD?Offuscation maximusCyrix was the first chipmaker to give up on megahertz numbers and give "equivalent" numbers to InHell chips. AMD scoffed at the idea at the time and happily branded their chips with megahertz numbers. Oh how times have changed! I guess Cyrix had...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Noone, Intel EM64T, Sun Microsystems Inc., chip, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., memory controller, Intel Corp., CPU
- Discussion threads 2005-07-29
- Performance Characterization of BLAST on 32-Bit and 64-Bit Dell PowerEdge Servers
- The Dell high-performance computing team recently explored the effect of Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) on the performance of the basic local alignment search tool BLAST, comparing BLAST performance on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This paper discusses the performance results obtained when the team tested Dell PowerEdge servers using...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Intel EM64T, 32-bit, Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Dell PowerEdge, Servers, Performance Management, 64-Bit, Processors, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Preparing for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology
- The recent introduction of Intel's new Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) marked a major milestone in the evolution of enterprise and workstation technology. The move from 32-bit Intel architecture (IA-32) to 64 bits actually squared available memory, theoretically providing the capability to name each grain in a cubic mile of...
- Tags: Intel EM64T, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
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- Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusion
- Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusionYou might want to re-read your article.... :PGood points though. Next upgrade i make will be to vista 64bit. I now have the hardware... just need the will.It also turns outthat 64-bit sees a speed boost on Intel chips because of the...
- Tags: Network technology, Games, Processors, Operating systems, IBM PowerPC, 64-bit, PAE, memory limit confusion, hardware, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-12-04
- Hardware comparability in benchmark comparisons
- Last week's discussions under my "purloined benchmark" title included this bit from ShadeTree: if you are comparing OS performance.... ... and you are not using the same hardware You cannot tell if the performance is related to the software or is merely a reflection...
- Tags: Performance, Operating System, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- At last, AMD ships quad-core Opterons
- At last, AMD ships quad-core OpteronsPaging George Ou...ntLooking forward to the PhenomI'm looking forward to the "fixed" Phenoms. I'm ready to build a new PC and don't want to buy anything from Intel.Also, I want a TRUE 64 bit chip, not the 32 bit faking 64 of a Core2.Like...
- Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, quad-core, register, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- The purloined benchmark
- Last Wednesday I challenged Windows proponents to demonstrate a metric not based on market share which when fairly applied showed an advantage for Windows over Unix. Nobody took me up on it, but frequent contributor "ShadeTree" suggested that Windows would win with metrics based...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Memory, Server, Larry Pedigo, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Intel christens Silverthorne as "Atom"
- Intel has officially announced its new branding for the "Silverthorne" processor and the "Menlow" platform. The Silverthorne processor will be called the "Intel Atom". The Menlow platform will be called "Intel Centrino Atom". The Intel Atom processor will be used in the Intel Centrino Atom platform. The new Atom logos...
- Tags: Anandtech, Intel Corp., Silverthorne, Atom Logo, Intel D201GLY2, Processors, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- Hey, I love you too, guy
- Here's a comment from not so frequent contributor "SO.CAL Guy": murph_z you should be the last person calling someone a zealot. your the biggest zealot on zdnet. your blog is near the bottom of the list for a reason. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Intel Xeon, Performance Management, Processors, Servers, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- WinHEC: Drivers, Home Server, Server 2008
- At WinHEC 2007, Bill Gates kicked off the keynote session and proclaimed that Windows Vista sold 40 million copies in the first 100 days which is twice as fast as Windows XP. That doesn't include all the coupons that were sold with new PCs during Christmas 2006 shopping season but...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, News, Servers, Storage
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit
- Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bitThe benefit will come."For home users, there's no real benefit of x64. Period."It will come. Software is always getting bigger as hardware advances, and we'll hit that 4 GB barrier sooner than you think. Already with Vista 1 GB is becoming...
- Tags: Network technology, PCI, Novell OpenSuse, X64, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-03-07
- Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit
- One of the more common questions I hear about Vista is which bit version of Windows Vista should one get. Do we go with x86 32 bit edition or x64 64 bit edition? Im going to try to clear that question up as best as I can and...
- Tags: Intel, Processors, AMD, Desktop, Hardware, Mobile/Wireless, Vista
- Blog posts 2007-03-07
- Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?
- Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?Betting the Farm on Barcelona?I blog about Oracle-related topics and am a keen Opteron fan, but I submit the following link to my Oracle/Barcelona related blog entries:http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/t/oracle-on-opteron-numa-etc/Answering a rhetorical question:"Does market share at the expense of profits really make sense?"Yes. Ask the Japanese car...
- Tags: Network technology, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Intel vs. AMD: Is the market share war worth it?
- Intel vs. AMD: Is the market share war worth it?Simple, a monopoly is better than a duopolyIf you happen to be in the monopply position. ;-)Intel's attempt...I think intel thinks that if they bring the chip price to the lowest price possible AMD will have to do the same and...
- Tags: Mice, Network technology, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific cases
- Depending on where Google or your favorite search engine takes you when youre looking for more information on Apples latest notebook MacBook offerings, youre likely to get a different opinion on whether its worth a looksie. What makes the latest round of MacBooks different (Ill refrain from using the word...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific cases
- Depending on where Google or your favorite search engine takes you when youre looking for more information on Apples latest notebook MacBook offerings, youre likely to get a different opinion on whether its worth a looksie. What makes the latest round of MacBooks different (Ill refrain from using the word...
- Tags: General, Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Berlind, Apple, Apples, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- Vista RC2 x64 'Ultimate' progress report
- This weekend I had a chance to install and review Windows Vista RC2 x64 Ultimate edition (x64 is the 64 bit extensions for 32 bit x86 computers based on modern AMD or Intel CPUs) on my main desktop computer. I had the urge to be brave and try the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Installing and Using MPICH, MPICH-GM, and MPICH-MX on Linux Systems
- MPICH was developed at the Argonne National Lab. MPI stands for Message Passing Interface, and the CH represents the CHameleon layer that was originally written for portability between systems. This paper discusses simple scripts to build and install MPI packages (MPICH, MPICH-GM, MPICH-MX) using PATHSCALE compilers on EM64T systems running...
- Tags: Compiler, Linux System, IBM Corp., Development Tools, Linux, Open Source, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-06-01
- IDF signals the beginning of a new era for Intel
- When Intel launched the P7 family of microprocessors six years ago using the NetBurst microarchitecture, it gambled on a long pipeline (initially 20 stages and later 31 stages) architecture in exchange for high clock rates. While many today are declaring the NetBurst obsolete and a failure, they're only half...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Pentium
- Blog posts 2006-03-10
- Analyst firm offers rosy view of Itanium
- Analyst firm offers rosy view of ItaniumI didn't realize that the Itanium sucked for so long.Man is that processor a Piece of Crap. Apparently Intel hasn't had a good design of the processor since the Pentium. The exception being the Pentium M.IDC = Itanium Defence Club!!!IDC said back...
- Tags: Processors, Intel Itanium, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Pentium M
- Discussion threads 2006-02-14
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