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- A comparison of quad-core server CPUs
- For anyone looking to buy a workstation or server CPU, quad-core CPUs have become mainstream. Therefore it's important to know what you're getting for the money so I've compiled a chart with general purpose computing performance using the SPEC CPU database with the highest scores as of December 28,...
- Tags: Quad-core, Memory Bandwidth, Server, Dual Processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Chip, TLB, SPECint, SPECfp, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- Bias is a wonderful thing
- When Theo de Raadt went public last week with comments about bugs in the Intel Core Duo I believed everything he said - and for two reasons:(1) he's the key developer for OpenBSD - the most security aware small systems Unix available - and therefore highly credible on...
- Tags: Media bias/incompetence, Linux, Hardware, General, Development, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
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- Reviews of the AMD Phenom X3 8750
- Following my post yesterday on the AMD Phenom X3s, you asked for some performance numbers on the X3 8750. Below is a roundup of reviews that have been posted in the past 24 hours. The verdict is mixed. The Phenom X3 is a nice upgrade for those...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Phenom X3, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- AMD releases new triple-core Phenoms
- As expected, AMD rounded out today its new line of triple-core Phenom processsors. The three new chips include the 2.4GHz Phenom X3 8750 ($195), 2.3GHz Phenom X3 8650 ($165), and the 2.1GHz Phenom X3 8450 ($145). The prices overlap with some of AMD's fastest Athlon dual-core...
- Tags: AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- The new, improved AMD Phenom
- As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- AMD Phenom X4 9850
- From a do-it-yourself perspective, we're mostly unimpressed with AMD's new 2.5GHz Phenom X4 9850 quad-core desktop processor. This $235 CPU comes in only $10 less than Intel's comparable quad-core chip, but with noticeably slower performance on almost every one of our tests. Even the new Phenom's unlocked multiplier, which enables...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, AMD Phenom, X4 9850, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom X4 9850, performance, Intel Corp., chip
- Product reviews 2008-03-27
- AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors
- [UPDATE: Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units? I've been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response. Me: "Scott, are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?" Scott: "No...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?
- Intel outlined plans to produce six-core chips in the fourth quarter. The move is that latest salvo in a game to out-core AMD on everything. AMD finally gets its quad-core chip out the door and Intel moves to six. The future looks like this: Four cores, six cores, eight cores,...
- Tags: Performance, Intel Itanium, Core, Intel Corp., Chip, Dunnington, Nehalem, Performance Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Worries about Intel, AMD demand abound
- Worries about Intel, AMD demand aboundamd weaknessis that they don't advertise as aggressively as Intel, you ask the average joe with no computer background if they have ever heard of Intel they will tell you "yes it's a computer" but if you ask about AMD they would have no idea...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, AMD-systems, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., motherboard, chipset
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Leaked Intel Nehalem performance projections over AMD Shanghai
- Leaked Intel Nehalem performance projections over AMD ShanghaiAMD is the top performerSorry dude, but the reality is that AMD chips perform a lot better than Intel chips at the same Hz.If you compare two CPUs at different speeds w/ different cash memory sizes, you are not comparing performance on the...
- Tags: Processors, Intel CPUS, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., WARF, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-02-24
- Leaked Intel Nehalem performance projections over AMD Shanghai
- It appears that the rumors about Intel's next major microprocessor "Nehalem" being a huge juggernaut may be true according to leaked documents from Sun Microsystems removed Sunday night. The slides appear to be inadvertently placed on Sun's publicly accessible website and "jokerman" posted the link on Aceshardware (thanks to tip...
- Tags: Performance, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-24
- Beware of flawed CPU efficiency study
- Update 2/22/2008 - I originally used the word "rigged" to describe Neal Nelson's study. My reasoning for using the word "rigged" was due to the fact that the test platforms used in Nelson's study painted an inaccurate picture. Nelson's study omitted two generations of Intel products while including...
- Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Neal Nelson, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-15
- Point & Figure Charts (zip)
- Point & Figure Charts, a stock analysis tool, accepts free market data source from opentick.com and any flat files in text, ASCII format. Point & Figure Chart is the premier feature: Point & Figure Charts, an interactive software can generate powerful charts to help user identify sell and buy signals....
- Tags: Stock, Analysis, Investment, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
- Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics
- Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphicsOh, that's right. I did forget. Thanks Adrian! ;)How come such a 'slow' drive? What? Only 10,000 rpm? ;)Seriously, spin that puppy up. Rock and Roll.I'll be waiting for a 65w Quad-Core...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Games, Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, 64-bit computing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom 9700, GPU, Radeon 3850, Hands-On, Radeon, chipset, graphics
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics
- A few days before Christmas I got my hands on an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9700-based system. Since my head was ringing to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at the time, and because I had troubles downloading a needed BIOS update, all this conspired to mean that I didn't really get...
- Tags: Platform, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, Crysis, Chipsets, Performance Management, Games, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- High-Bandwidth Address Translation for Multiple-Issue Processors
- In an effort to push the envelope of system performance, microprocessor designs are continually exploiting higher levels of instruction-level parallelism, resulting in increasing bandwidth demands on the address translation mechanism. Most current microprocessor designs meet this demand with a multi-ported TLB. While this design provides an excellent hit rate at...
- Tags: Design, Latency, Microprocessor, University Of Wisconsin-Madison, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-01-01
- All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidated
- All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidatedInvalidated on a technicalitynot on any actual problem with the results per se.Not that you'd ever take an opportunity to sling mud at AMD mind you...I have ONE word for SPEC's approach to handling this.OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUSOBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS OBNOXIOUS...
- Tags: Processors, SPEC.org, Intel Corp., therapy, Tom, obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxious obnoxiou, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SPEC CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-12-13
- All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidated
- As of today, all of AMD's Barcelona SPEC CPU results so far have just been invalidated and labeled "Not-Available" by SPEC due to violation of the 3-month availability clause. AMD is struggling with availability of its new quad-core "Barcelona" chips because of yield problems in manufacturing and the...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Processors, BIOS, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- In search of...AMD quad-core Opterons
- If you call an OEM today to get an AMD quad-core powered system, you're likely to get a pitch for an Intel system or an AMD dual-core chip. Why? Quad-core Opterons, those formerly known as Barcelona chips, are in short supply. The issue was...
- Tags: Processor, Quad-core, OEM, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Wasson, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- News to know: Yahoo new ad tool; iPhone diary; GPL3 final
- Notable headlines:New York Times: Universal in Dispute With Apple Over iTunes.Yahoo launches customizable ad tool.Image Gallery: Forum Nokia S60 applications.Dan Farber: U.S. healthcare industry: Google wants to protect you from Michael Moore's Sicko. Garett Rogers: Google monetizing negative press around healthcare? Google Health Advertising blog. Techmeme.iPhone coverage: Jason O'Grady: iPhone Diary...
- Tags: News to know, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
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