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Dempsey, woodcrest, and the G5 Mac: Dempsey, Woodcrest, and the G5 MacReger, your bias is showing.You know, often you have a valid point, but it's hard to take seriously when you do things like saying "InHell". Just makes you seem like a ranting basher and little else.*I* would not have picked AMD.While Murph points out...; Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Apple MacBook, MAC Pro, Apple Inc., Inhell, Woodcrest, hardware, chip, EPIC, Dell Computer Corp., performance; Discussion threads 2006-08-28
AMD dominates 4 and 8 socket at Linux World: AMD dominates 4 and 8 socket at Linux WorldIntel's fake quadcore is unsuitable for serverWoodcrest is a chip that has no place in the market.For massive clustered environment, people needs floating point performance and AMD's Opteron leads by 38% over Woodcrest in SpecFp_rate2000 (see SUN's press release).For transactional performance, you...; Tags: Processors, Core 2, Linux, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., quad-core, Woodcrest; Discussion threads 2006-08-17
IBM announces full AMD Opteron server line: IBM announces full AMD Opteron server lineIBM+Novell+AMD forms allianceSee videohttp://enterpriseevent.amd.com/amd_06e6/?cid=theinquirer&lang=enHad AMD NOT been around doing its OWN THINGusers would still be using NETBURB at 10GZh with their machines in the freezer for cooling ..."What you see today leverages AMD Opteron technology and marries it with IBM's Enterprise X Architecture," Whitney...; Tags: Processors, server, bank, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Opteron, Woodcrest, IBM Corp., Intel Itanium 2; Discussion threads 2006-08-01
Sun boots server with Niagara II chip: Sun boots server with Niagara II chipHow could punny SUN pull off a very radical chip insuch as short time and with the little resources they have, even though the behemoth Intel, to produce a decent processor (Itanimu-2) it took them Soooo Looooooongggg (like another looooomghhhhorrrrnnnnn nn n n ...)????...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Network technology, Processors, Woodcrest, chip, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM POWER6, T2, Linux Support; Discussion threads 2006-07-17
Chipmakers admit: Your power may vary: Chipmakers admit: Your power may varyFlops/Watt and IntOps/Watt ?`` Parsing the differencesBut TDP is somewhat unrealistic, in that servers and PCs aren't usually running anywhere near full bore for extended periods of time. "This is like going around your house and counting light bulbs to determine the monthly power bill,"...; Tags: Memory, Web browsers, Programming languages, Semiconductors, Processors, Woodcrest, Intel Corp., T_yx, DRAM, Microsoft Corp., Java, Web browser; Discussion threads 2006-06-09

Never mind Dempsey, here's the woodcrest numbers: Never mind Dempsey, here's the Woodcrest numbersIts up to the Software Developers - Java ShinesIt was only 10 years ago when folks who were concerned about the quality of software coding first layed out the API specification, language and virtual machine specification we know as Java.Java was developed in anticipation...; Tags: Programming languages, Processors, Plan-A, Intel Corp., Java, Woodcrest, multi-core, Dempsey, HP DL385; Discussion threads 2006-05-23
Initial Core benchmarks look dire for AMD: Initial Core benchmarks look dire for AMDThat would explain the Int-hell FUD I smell.After Skype, I've been casting a cautious eye on the little i. Now these "benchmarks" seem to cast even greater doubt over i's performance claims, especially when I compare the machines.Note how Int-hell's machine was made...; Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, NOW HERE, Intel Corp., Int-hell FUD, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Doper Duped Anand, Woodcrest, Conroe, chip; Discussion threads 2006-03-10

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Building a data center circa 2007: Building a data center circa 2007Misunderstanding about power trendsPower consumption is not increasing, certainly not in watts per mips, and not in nominal terms either. A 2004 vintage single-core Nocona Xeon consumed 103W TDP, vs. 65W for today's regular (not low-voltage) Woodcrest Xeon or 80W for tomorrow's quad-core Tigerton (50W...; Tags: Data centers, Storage, data center, power consumption; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?: AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?Talking Intel/AMD victory...is so subjective. If you look at Intel's desire - to be the only chip maker - AMD is victorious.If you look at solely IPS's then it's a toss up between INT and FP.I sell nothing but AMD. So...; Tags: Processors, Performance management, Penryn, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Clovertown, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
AMD posts blatantly deceptive benchmarks on Barcelona: AMD posts blatantly deceptive benchmarks on BarcelonaPlease double-check your facts......before making wild accusations. Those graphs have not been posted just now after they announced the launch frequencies of 2.0GHz, but have been available on AMDs web site for a long time. Just google for the url and you'll see that...; Tags: Processors, Investment, SPECint, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-04
AMD's Barcelona summer: AMD's Barcelona summerAMD shipping FUD in high volumePowerPoint slides are shipping in high volume. The latest Powerpoint stepping shows Barcelona nearly 60% faster than anything from Intel - ever! Tier 1 customers like Enquirer.Net are measuring remarkable benchmark results as follows:BS2007 - 1210Loopdaloop - 1320Hectormark - 10,000MultiplyThat - 1512Uselessmark...; Tags: Processors, POWERPOINT Slide, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor; Discussion threads 2007-05-08
Data center cooling: The bright side comes in 2011: Data center cooling: The bright side comes in 2011We are extremely inefficientThe tons of software companies pitch their new software package.. but.. it must run on a standalone server.... jeesh... We have a TON of servers here running one, two or three apps and use 5% of the processing power...; Tags: Data centers, Storage, Servers, Mainframes, Blade servers, Utility computing, Main Frame, data center, server, mainframe; Discussion threads 2007-04-27
AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in China: AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in ChinaI listened - Berlind was wrongBerlind said, "Forget about the quiet period. The quiet period doesn't matter."Yes it does. If Intel used old benchmarks when there was no reason they could have used more current ones, they were lying. If AMD...; Tags: Processors, SEC, quad-core, Clovertown, IBM Corp., clock speed, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HPC, Intel Corp., John Fruehe; Discussion threads 2007-04-05
Apple release octo-core Mac Pro: Although it was expected to take a bow at next weeks National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas (NAB) Apple took the wraps off the new 8-core Mac Pro a few days early.Appearing this morning on Apple.com was the refresh of the companys most powerful desktop class computer, the...; Tags: MacPro, Hardware, Apple, Announcement; Blog posts 2007-04-04
AMD's no angel, but Intel's public usage of benchmark data is feloniously misleading: AMD's no angel, but Intel's public usage of benchmark data is feloniously misleadingIntel pulled an "evolution of man" chartIt looks like Intel was doing the same thing that they did with that famous Time/Life chart showing the evolution of man. There, though, they made a picture that looked like...; Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., benchmarking, chip; Discussion threads 2007-03-16
Octo-core Mac Pro leaked on Apple UK store: The Apple UK Store accidentally posted a graphic that suggests that new 8-Core Mac Pros are coming soon according to MacRumors. When searching for "Mac" in the Apple UK Store, the listing for the Mac Pro said: "Now quad-core or 8-core processing power. Configure yours today." The graphic...; Tags: Processors, MAC Pro, Apple UK Store, Apple UK, Intel Xeon; Blog posts 2007-03-13
Intel rides the datacenter build out wave: Intel is more than making up for slower sales of enterprise servers due to consolidation and virtualization by selling processors, such as the Xeon 5100 (Woodcrest) and 5300 (Clovertown) series, for large-scale datacenters built by leading Internet portals. "In the last three months we have shipped more product into this...; Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Datacenter, AMD, Intel, virtualization; Blog posts 2007-02-28
Reading the Times - about Intel: Reading the Times - about IntelGiga-hurts[i]Now, in reality, Intel concentrated on selling megahertz, not processing performance - a 3.0Ghz dual core "woodcrest" is a blinding 18% faster than its 2Ghz counterpart - more comparisons here - but the really important point everyone missed is that Intel's announcement was about manufacturing,...; Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, G4 iMac, Intel Corp., Apple PowerBook, clock speed; Discussion threads 2007-02-06
Reading the Times - about Intel: As regular readers know, Im both fascinated and frustrated by the extent to which the main stream press misinforms our bosses -the non technical people who ultimately make most of the strategic technology decisions in the organizations we work for. The media reaction to last weeks announcements from...; Tags: Intel Corp., transistor; Blog posts 2007-02-06
AMD's other quad core: AMD's other quad coreCompetition is good...Better performance, lower cost. The winner is us. Keep up the great work AMD and Intel. for my next build I wanna 8 core cpu that can support 64gb of ram and I'm willing to pay .... $50.AMD can do whattever they...; Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., dime, manufacturing flexibility, quad-core; Discussion threads 2007-01-26