Intel Accelerates Nehalem Launch

[gto127]

AMD must have something up there sleeve for Intel to rush out these Processors. There is no other logical reason for them to launch early unless they feel threatened. Think about it- Intel has had a comfortable lead for awhile now. It doesn't make marketing sense to launch a new product when what you have out now is good enough to beat the competition. It will be interesting to see what happens. Could we be witnessing a change of power again?

 

[apache_lives]

[citation][nom]elbert[/nom]Well apache_lives if you look back at the first benchmarks for phenom the same programs were used to show gains. Using these benchmarks the 9950BE phenom would show some great result. The single core test tho was the problem for phenom. In ending 2% is 2% no matter the suger coating. Reading that second quote I wonder why intel's IMC doesn't get the 20% amd does.[/citation]

Why? Intel has a vastly superior core and cache design, and AMD came from a limited 3.2gb/s max for the higher end FSB400 version cpus (K7) to the k8 HTT design which made the IMC independant, and the fsb allowing 10+ gb/s.

If you ask that question, then may i ask why AMD cant jump 30+ % clock for clock performance every overhaul like intel? same sort of question, yes? P4 -> Core2 = more then 30% jump clock for clock, now we see this with again 30% clock for clock, simple.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd,685-25.html - when the first A64's were released, pathetic gains overall (if you compare it to core2 and nehalem's pre benchmarks), but a step in the right direction for a new architecture.

 

[JerryC]

The question I have to ask myself is, why are they moving the time table forward? Is AMD about to drop a bomb and intel knows it? What is it thats forcing them to release early?