Man O man,
This is some funny stuff coming out in a rage.
People forget to look at things from a systems point of view.
Clocks are better, no big cache is better, no Hypertransport is better, no the on board memory controller is better.
You are all right when looking at things from a systems perspective. The AMD X2s performed well because of many of its features integrated into a SPECIFIC architecture.
The Core 2 Duo works well because of its feature also integrated into its SPECIFIC architecture.
Design decisions are made at a system level not as an individual component (or at least they should be).
Each component designed to compliment the next upstream/downstream component.
Clocks are better, no big cache is better, no Hypertransport is better, no the on board memory controller is better.
Cache adds latency, and we've all seen Intels P4 EE
HTT is good, doesnt make the cpu good (Pentium M @ 2.5 takes a A64 @ 2.6 (4000+) in games etc)
Onboard Memory Controller is good, doesnt make the cpu good either
similar deal with Intels ageing fsb - it looks crap with a P4, but P6 tech and conroe on it makes it look... less... bad, intels yet to use AMDs tricks.
where are the benchmarks to support this?
if clocks were better then why is intel dropping them way down? if cache causes latency and more is not better then why do they "waste" die space with it? on board memcontroll er takes a whole lot of load off the chipset, and runs the ram more efficiently (less watts)(downside is ddr2 which has funny clockspeeds). Hyper transport is an advanced bridge that was desiged for amds dual core processors. It links both cores at a nearly lossless speed. It functions also as a PCI-e AGP bridge with the rest of the computer. It is, in simple terms, a high bandwidth, igh efficiency Front Side Bus (AMDs (k8) do not have an FSB, they have a memclock which is standard at 200mhz).
FFS THEY ARE DROPPING THEM DOWN AND NOW THERE MORE EFFICENT THEN AMDS CLOCK FOR CLOCK (MORE PERFORMANCE AT LOWER SPEEDS) AND THERE ALSO CAPABLE OF HIGH CLOCKS THAT AMD CANT GET.
Geez
Cache amount and latency and so on - Xeon and original P4-EE benchmarks (with L3 cache) - take a look at em.
What apps? When you play games they are even in 3dmark yonah wins but in mem apps k8 wins they trade blows like the x1800xt and the 7900gt.
Yonah vs A64, same cache and speed, there even and far better off then the P4, its a mobile chip taking on everything.
Pentium M @ 2.5ghz beats a A64 FX @ 2.6ghz
This isnt the first - A Tualatin from years ago was quicker then the AMD (1.26 vs 1.4 AMD).
P6 tech has always owned.
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