On CNET: Facebook nixes banner ads
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet

September 12th, 2007

AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?

Posted by George Ou @ 12:24 pm

Categories: AMD, Energy efficiency - green, Hardware, Intel, News, Processors, Servers, Virtualization

Tags: Performance, Quad-core, Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Analysis, Intel Corp., SPECint_rate2006, SPECjbb2005, FBDIMM, Scott Wasson

SPEC CPU 2006: Intel Clovertown, Tigerton and AMD Barcelona

The charts below were compiled from official SPEC.org published results as of September 12 2007 with the lone exception of the IBM results.  They are virtually identical to the Barcelona results I extrapolated from the leaked slides sent to me last Friday.  AMD has implied that their 2350 score may now be a few tenth of a point higher on SPECint_rate2006 but I don’t know exactly how much and it’s such a small delta that I’ll wait until the official results get published.

<Next page - Pros and cons of AMD and Intel architecture>

Pages: 1 2 3 4

George Ou is Technical Director of ZDNet. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 71 Talkback(s)
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?
I agree. I just got an HP with a "supposed" blazing fast quad processor that can barley keep up with vist!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: tylerkastl@... Posted on: 09/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Are you talking "on-Paper" or "In Reality" ?  BitTwiddler | 09/12/07
All numbers I cite are published on spec.org  georgeou | 09/12/07
Spec.org only useful for marketing  Uber Dweeb | 09/13/07
George on SPECjjb2005  halbhh2@... | 09/12/07
Never claimed both ways  georgeou | 09/12/07
He also asks us to disregard existing benchmarks  CFKane | 09/12/07
Neither AnandTech or TechReport are claiming official SPEC results  georgeou | 09/12/07
They're still claiming comparativeness  CFKane | 09/13/07
When published spec scores are available, that's what people go with  georgeou | 09/13/07
You're contradicting yourself  CFKane | 09/13/07
Same reply to you as always  georgeou | 09/13/07
And now you're ridiculing yourself  CFKane | 09/13/07
Give your readers a break  CFKane | 09/12/07
Don't worry about me  georgeou | 09/12/07
George, your reply is strange.  nizuse | 09/12/07
give George a break  patibulo | 09/13/07
why are some of you guys such ********  pcguy777 | 09/13/07
His Crayon Broke.  Bozzer | 09/13/07
why a graph?  patibulo | 09/13/07
As an example  CFKane | 09/13/07
That graph is clearly symbolic  georgeou | 09/13/07
This is all old news. Barcelona is not...  bjbrock | 09/12/07
Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/07
Then what?  jasonp@... | 09/14/07
AMD's performance claims  CFKane | 09/12/07
2360SE is an engineering part. It's not available.  georgeou | 09/12/07
Like I said  CFKane | 09/13/07
Again, AMD got caught in JULY passing these outdated results  georgeou | 09/13/07
Like I said  CFKane | 09/13/07
That was the most pathetic comment I've ever heard.  georgeou | 09/13/07
This is what it's all about  CFKane | 09/13/07
No, you're done  georgeou | 09/13/07
Classic Ou "argument style"  Robert Crocker | 09/13/07
I've seen that many times  CFKane | 09/13/07
Furthermore...  thx-1138_@... | 09/13/07
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  kyuutoo | 09/12/07
Until CSI is out, Intel will underperform  Dr-T | 09/12/07
Interesting observation  dberlind | 09/13/07
It's one advantage, but it comes at a price  georgeou | 09/13/07
There's performance...  jasonp@... | 09/14/07
And despite the memory handicap, they're still kicking AMD's can all over t  georgeou | 09/13/07
"kicking AMD's can all over"  BaneOfWilbur | 09/13/07
I give credit where credit is due  georgeou | 09/13/07
You sounded like an Intel evangalist...  jasonp@... | 09/14/07
RE: So now AnandTech isnt good enough for you  BaneOfWilbur | 09/12/07
Yep  nizuse | 09/12/07
When did I say AnandTech isn't good enough?  georgeou | 09/12/07
Your comment above  BaneOfWilbur | 09/13/07
I'll take SPEC over AnandTech or any independent site any day  georgeou | 09/13/07
Yes, it's that but a bit more  jay_tcb | 09/12/07
This blog cites pros and cons of both Intel and AMD  georgeou | 09/12/07
AMD: Back in the Lead Again  kyron.gustafson@... | 09/13/07
They're not back in the lead on performance  georgeou | 09/13/07
Whatever happened to TPC-C, SAP, TPC, etc...  thetruthhurts | 09/13/07
There were no SAP, TPC, SPECweb, SPECjbb benchmarks on those slides  georgeou | 09/13/07
Some errors  zpdixon42 | 09/12/07
That was rounding error due to AMD only giving two significant figures  georgeou | 09/13/07
They'll eventually make a comeback  CobraA1 | 09/13/07
Intel Fanboy  wizardb@... | 09/13/07
Stop CPU comparisons. Give us a break.  The Rationalist | 09/13/07
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  john_wade_91@... | 09/13/07
Still impressed with AMD  ffarg.cram@... | 09/13/07
Same for me.  Grayson Peddie | 09/13/07
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  ceh4702 | 09/13/07
Message has been deleted.  thx-1138_@... | 09/13/07
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  chwalters76 | 09/13/07
Thanks, as I suspected  georgeou | 09/13/07
I guess a step in the right direction is not good enough anymore?  Narg | 09/13/07
I only got through the first page, here's my comment.  Bill F. | 09/14/07
LOL  AMD OPTERON | 09/14/07
RE: AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?  tylerkastl@... | 09/16/07

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Click Here
advertisement

Recent Entries

Top Rated

    advertisement

    Archives

    ZDNet Blogs

    White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

    SmartPlanet

    Click Here