AMD vs Intel [Was:Re:OT: PIII vs Celeron]

[Ansar Mohammed]

This article provides some good reading on the subject. 

http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/mainboard/ddr2-yorkfield-phenom-page1.ht
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Lennart
> Sorensen
> Sent: June 4, 2008 12:26 PM
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel [Was:Re: [TLUG]: OT: PIII vs Celeron]
> 
> On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 12:16:25PM -0400, Ansar Mohammed wrote:
> > The AMD multi core architecture is more suited to memory intensive
> > applications because of known bottlenecks in Intel's memory
> controller.
> 
> I would say that is wrong.
> 
> AMD's architecture is more suitable for multi socket systems than
> intel's.  Each socket in an AMD includes a memory controller.  Intel
> has
> only one memory controller for the whole system for now.
> 
> A quad core single socket AMD versus a quad core single socket intel
> doesn't make any real difference in most cases.  Performance wise the
> intel is quite a bit faster, even though for very highly memory
> intensive work, the AMD might have an advantage, as long as it involves
> lots of data moving between cores, rather than to and from system
> memory.
> 
> There is the difference that the AMD quad core has full core to core
> communication through the crossbar, while the intel has communications
> within each pair of cores, but communication between the pairs goes
> over
> the FSB or at least has to go through some cache.
> 
> I really hope AMD can mange to soon have a CPU that outperforms the
> Core
> 2 architecture.  It's sad to see them being trampled by intel again
> after the great work on the K7 and K8 architectures, while intel fooled
> around with their stupid netburst.  Given intel is coming with their
> new
> interconnect sometime soon, AMD better do something before intel takes
> away their last few advantages.
> 
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