I can see the Seti folks getting all excited foir this puppy.
Jerry
Dual CPU and Dual core running 4 copies of SETI doing more work per day than my current 4 machines (2 of which are dual CPU). I'm waiting for it.
Here is a
link to
some more info on intel's dual core and little on AMDs.
Officially branded as the Pentium D, CPU codenamed Smithfield is 3.2 GHz CPU times two. You will end up with 3.2 GHz versus an existing 3.8 GHz single core CPU. We learned that existing single core CPUs, such as 570 and 670, both clocked at 3.8 GHz might end up much faster for current games and benchmarks.
The second problem comes for Intel's Extreme Edition, again clocked at 3.2GHz, but a dual core with its FSB down clocked to 800 MHz that has to compete against FSB 1066MHz 3.73GHz CPU.
It's going to be nasty but dual core is the path that Intel and AMD have both chosen. It may be difficult for the chip firms to explain why those CPUs are actually slower in games but for most of the other applications dual core CPUs are the right thing, and will boost multithreading applications big time. AMD, on the other hand, might not face such a big problem as it will start at 2.4GHz with its dual core chips which is the shipping speed of its flagship 4000+ now.
AMD has the advantage right now because Intel is running close to the thermal limits on their P4 and the Athlon64 still has headroom. I suspect that the onboard memory controller helps keep that frontside bus speed up unlike on the dual core P4 design. Also the A64 was designed as a multicore chip (yes multi not dual or single), the Hyper transport links work internally between CPUs on the same die as well as to the motherboard. The Pentium 4 and Pentium M are having the 2nd core added to a design that was never intended for that configuration.. One claim that I have seen repeatedly is that dual core AMD CPUs
should work in current motherboards but dual core Intels will need new motherboards due to power and cooling requirements.
The dual core Athlon FX ought to eat the dual core Pentium 4 EE for lunch on games.
There is one thing that Intel is doing that AMD would be hard put to match.
LinkCHIP GIANT Intel - which could probably make a decent job of writing an OS if it had the will to do so - has started a major push for dealers, promoting the Linux operating system on the desktop.
Intel's Quick Start Kit for Linux allows its channel partners to design, to build and to sell machines using the OS. The kit will include device drivers, so called value added tools nd marketing stuff.
Intel can do it better because they are the major source of motherboard chipsets for Pentium 4s. They also don't have to worry about Microsoft dropping support for Intel chips whereas AMD does have to worry about Microsoft dropping support for them if annoyed.
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