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I've had pretty good experiences with the three processors I purchased: the AMD PII X3 720 Black Edition, the AMD PII X4 965 Black Edition, and the Intel i5 750. I also had good experiences with the three graphic cards I purchased: an ATI HD 4650, and two ATI HD 5770's. I liked the three cases and the three power supplies. I would have no trouble recommending any of these. I have confirmed that

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My previous i5-750 processor turned out to be defective. I sent the chip back to NewEgg and got a prompt replacement. The new processor works much better and well within Intel's specs. With a properly working processor, it is much easier to see the typical i5/i7 behavior when overclocking. It makes an interesting comparison with AMD. Both Intel and AMD processors are unstable when the voltage is

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I sent my i5-750 processor back to NewEgg last Saturday. I sent it Priority Mail with Insurance and Confirmation. It arrived in Whittier, CA and was accepted by NewEgg yesterday. Hopefully, I'll have a new one in about three days. Since none of the test data for the i5 was worth anything, I'll just go over my general impressions so far. Processor and heatsink retention. AMD processors have pins

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After a suggestion from rge (who was involved with RealTemp), I decided I would try a number of variations on the tests. The results however are all the same as my earlier tests. I ran tests with a number of variations: with OCCT, both the CPU test (which is basically Prime95) and Linpack (which is similar to Intel's Burn Test). If you have only 4 GB's and use just a fraction of the memory the

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After more testing I've come to the conclusion that I have a bad chip. These are screenshots from my last test which I think is pretty conclusive. You can click on the images to see the full size. This is the beginning of the test. Everything is normal here. The voltage and clock frequency are at normal values. This should be an easy test for the i5-750. I also included the Windows CPU Meter,

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I don't think these tests were representative; I think the chip is bad. Below is the original article. I'll have to do a new one after I get the replacement chip. ****************************** I could not get the processor to pass an OCCT Linpack test at 2.9 Ghz. The problem is that the processor heats up quickly to over 72.7 C which is the chip limit. But, when you reduce voltage, the

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I now have my Intel i5-750 system up and running. This is the progress so far. I have three very good processors to compare. I started with a three cored AMD X3 720 in my CoolerMaster Storm Sniper case with an Asus motherboard with AMD 785 chipset and 8 GB's of OCZ AMD gold edition memory (4 x 2 GB's). I never bothered changing to a third party cooler because the stock unit was adequate. I ran

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This is rundown of the stock coolers for the Intel i5 and AMD Phenom II processors that I have along with third party coolers. Click to enlarge any of the following images. On the left is the stock cooler for the Intel i5-750. On the right is the stock cooler for the AMD Phenom II X3 720. The Intel cooler weighs 250 grams while the AMD cooler weighs 280 grams. The Intel cooler has a larger

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I've seen reviews of AMD's Phenom II and Intel's Nehalem. These reviews have varied a lot in quality but none have really provided comprehensive results. It's time to find out. I originally bought an AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition. Mainly I did this to have something to try out while I was deciding what quad core to buy. The 955 BE looked pretty good. The 965 had a higher base clock but was

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I've done a fair amount of testing with my X3 720 Black Edition. My results should be more typical since I'm using the stock heatsink and fan As I mentioned in my last article people who like Intel's new i5 and i7 processors could argue that the increased wear caused by heat stress doesn't matter because they'll scrap their system in three years anyway. At least, I assume that is what they would

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Even with the stock HSF, AMD's Phenom II X3 720 is a nice overclocker.Case - Cooler Master Storm SniperPower Supply - Corsair Professional series 850 wattsMotherboard - Asus M4A785TD-V EVOBIOS 4.10Processor - Phenom II X3 720 BE, stock HSFBus, 200 * 17 = 3.4 Ghz, auto voltageNB, 200 * 12 = 2.4 Ghz, auto voltageMemory - OCZ AMD Gold Edition, 4 DIMMs, UngangedTotal, 4 * 2 GB = 8 GB'sClock, 667 Mhz,

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I waited to get enough spare money and then waited because of rumors of the 3.4 Ghz Phenom II 965. So, I decided to stop waiting and put together an interim system.I didn't really care for the wattage bump on Phenom II 965 to 140 watts. I figure that AMD will probably release a new one at 125 watts like they did with Phenom so I'll wait for that one before getting a quad core. I did briefly

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I came across an Anandtech Notebook Review by Jarred Walton that claims to objectively compare low end examples powered by AMD and Intel processors. The reality seems to be otherwise.I use an AMD notebook everyday. Mine is an older HP Pavillion with a 2.0Ghz Mobile Athlon 64 processor. It has a 15.4" display that can do 1280 x 800. I also have a very similar HP Pavillion Centrino system with a

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I need to say something first. I haven't done a new post for awhile. This was primarily because I was waiting for some spare money. Lately I had a few other reasons. My internet connection kept dropping and would stay down, but a cable technician failed to find anything wrong. So, on Father's Day I didn't get online until later in the evening. However when I finally did get online I sent a

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I've been looking over the example systems at Anandtech. For the most part they do make reasonable choices. However, sometimes they betray definite biases in either choice of processor or their desire for overclocking instead of practicality.Some things just naturally divide into sections, like oranges for example. But computer systems like most things take a bit more effort. However, there are a

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Finally, information is arriving on Phenom II (Shanghai) versus Penryn and i7 (Nehalem). It's time to start thinking about a new desktop.Generally when I buy a new system I end up getting something 3X more powerful than my old system. However, the last time I bought a new computer I wanted a notebook so I ended up getting a desktop replacement system with a 2.0Ghz mobile Athlon 64 which is only

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I'm still waiting on information about Penryn, Nehalem, and Shanghai for a desktop system. However, things couldn't be clearer for notebooks.Back in 2006, Intel's Centrino platform had everything . . . except graphics. Even older games and graphic applications would bring a Centrino with its weak G965 graphics to its knees. More recently, Intel began pushing its Centrino 2 platform promising that

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I should have some spare money by the end of January and plan to buy a new computer. However, like most people I am still waiting on comparisons between AMD's 45nm Shanghai and Intel's new Nehalem. The silence is deafening.Reports trickle in from places like XtremeSystems Forums and other scattered locations of people doing freelance testing on Shanghai. The suggestions are pretty good for AMD.

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In my last article I talked about trying to decide on a new computer system. My current plan is to put something together after I see how much difference Bloomfield and Deneb make. Information would be nice.People keep asking me what is wrong with Anandtech's reviews. In all honesty I would love for Anandtech's reviews to be helpful and solid because this is not an easy time to be looking for a

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I'll probably buy a new computer within a few months. Since I'm not likely to buy another one for two or three years this is a difficult decision and I've begun the long process of figuring out what to buy.I suppose shopping for a PC is never a truly easy task but it seems that right now this task has become twice as hard. I think Tom's Hardware Guide said it well:If you already have a Core 2

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I've had people complain that I've been too tough on Anand but in all honesty Anandtech is not the only website playing fast and loose with reviews.Anand has made a lot of mistakes lately that he has had to correct. But, aside from mistakes Anand clearly favors Intel. This is not hard to see. Go to the Anandtech home page and there on the left just below the word "Galleries" is a hot button to

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Anandtech's latest review, AMD's Phenom X4 9950, 9350e and 9150e: Lower Prices, Voltage Tricks and Strange Behavior shows a lot more about Anand's ability as a tester than anything about AMD's hardware.My older brother used to work on aircraft avionics on the weekends while he was going to college at Purdue. Theoretically he was one of the junior technicians at the small, commuter airline.

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AMD's newest graphics card has definitely sent shock waves rolling across the graphics landscape.It is clear from reviews such as Anandtech's The Radeon HD 4850 & 4870: AMD Wins at $199 and $299 that AMD is doing much better in terms of graphics. To be clear, nVidia's GT 280 is still at the top but HD 4870 has managed to surpass GT 260 to take second place. Now, with performance midway between

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Chico Marx had a great line in Duck Soup where he asked, "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?" Apparently Intel is now asking the same question.Intel has on its website some graphs purporting to show "breakthrough performance and energy efficiency" for Intel 7300 Xeon in virtualization. These are the vConsolidate benchmarks one of which uses VMware. Intel's graph at 2.01 towers

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AMD has two Analyst Days each year for the past three years. Apparently this year will be different.2007: Technology Analyst Day - July 26; Financial Analyst Day - December 13 2006: Technology Analyst Day - June 1; Financial Analyst Day - December 14 2005: Technology Analyst Day - June 10; Financial Analyst Day - November 9If you look at AMD's current schedule you'll notice something peculiar

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Hopefully in the Nehalem preview Anand is telling the truth when he says that it was done without Intel's knowledge because Anandtech fumbled badly with this introduction. Clearly Anand is not someone to trust to carry your fine crystal.June 5, 2008Taken at face value the above scores show an impressive 21% increase in speed for Nehalem.April 23, 2008However, note that while the Q6600 score goes

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Intel's lead remains clear just as much as what steps AMD might take to become profitable again remain a mystery. The layoffs might manage $25 Million a quarter while reducing capital expenditure might be good for another $100 Million but this is a long way from the $500 Million that AMD talked about.Lately, I've been comparing Intel's and AMD's processors. A couple of things are noticeable. SOI

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Although Hector Ruiz mentioned the term Asset Smart at the Q1 2008 Earnings Report he avoided explaining what it meant. There has been a lot of speculation in this vacuum but all of it that I have seen has been wrong. Most theories seem to focus on either the idea of selling all or part of a FAB to raise cash or on the idea of making graphic products at Dresden. It is actually something quite

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Amid AMD's torrent of bad news: the exit of Phil Hester, the reduced estimates for Q1 Earnings, and the announced 10% layoffs we can at least give AMD a small amount of praise for getting the B3 stepping out the door. It's a small step on a long road.We can finally settle the question of whether AMD's 65nm process is broken. AMD's fastest 65 watt, 90nm K8 runs 2.6Ghz while the fastest 65 watt,

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AMD's K8 has been trailing C2D for the past 18 months. Making things worse, AMD has stumbled a bit with its K10 launch while Intel's Penryn seems to be on schedule. It is somewhat surprising then to discover that Intel's Nahelem and AMD's Shanghai are so similar.Both are quad core, both use L3 cache, and both use a point to point interface (QuickPath for Intel and HyperTransport for AMD). And,

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Intel is still moving along about the same as it has been making slow, incremental progress from the time that C2D was launched in 2006. It is clear that the increase in speed from Penryn doesn't match the early Intel hype but nevertheless any increase in speed is just that much more that it is faster than AMD. Likewise the tiny speed increases from 3.0 Ghz to 3.16 Ghz (quad core) and 3.4Ghz (

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Much like wearing Prada, it has become fashionable to attack AMD. Often it seems that web authors say negative things less because there is any valid reason and more because they simply want to be part of the crowd. A good example of this type of trash journalism is this Extreme Tech piece by Joel Durham. Durham and many others suggest that the evidence is everywhere that AMD became lazy and

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AMD's recent performance has been a study in disappointment. Earlier, SSE 5 and microbuffered memory had looked so promising for 2009. Now, it appears that these may not arrive even in 2010. Consecutive quarterly losses, low clocks, and the TLB bug have added to AMD's pain. In contrast Intel has rebuilt its revenues, upgraded C2D to the G0 stepping and delivered the 4-way capable Caneland

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It has been a long, long wait for proper testing on K10. The previous hasty reviews generally showed K10 doing poorly with user applications and pretty well with server applications. Unfortunately, there never seemed to be enough information to determine if K10 were working properly or contained some serious design flaw. With the update review at Legit Reviews we now have at least some

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AMD's current position is frustrating at best. Although AMD seems to have gotten its ATI offerings in order, its K10 offerings lag expectations in almost every way.AMD's previous 65nm ATI 29xx GPU offerings looked a bit dismal compared to nVidia's. The high power draw and low performance justified more than one lukewarm review. The best ATI product, HD 2900XT, was only close to the nVidia 8800GT

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There has been a lot of talk lately suggesting that Intel is way ahead of AMD because of superior R&D procedures. Some of the ideas involved are rather intriguing so it's probably worth taking a closer look.You have to take things with a grain of salt. For example, there are people who insist that it wouldn't matter if AMD went bankrupt because Intel would do its very best to provide fast and

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With AMD's Q3 Earnings information added to Intel's we can see that Intel is doing quite well while AMD is still struggling. Nevertheless the announcements have dispelled many rumors that have followed the two over the course of this year.Intel's revenues and margins are up this quarter and it is obviously doing well. In contrast AMD lost $400 Million and has much lower margins. One could be

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We seem to be trapped in the Doldrums lately, waiting. We wait for faster clocks and desktop versions of K10 from AMD and 45nm desktop chips from Intel. We wait to find out just how things really stack up.I'm familiar with the changes in architecture between K8 and K10. These changes are quite good but, strangely, we haven't seen this reflected in the Barcelona reviews. We are well past the point

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It looks like both AMD and Intel have been as forthcoming as they are likely to be for awhile about their long range plans. The most significant items however have little to do with clock speeds or process size.The two most significant developments have without doubt been SSE5 and motherboard buffered DIMM access. AMD has already announced its plan to handle motherboard buffered DIMMs with G3MX.

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I can't recall the last time that there was so much controversy surrounding the launch of a new product nor can I recall the last time that testing was so poor and analysis so far off the mark. Barcelona launches amid a flurry of conflicting praise and criticism. The problem right now is that many ascribe the positive portrayals of Barcelona to simple acceptance of AMD slide shows and press

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K10 can be summed up pretty simply based on the benchmarks in reviews that popped up like mushrooms just after midnight Monday, September 10th as AMD's NDA expired. A 2.0Ghz Barcelona seems to be equal to a 2.33Ghz Clovertown. And, since Penryn is only showing a 5% increase in speed, this should make a 2.0Ghz Barcelona equal to a 2.2Ghz Penryn. Since AMD has promised 2.5Ghz in Q4 this should

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2007 is far from over but it seems that lately people prefer to talk about 2008. Perhaps this is because AMD is unlikely to get above 2.5Ghz with K10 and Penryn will only have a low volume of about 3%. I suppose this is not a lot to get excited about. So, we are encouraged to cast our gaze forward but what we see is not what we might expect.AMD's server chip volume has dropped considerably since

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Amid all the rumblings and rumors there signs of fundamental differences between this year and last. In almost every aspect of processors AMD and Intel have swapped places. This has left a virtual vacuum of analogy for AMD and Intel supporters alike since both are reluctant to compare their favorite to the competition. The situation today is not exactly the same but some comparisons do provide a

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AMD trailed Intel's 65nm process by ten months in 2006 but the recent speed of conversion at FAB 36 has been impressive. Likewise, the announcement of only 2.0Ghz for Barcelona's release this quarter was disappointing. However, Fuad's article shows normal improvement for Barcelona with each stepping. This is good news because moving forward is really AMD's only option.The microprocessor volume

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Since Intel began talking about Penryn we've had a lot of rumors and speculation about K10. With live demonstrations from Intel and no information from AMD, I suppose it is only reasonable to expect rumors to pop up like so many mushrooms. Now that AMD has finally spoken though we can assign most of these to the trashcan. This Technology Analysts Day was different from the one last year. This one

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Looking at the earnings, I'm reminded of the movie "Regarding Henry" where Henry gets shot in the head and is in a coma. The doctor then tells Henry's wife that if you have to get shot in the head that the place where Henry got hit is the best place. Similarly with AMD, I suppose that they had to lose $600 Million in one quarter that this was the best way to do it. Athough the amount of the loss

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More than year ago everyone was talking about Core 2 Duo's from Intel that would clock to 3.2 and even 3.33Ghz in 2006. However, these speeds have never been released. And, rather than asking why, not a single review site has mentioned it. The common pretense today seems to be that Intel never claimed that it would top 3.0Ghz in 2006 which, of course, it did.It isn't hard at all to find evidence

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Another blogger has started making a list of incorrect, unclear or just plain goofy things I've said. The only problem I can see is that I doubt he has allowed enough space.I suppose it is a compliment to think that anyone would care enough about things I've said to bother compiling a list of mistakes. I recall when Dr. Asimov said that he had made so many logical errors in his Foundation series

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AMD officially announced when K10 would be released and gave a small interview to IDG. I would have to say that the news is mixed. Let's look at what this announcement means.The details directly from the AMD Corporate Virtual Pressroom are pretty straightforward:AMD expects that the processors will begin shipping for revenue in August 2007, with systems from AMD platform partners beginning to

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At the same time that people on the web are insisting that AMD is spinning its statements to cover up failures with K10, I've seen many of these same people frantically spinning the news in the opposite direction by interpreting any snippet of information in the worst possible way against AMD. If there are indeed cyclonic and anti-cyclonic forces at work then perhaps somewhere in the center we

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I showed in my last article that bankruptcy for AMD is unlikely in 2007. I also showed that benchmark code should use the PGI compiler since it is faster for Intel as well. But, let's concentrate just on where AMD is and where it needs to be.AMD's luck has not been good lately. They've seen a sharp drop in revenue in Q1 that will probably be matched in Q2 and that will almost certainly make three

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AMD's Q1 2007 results were certainly disappointing. This has caused the rumors about bankruptcy for AMD to start popping up like mushrooms. Beyond bankruptcy there is the question of AMD's Q1 sales and after that there is the question of outlook for the rest of 2007 and into 2008. Time to dig in.The simplest way to handle the question of bankruptcy is to look at AMD's history and assume that AMD

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In my last two articles I argued both sides of the Intel/AMD aisle to get a measure of the people who comment. With that perspective in hand it's time to get back to real posting. I'm going to look in detail at X86 development over the past twenty years to see how we got here and where we can go.AMD has a very noticeable four year develop cycle. AMD released the RISC 29050 processor in 1990. AMD

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I constantly get accused of being slanted/biased/pro/fan in favor of AMD. So, I'm going to try to see the world through the eyes of an unabashed AMD enthusiast. This is not an easy point of view to maintain though because Common Sense keeps getting in the way.Intel is an evil company!CS: There is no doubt that Intel has taken advantage of market conditions and even stepped a bit over legal

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I constantly get accused of being slanted/biased/pro/fan in favor of AMD. So, I'm going to try to see the world through the eyes of an unabashed Intel enthusiast. This is not an easy point of view to maintain though because Common Sense keeps getting in the way.It's so wonderful to be able to rely on a manufacturer with so much volume capacity and a steady production supply.CS: AMD is now making

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AMD has released a few hints about K10 (Barcelona). This has left people like Ed Stoligo and George Ou wailing and waving their arms trying to figure out what the numbers mean. The shrieking from Mr. Ou has been particularly shrill as he desperately tries to rationalize his belief that Intel will stay in the lead. Unfortunately, what George doesn't seem to realize is that these numbers are

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Although Core 2 Duo has been impressive since its introduction last year, a veil of secrecy has remained in place which has prevented a true understanding of the chip's capabilities. This has been reminiscent of The Wizard Of Oz with analysts and enthusiasts insisting we ignore what's behind the curtain. However, we can now see that some of C2D's prowess is just as imaginary as the giant flaming

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I've been surprised to see so many analysts and board posters criticize AMD's purchase of ATI. Every time I've read this I've wondered what other option they thought would have been better. But, not one article by any these supposedly knowledgeable analysts has included any real alternative. My eventual conclusion was that most people, analysts included, don't understand the historical or current

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It hasn't happened yet but there are now clear signs that Intel's monopoly is crumbling. It's a slow process but from what has been announced there is no reason why AMD cannot achieve this goal by the end of 2008.Back in 1998 AMD scooped Intel by releasing the powerful 3DNow! instruction set which for the first time allowed SIMD floating point instructions on X86 processors. However, this was

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Toms Hardware Guide sold its soul back in 2002 when Intel released the Northwood version of P4. The reviews and testing in THG have been slanted in Intel's favor ever since. Strangely though, a recent article in TGDaily actually questions Intel's ethics.There is no doubt that the "testing" at Toms Hardware Guide has been biased since 2002. Toms once commendable scepticism of Intel vanished and

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The most significant CPU event in 2006 was, without doubt, Intel's release of Core 2 Duo. This will be followed this year by AMD's equally significant release of K10. With a major release from both companies the world of microprocessors would be rosy indeed . . . if not for the nagging question of clock speeds.Before Core 2 Duo was actually released in mid 2006 there were announcements that Intel

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Coming into 2007 the chipset market has shifted dramatically with AMD's acquisition of ATI. This not only makes AMD's position considerably stronger but will have effects on Intel's chipset direction as well.While nVidia and ATI have been slugging it out in the discrete graphics market, Intel has enjoyed a fairly secure position in terms of desktop and mobile integrated chipsets. Intel's nearest

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After more than two months of speculation about Intel's 2007 processor offerings it seems that the mist is finally clearing. However, what is left behind is much less than was suggested. It is now clear that the speculation greatly overestimated what Intel would be capable of delivering.Most of the talk about Intel's 2007 processor offerings grew out of two sources: the VR-Zone roadmaps and

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Sometimes it is easy to pick a clear winner and sometimes it is more difficult. The fourth quarter of 2006 for Intel and AMD is hard to call because of conflicting numbers for revenue share and volume share.I am always sceptical of changes in share in a rising or falling market. For example, if AMD gains in a falling market, the numbers can be inflated and make AMD appear to be doing better than

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AMD has delivered its Q4 2007 revenue numbers. The results can be pretty much as expected, disappointing, or evidence of a company going down in flames depending on how distorted the analyst's view is. Lately, the latter opinion seems to be the most prevalent with many articles mentioning the $574 Million loss. However, this view is, for the most part, inaccurate.I think everyone with common

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Recently my blog was mentioned at TechWeb, Scientia's New AMD Blog. Although I do appreciate the mention I can't say that I appreciate the commentary by Max Fomitchev. After trying and failing over and over to post a corrective comment at TechWeb I decided to handle it here. I'll look at Fomitchev's comments and see how much his opinion is actually worth.Fomitchev:Scientia, the force behind

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Tomorrow will be a new year. A lot of people will be looking for the Q4 06 results and making predictions for Intel and AMD in 2007. However, given what I've heard in the last couple of months it will be difficult to sort the wheat from the chafe. I'd like to look at where things are now and where they are going.Reality has been a bit at odds with appearances in 2006. All of the fanfare has been

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I've seen several Time/Life commercials for music collections lately. The problem is that while these collections don't really solve a problem they do tend to point out just how awful the quality of music has become. Somehow, music producers have slowly disconnected from their own customers. Today, the quality of music is so bad that there is no strong incentive to buy it. However, at the same

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It has not been easy to find out the real story of how Intel hardware compares with AMD hardware. The reviews from places like Anandtech and Toms Hardware Guide have been so sloppy and unprofessional that no useful information could be obtained. However, after a second review at Tech Report there is finally enough accumulated data to draw some conclusions.Often when I mention the horrible state

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I recently discovered that my Blogger ID had stopped working and I was unable to log into other blogs. My blog ID still worked on my blog but not others. I then discovered that I could log into other blogs with my Google ID so this gave me a good idea what the problem was. Apparently at some point all of the old blogs will be changed to the newer Beta version. The Beta version uses a Google ID

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The most significant development this year in the competition between Intel and AMD seems to be that the days of moving in different directions are over. K6 was not so different from PIII. However, when AMD moved to K7 and Intel moved to P4, the architectures diverged dramatically. As AMD continued with K8 and Intel moved to Prescott, the architectures became even more different. By 2005, in

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I had hoped that hardware review sites like Toms Hardware Guide and Anandtech would somehow rediscover the integrity they used to have. I've hoped that financial analysts would stop measuring Intel with a shorter yardstick than they use for AMD. However, even a brief look at recent articles shows that bias towards Intel is very much alive and well.In this THG Clovertown article we see several

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Lately Apple and Intel both seem to be doing fairly well. However both of these companies have overlooked potential opportunities. Choices like these will eventually make the difference between success and failure.Apple has been quite prominent on tv lately with their coffee house neo hippie Mac against the dull and untalented PC. It's cute I suppose but it certainly doesn't show Apple's reality.

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I had been waiting for the 11/06 Top 500 figures for Supercomputers. I had been expecting AMD to do well and this is what the figures show. However, the figures also show a worse situation for both Intel and IBM than I had expected. Since 2003 we've seen cycles of replacement in HPC but I think X86-64 will be the final cycle. And, the clear leader of that cycle is AMD.We can see that traditional

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It's taken me a little time to go over Intel's finances in detail. However, far from being the glowing outlook that nearly everyone is saying, Intel's financial position is much more precarious. The good third quarter results were actually only a temporary fix created by slashing stock buyback. Unfortunately, even following the buyback patterns from two years ago, this will still leave Intel

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The glowing reports about Intel's roadmap for 2007 continue. Central in this enthusiasm is the native quad core Tigerton which is supposed to be the platform that will keep Intel ahead of AMD's K8L technology. However, in evaluating this platform most people seem to have forgotton the memory bandwidth lessons from P4 and Athlon 64. This amnesia of memory requirements has led to exagerated

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Although there have been many projections lately that favor Intel, it is my guess that these are based largely on old biases towards Intel. I believe that a more careful look at AMD and Intel shows that AMD's performance and current position are better than Intel's. And, although I believe that Intel hit bottom in the last quarter and will now grow, it seems likely that AMD will grow faster

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I've noticed an interesting trend in forecasts for Intel and AMD. No matter how Intel performs the forecasts tend to be positive and no matter how AMD performs the forecasts tend to be negative. AMD has come a long way since it was a full generation behind Intel with the K5. AMD has now caught up to Intel in servers and mobile and in 300mm FAB production. AMD's current position is much more

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I had a technical look at AMD's K8L in AMD Unveils Barcelona Quad-Core Details . There are improvements that I had not heard about before. There are several that should make a difference and boost both K8L's SSE and Integer performance. From this information it appears that 2007 will be much tougher for Intel and that it will lose most if not all of the ground it gained with the release of Core 2

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After a lot of discussion and consideration since the last article I've decided that FSB licensing does not mean that CSI has been scrapped. I had been under the assumption that CSI was essentially ready to go so the FSB licensing didn't make a lot of sense. I've now decided that I was overestimating Intel and that FSB licensing and Geneseo both make a lot of sense. I believe that my assumption

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Intel currently has the leading performance in desktop hardware. AMD is woefully uncompetitive versus Intel's E6600, E6700 and X6800. The Core 2 Duo architecture strips AMD's top FX chip from being a front line enthusiast's processor to one merely competitive with Intel's third highest speed grade. Essentially, AMD's best processor is mid-range for Intel's Core 2 Duo. Being not one but two full

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Anandtech used to be a good and honest website. However, since 2000 the opinions of Anand Lal Shimpi have changed nearly 180 degrees. This change in viewpoint has been accompanied by a similar change in quality and integrity.It is difficult to place any crediblity in a website that says two completely different things. For example, Tom Pabst at Tom's Hardware Guide said in 2000 Intel Admits

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The professionalism and objectivity of a website is reflected in its general tone. If you find that a website tends to treat various manufacturers equally then it is reasonable to assume that their testing is equal as well. However, if a website always seems to have a positive outlook for one company regardless of their actual products then that website is probably also putting the same positive

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I've been asked for details about unfairness in reviews. This would tend to show both Toms Hardware Guide and Anandtech in an unfavorable light. And, this is unfortunate because there was a time when both of these websites had integrity and honesty and weren't afraid to say what was true. I'd like to look back at what was probably their finest hour.When AMD launced its K7 processor, Intel had

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In part I we looked at the overall events of AMD's revenue drop in 2002. In part II we'll look at the current financial outlook of both companies.We saw that AMD's very large revenue drop to 5.5% was only a temporary event and that the actual shift was from about 9.3% to 8.2%. However, during this time, AMD was much less profitable than Intel. There are many reasons for this. Intel had been well

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The 2002 AMD revenue crash is often talked about but often does not seem to be clearly understood. Information about AMD's and Intel's finances is required as well as familiarity with the history of the markets and technology. I've seen a number of articles and posts on this subject lately but most seem to lack a thorough perspective on the actions and causes of the event. A typical example of

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It is no secret that as processors have gotten faster, they've outpaced memory speed. There was a time when memory was actually faster than the processor but this has slowly changed. Over time, processor designs began including Level 1 (L1) cache and then Level 2 (L2). And, now it appears that most processors will soon need L3 as well. These caches are smaller and faster with each level. So, L3

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Mainstream review sites on the web are very much as magazines used to be. They are places where people can go to find out things, however, they are much more immediatley available than any magazine ever was. Like magazines however they often carry an aura of expertise and credibility. However, we've had both good and bad magazines in the past. Review sites are similar in that the fact that they

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