Bulldozer tested

richardphat · 10-16-11, 10:54 PM

Can't say a word about the performance. All I have done until now was read.
But from what I read, anyone that do multitask this might be something worth to check.

Wonder if it does something significant, if you fraps while you play on different CPU's. Never done that, since I am stuck with an old generation of Athlon.
Never bother to search it until this idea come by writting this

Arclight · 10-17-11, 06:23 AM

Aye, it seems to really depend on what you throw at it. It can be right up there with the Intel 2500K and 2600K, but in a lot of scenarios (lightly threaded applications, gaming for example) it falls short. If you look at single-thread performance at the "core" level it's actually slower than the preceeding Phenom II.

According to that article the problem is that these chips just don't make enough clocks. There's trouble at the manufacturing plants with the new 32nm process, resulting in them not clocking as high as AMD might have hoped. It's something that can be resolved over time; we might see the "real" performance of these with the refinements in next year's Piledriver, but by that time Intel will have come with something new as well.

I really hope AMD does well though. Market becomes a mess if Intel is given free reign.

I think Frapsing while gaming still counts as lightly-threaded. Does well enough on older multi-cores, though the performance impact really depends on the game.

the_tyrant · 10-17-11, 03:16 PM

Intel all the way

My damn AMD laptop burns my pants. The exact same model with an Intel CPU does not, a different model with the same CPU over heats too.

my other computer is based on Intel Xeon. I have a microscopic hosting company, and one of the servers we rented is an Opteron. There is no conclusive way for me to test, but it seems like at the same tasks my Xeon is just much better than the Opteron.

kiwi_2005 · 10-18-11, 03:09 PM

Intel Xeon here as well and wat a beast its is. All my computers I own before were running AMD cpus except for one intel celeron from way back which was a dud of a cpu from day one. It use to be AMD for gamers Intel for every else I don't know if its still like that as I'm so far behind in the cpu department that I had to google Xeon before I brought this pc

I'm an Intel fan now my next pc be buying this Christmas is going to be running Intel cpus.

10-17-11, 06:23 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Aye, it seems to really depend on what you throw at it. It can be right up there with the Intel 2500K and 2600K, but in a lot of scenarios (lightly threaded applications, gaming for example) it falls short. If you look at single-thread performance at the "core" level it's actually slower than the preceeding Phenom II. According to that article the problem is that these chips just don't make enough clocks. There's trouble at the manufacturing plants with the new 32nm process, resulting in them not clocking as high as AMD might have hoped. It's something that can be resolved over time; we might see the "real" performance of these with the refinements in next year's Piledriver, but by that time Intel will have come with something new as well. I really hope AMD does well though. Market becomes a mess if Intel is given free reign. I think Frapsing while gaming still counts as lightly-threaded. Does well enough on older multi-cores, though the performance impact really depends on the game. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

10-17-11, 03:16 PM	#3
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Intel all the way My damn AMD laptop burns my pants. The exact same model with an Intel CPU does not, a different model with the same CPU over heats too. my other computer is based on Intel Xeon. I have a microscopic hosting company, and one of the servers we rented is an Opteron. There is no conclusive way for me to test, but it seems like at the same tasks my Xeon is just much better than the Opteron. __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

10-18-11, 03:09 PM	#4
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Intel Xeon here as well and wat a beast its is. All my computers I own before were running AMD cpus except for one intel celeron from way back which was a dud of a cpu from day one. It use to be AMD for gamers Intel for every else I don't know if its still like that as I'm so far behind in the cpu department that I had to google Xeon before I brought this pc I'm an Intel fan now my next pc be buying this Christmas is going to be running Intel cpus. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-16-11, 10:54 PM	#1
richardphat Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 682 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Can't say a word about the performance. All I have done until now was read. But from what I read, anyone that do multitask this might be something worth to check. Wonder if it does something significant, if you fraps while you play on different CPU's. Never done that, since I am stuck with an old generation of Athlon. Never bother to search it until this idea come by writting this