AMD Quad-Core Design Advantages

October 22, 2006 - 9:00pm

AMD is currently walking in the shadow of Intel's Core 2 Duo and quad-core CPUs but as more details are revealed about AMDs native quad-core architecture, Intel may have to reconsider its strategy.

AMD has always claimed that its native quad-core design is superior to Intel's plan of bundling two dual-cores in one chip. The company has already started revealing the details that back-up its superiority claims. At the heart of the issue lies AMDs Direct Connect architecture which utilizes serial hypertransport links to directly connect memory, CPUs and some IO subsystems. The design offers great advantages in scalability and is allowing AMD to even consider octal-core implementations.

Intel's Kentsfield design is based on the sharing of the front side bus, a hurdle which AMD avoids using the dedicated HT links for each dual core CPU. This is stressed as a performance difference but we have to remind you that until AMD has a product out that can be tested rigorously and compared to Intel's chips we will not be able to offer any real world comparisons, although we have to admit that on paper it does look good for AMD provided they can deliver the chips soon enough.

AMD has now also confirmed that its CPUs will be available in speeds varying from 2.6 to 3.0 GHz.

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AMD Quad-Core Design Advantages

With as much innovative technology, AMD and Intel dispute in the technological garbage launching. And you find that they are the last wonder of the world. pffffAnd, another one. Where they are OS that have have support to the 64 bit and the new advantages of multiples core…

AMD Quad-Core Design Advantages

I run WinXP x64. There is no device that I don't have a 64bit driver for. The only change I had to make was to upgrade my DSL modem from a cheap USB model to a nice new model with wireless and so on.I have about a dozen programs that use the 64bit advantage. But as for all the other programs, they still run perfectly. I have only had about three or four apps not work, and that was due to them having 32bit driver extensions, and since then two of those apps have released 64bit editions.So 64bit is here and working. Though if you already own WinXP x86, the jump isn't really worth it, not unless you need the 64bit support for work like I do.

AMD Quad-Core Design Advantages

erm d!ckhead, they are looking for an X86 licence to make a gpu and cant just do it without lawyers jumping on them.Also say they DO manage to get one to market.Will it beat intel core duo and will we want it?? also will this remove the need for a gpu AND kick intels ass? NO !

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