Intel Next Gen "Conroe" Performance...

[jamesclarke555]

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/...spx?i=2716&p=1

The performance picture with regards to Conroe hasnââ‚ ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t really changed all that much - on average weââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢re still seeing a bit over a 20% increase in performance over an overclocked Athlon 64 FX-60. While itââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s worth noting that these results should be taken with a grain of salt, we really were not able to determine any cause for suspicion based on Intelââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s setups. The machines were as clean as they could get, with the BIOS oversight having no tangible impact on most performance.

Looks like AMD will hand the performance crown back to Intel later this year if they don't get Socket AM2 right

[handyman]

Depends, the amd chip is on the shelf to buy, the intel one is at the factory. Whats to say that amd dont have chips that will beat it, they most probably will.

[etccarmageddon]

Intel are on the ropes at the moment.

This chip promises to be everything the Prescott was ment to be.Personally I see the enthusiast sticking with AMD.
AMD I was reading in micromart this week are tabling a a 4 core cpu for the M2 as soon as early next year.Intel will not be anywhere near this by then.Theres no doubt the Conroes will be good cpus but I see them being expensive.
James have you noted how pretty much all main plans from both cpu companies are based on multi core cpus.Just look at the FX60.Think I said quite a while ago multi core would be the gamers choice

[handyman]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

This chip promises to be everything the Prescott was ment to be.Personally I see the enthusiast sticking with AMD.
AMD I was reading in micromart this week are tabling a a 4 core cpu for the M2 as soon as early next year.Intel will not be anywhere near this by then.Theres no doubt the Conroes will be good cpus but I see them being expensive.
James have you noted how pretty much all main plans from both cpu companies are based on multi core cpus.Just look at the FX60.Think I said quite a while ago multi core would be the gamers choice

they are probably multi core as they are reaching the limits of current cpu manufacturing technology. Its easier to make lower spec chips and whack 2 together. Less strain on each chip too.

Originally Posted by handyman

they are probably multi core as they are reaching the limits of current cpu manufacturing technology. Its easier to make lower spec chips and whack 2 together. Less strain on each chip too.

That is the case.But its also a tested practice for heavy usage computing.As I have always said no one just runs 1 app at a time.My experiences of the dual core are awsome.Yes my cpu is clocked a couple of hundred mhz lower yeah my 3 d mark scores are a bit lower but things that ised to interfere with my game play are no longer in existance no more cpu lag when virus scan updates no more cpu lag when the anticheats are running there scan.I love dual core and cant wait to test out a quad

Note also the Conroe core appears to benchmark higher only in gaming not in the other tests
The differences in the real world imo will not be noticed and both set ups used 2 X1900 cards crossfired.How many of us are going to do this? These benchmarks imo are false as are most benchmarks out there