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By: BizOrigin Test Site » Blog Archive » AMD and INTEL: The battle of the Quad Core CPUs

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:58:25 +0000

[...] in their battle for supremacy, both Intel and AMD announced their new Quad CPU processors this month. A quantum jump from the dual processors, the new chips [...]

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Top Posts « WordPress.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:09:34 +0000

[...] Battle of the Quad Cores [image]They are fast becoming the Grumpy Old Men of Silicon Valley: Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. (INTC) and […] [...]

By: Raymond Padilla

Raymond Padilla — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:43:34 +0000

Use bigger pictures Om. It's funnier.

By: AMD vs. Intel: Barcelona’s Slight Energy Advantage « Earth2Tech

AMD vs. Intel: Barcelona’s Slight Energy Advantage « Earth2Tech — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:06:22 +0000

[...] of the Quad Core Opteron chip series certainly has market share implications for AMD, but we’ll let Om fill you in on what it means for the business. We’re more interested in just how power-efficient AMD managed to make its new [...]

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www.onlinebackupvault.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:21:40 +0000

Many of our servers are running dual quad core intel proc. they are very fast, run cool, and most importantly very stable. Our servers working 24/7 providing an offsite secure data backup worldwide. we chose the quad core proc as they are not signficangly pricier than the dual core, and let our users enjot the extra cpu power.

By: Zac Garrett

Zac Garrett — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:34:31 +0000

Coming tomorrow: Do MultiCore Processors Matter?

The simple answer is yes.

The main reason for multi-core processors is for servers. When you put multiple cores in a computer verses multiple processors you save energy. SUN has been putting multi-core systems out for quite a long time now with SPARC. They've been primarily used in server farms where they company is looking for the best bang for the buck.

A multi-core processor will out preform a single core in almost all server envornments. That is because server software has been designed to use multiple threads for the software.

As for desktops, at this point there is no real need for more cores... yet. The issue here is that the software for the desktop is only slowly starting to take advantage of multiple cores.

Take a look at the Mac Pro with 8 cores. Even with the backing of a *NIX based OS, most software does not preform better on this platform. There are certain pieces of software that will, such as final cut and other high end software. This is because it was designed for multiple cores and processors in mind.

The real question is; when will more software support multiple cores? We know that the more cores the better, but the software is what is holding us back right now.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:59:42 +0000

Aaron,

Totally working on it right now and well, much fewer typos. I think this is an interesting chip - it does a lot more to put the industry forward and AMD is trying to shift the focus away from the clock speeds. More later. Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions please send them my way.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:58:19 +0000

Okay all typos fixed. Guys - sorry about that. very late night writing and sometimes after spending more than 14 hours in front of the computer screen, eyes play tricks.

By: anon,ymouse

anon,ymouse — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:13:15 +0000

Michael,

Sod off!

By: Aaron Johnson (CyKiller)

Aaron Johnson (CyKiller) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:04:15 +0000

Thanks Eideard for clearing that up - I was expecting someone to put the English major's in their place. Anyways, good article, can't wait to read the Multicore article. It think it would be good to get a test going for each, I am sure there has to be some difference.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:38:37 +0000

What? Are all your readers grammar geeks? I'll wait for tomorrow - and I think I know the answer to your questions [tomorrow].

By: iuo

iuo — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:39:35 +0000

"EETimes says there isn’t much difference between the two might be not that much,..."

The above clause may need editing to clarify its intended meaning

By: Brian Briggs

Brian Briggs — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:00:53 +0000

Tiny Correction: It's lightning not lightening.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:29:12 +0000

Tiny correction: AMD is based in Sunnyvale, not Santa Clara. (Intel's the one in Santa Clara.)

By: michael arrington

michael arrington — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:25:12 +0000

Om, I don't understand. What does this have to do with the iPhone? :-)