Originally Posted by
terrace215
WHEN they deliver a given level of performance matters.
AMD will not lead in the server segment. Not with these launch clocks, nor even at 2.5GHz in Q4. Harpertown and Seaburg arrive by then.
Phenom will do even worse vs Conroe, as AMD's sole advantage is latency & bandwidth to main memory, which is most pronounced in multi-socket server systems. Phenom at 2.2-2.4GHz (the highest speed on the December map from AMD) will be soundly beaten by Kentsfield and completely blown away by Penryn.
2.5GHz in September 2006 would've been competitive.
2GHz in September 2007, followed by up to 2.5GHz in Q108 is woefully uncompetitive.
Execution matters.
ing's sake.
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