First Penryn (wolfdale) Numbers

[Jimmer411]

Maybe because its tested in several real world applications on real chips. So not much to argue about.

Nobody here can run around headless and claim 50% overall performance here on an extrapolated estimate out from 1 synthetic bench

Intel have proven superb with Conroe and Penryn how to kill hype before ti starts. Along with getting alot of free PR for basicly no effort.

Very easy to be PR friendly when your already on top


Im just hoping that C2D lights a fire under AMDs ass the same way A64 lit one under Intels... Then we all win

[A101Sugar]

My thought exactly

Great information metro, as always

//Andreas

exactly. Lets see the overclocking potential

[Danger30Q]

When is the official date for the NDA release? I thought it was sometime in later July.

[major_john]

When is the official date for the NDA release? I thought it was sometime in later July.

Not really later July...
15 July is the date,on coming Sunday.

[billdavis]

Not really later July...
15 July is the date,on coming Sunday.

for real?

awsome

[red]

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/32008/118/
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31804/135/
speculation only

[trans am]

there goes my Q6600 order. I'm gonna run with the wolf

[Danger30Q]

Although I want to see some reliable benchmarks before going with Yorkfield, I'm sure I'll end up going with the cheaper Q6600. There is a reason why all these massive price cuts are coming July 22nd - to make room for the premium priced penryn chips. I don't know if it will be worth the big increase in cost.

[frankR]

Amd=kia

[dexman]

^^if it means they'll expand as kia then why not. but no doubt Penryn is going to give them some headache unless they come with higher clocks for K10. i hope they're up to the challenge.

[safan80]

^^if it means they'll expand as kia then why not. but no doubt Penryn is going to give them some headache unless they come with higher clocks for K10. i hope they're up to the challenge.

AMD needs to be a challenge? ... no not just a challenge, they need a penryn killer. unless they start making 1watt cpus AMD will be like they were when I had my last intel system. they need to come up with a good performance reason for people to buy their cpus and gpus again.

[Vice]

When is Penryn supposed to come out again?

I better start saving now!

[dexman]

AMD needs to be a challenge? ... no not just a challenge, they need a penryn killer. unless they start making 1watt cpus AMD will be like they were when I had my last intel system. they need to come up with a good performance reason for people to buy their cpus and gpus again.

It would be nice if Barcelona was Penryn killer but what are the chances? They need to stay at least competitive in higher mainstream/highend otherwise AMD becomes a company selling low-end bang for the buck alternatives to Intel chips. Still lots of OEM builders would use them due to the price and efficiency.

People are not only about performance, most of them don't even know what are they buying. Kuma @1.9 GHz(45W) is still a luxury for people browsing web, listening to music, watching movies and ocasionally playing games. It's not just power users out there.

[nn_step]

It would be nice if Barcelona was Penryn killer but what are the chances? They need to stay at least competitive in higher mainstream/highend otherwise AMD becomes a company selling low-end bang for the buck alternatives to Intel chips. Still lots of OEM builders would use them due to the price and efficiency.

People are not only about performance, most of them don't even know what are they buying. Kuma @1.9 GHz(45W) is still a luxury for people browsing web, listening to music, watching movies and ocasionally playing games. It's not just power users out there.

Rather good considering that AMD had over 3 years to work on it

[dexman]

^^it's not like Intel was sleeping over that time

[Shintai]

Rather good considering that AMD had over 3 years to work on it

Intel used how many years on Prescott?

[R101]

Intel used how many years on Prescott?

Too many!

[savantu]

Intel used how many years on Prescott?

4 , the same as K10

[Donnie27]

Very easy to be PR friendly when your already on top


Im just hoping that C2D lights a fire under AMDs ass the same way A64 lit one under Intels... Then we all win

QFT! Both times

[Movieman]

Very easy to be PR friendly when your already on top


Im just hoping that C2D lights a fire under AMDs ass the same way A64 lit one under Intels... Then we all win

Someone who get's "it"..
Good competition between these companies benefits us the end user in both cpu advances and in pricing so even though I have a house full of Intel equipment I am praying for AMD to come out with a monster.

[Donnie27]

Someone who get's "it"..
Good competition between these companies benefits us the end user in both cpu advances and in pricing so even though I have a house full of Intel equipment I am praying for AMD to come out with a monster.

Someone else who get's "it"..