Nehalem-EP......BLOOMFIELD

[JumpingJack]

CpuZ is working now , someone care to bench the HWINFO32 ?


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QX6850 @3.66 G

[Mumak]

The score in HWiNFO32 is so high, because it's multithreaded and uses all available CPUs (cores and HT units) so it assumes an application is capable of well using all resources.
You might try to run HWiNFO32 benchmark in single-thread mode and compare the results. Then you get the pure single-threaded performance gain.

Anyway, don't expect too much from this B0 early sample. There are still many errata inside...

QX6850 @3.66 G

[JumpingJack]

The score in HWiNFO32 is so high, because it's multithreaded and uses all available CPUs (cores and HT units) so it assumes an application is capable of well using all resources.
You might try to run HWiNFO32 benchmark in single-thread mode and compare the results. Then you get the pure single-threaded performance gain.

Anyway, don't expect too much from this B0 early sample. There are still many errata inside...

I will re-run it... I bumped down to 3.33 Ghz just now. I just finished putting the rig together -- notice speedstep was on in CPUID.

Dman Asus, buggy BIOS and all ... I only dinked with multipliers, if I set multipler to anything but auto, the speedstep diable option disappears. Setting it to auto and disabling speedstep, then upping multiplier re-enables speed step.

EDIT: Yeah, Nehalem looks too large from JC's run. It scales correctly at 3.33 Ghz to expected.

[bowman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnwpbQ4AHw

This might be of interest too..

Basically, Pat says his keynote is going to make you your pants and you suck if you miss it. Ha. I agree, though.

We're gonna disclose the next level of details around the microarchitecture, some of the way cool technologies that we've kept a secret 'till now, and finally, some of the productization plans for Nehalem coming to the marketplace.

[Seraphiel]

To compare: QX6700 @ 3466 (13 x 266 MHz) ; 800 MHz CL4.4.4.12 T2 DDR2 ; RaptorX 150 GB

[mascaras]

Intel brings forward Nehalem launch

Originally scheduled to launch in November or December this year, Intel's Nehalem-based Bloomfield processors will now launch in September along with X58 chipsets, sources at motherboard makers have revealed.

However, the sources pointed out that CPUs and motherboards will not officially appear in the channel until early October.

Since Bloomfield CPUs are not socket compatible with previous Intel platforms, the accelerated launch is not expected to cause competition between the company's own products, although the same cannot be said for AMD's scheduled AM3-based CPU launch, noted the sources.

DigiTimes

[[XC] gomeler]

Hot damn! time to start saving my pennies

[terrace215]

The score in HWiNFO32 is so high, because it's multithreaded and uses all available CPUs (cores and HT units) so it assumes an application is capable of well using all resources.
You might try to run HWiNFO32 benchmark in single-thread mode and compare the results. Then you get the pure single-threaded performance gain.

Anyway, don't expect too much from this B0 early sample. There are still many errata inside...

A couple people have now mentioned that B0 is "old silicon", and they are waiting for B1, etc.

Anyone know when B1 will tip up in the hands of our "early reviewers" ?

Is the only-using-1-memory-channel issue a B0 problem, or a motherboard thing, and does B1 fix it if the former?

[Mumak]

A couple people have now mentioned that B0 is "old silicon", and they are waiting for B1, etc.

Anyone know when B1 will tip up in the hands of our "early reviewers" ?

Is the only-using-1-memory-channel issue a B0 problem, or a motherboard thing, and does B1 fix it if the former?

There won't be a B1, but a different one..

[terrace215]

There won't be a B1, but a different one..

C0? C1? I guess it must've qual'd at this point if they are bringing the launch into Sept/early Oct.

[JumpingJack]

C0? C1? I guess it must've qual'd at this point if they are bringing the launch into Sept/early Oct.

I am guessing C2,3 maybe even in a D series. This is a pretty aggressive lurch for Intel.

[Mumak]

Why start with 2 or 3, when you can with 0 ?

I am guessing C2,3 maybe even in a D series. This is a pretty aggressive lurch for Intel.

[LIKMARK]

Dual Barcelona @2156MHz for comparison