Quote Originally Posted by gallag View Post
Not really a massive gain in winrar, Is it? I would expect deneb to be better than this if not hindered by server parts.
Well i told you what matters for Winrar:it's extremely sensitive to memory subsystem(if you don't believe me,check with someone else).
I can jump ten percent with my X2 only by going from cas 5 to cas4.Obviously larger L3 pays a role here,but even on a "crippled" (server) platform,that opteron shows 15% gain clock for clock over Agena which ran with uber fast ddr2 ram(non ECC too).
I can bet when AM3 version of Deneb comes out it will eat the AM2+ version of Deneb in Winrar.That's why you see Core i7 perform stellar in this test:3 channel DDR3 IMC + Turbo + HT +large L3 = massive gain.Deneb will lack turbo and HT but will have fast DDR2/DDR3 memory on it's disposal and a large chunk of L3(with lower latency than the one in Barcelona\Agena).

15% on this "desktop unfriendly" platform for a "die shrink" is a great score IMO.