AMD's Bobcat and Bulldozer

[Dimitriman]

I don't understand this whole discussion of pro-Intel's trying to derail BD modules and pro-AMD trying to derail Hyperthreading.

It all comes down to how many threads can be processed in a given die size and power envelope.

If SB can run 16 threads within 300mm2 @ 100W power consumption, while AMD can do exactly the same with 8 BD modules, they both look equally as attractive to me in a MARKETING point of view, which ignores all the very fine architectural differences.

Also, when it comes to performance per core:
For Intel, if they can do HT in 1 core without sacrificing die size, then WHY NOT?
If AMD can do 50% better than Hyperthreading by adding only 20% more die space, then WHY NOT?

Both look like very elegant solutions to me regardless in which way you look at it. What I'm really looking foward to seeing in the future is REVERSING this solution = Using more than 1 core to run 1 thread. THAT is an interesting and EFFICIENT method to boost your overall performance and utility.