AMD Zambezi news, info, fans !

[chew*]

Any prediction of how good/bad BD is just speculation...until we have an actual FX chip on our mobo's socket

I don't need to speculate But i surely am not going to be anyones "source" either.

[TESKATLIPOKA]

chew* we don't want any trouble for you so we won't ask.

[freeloader]

freeloader BD won't crush SB but will be an excellent competitor that's what we all want. To crush the competition BD would need to have at least a core better by 10% than SB. Even if it had the same core to core performance It would be better only in 5-8 threads because SB has HT. You need to be reminded that SB is better by 30-35% than Deneb core to core and you want BD to have a better core by 40-50% than Deneb thats pretty much unreal.
Because you won't get that much improvement BD is a disappointment for you, then what would you buy, SB? BD should be on par with SB or you can get SB-E but it would be pointless if you don't use more than 4 threaded applications because SB and SB-E will perform almost the same in single thread and only the higher core count will make the real difference.

I was hoping that BD would be faster than SB by 10%+ in most benches. I bought into the hype too heavily. AMD will have a chip that's within 10% of the performance of an I2600K. It's a good chip at a good price, I was just expecting a bit more. Because of my current setup (955@4ghz), I'm still going to buy the top model BD just to overclock the heck out of it when it's released. Roughly eight weeks to go.

[Manicdan]

I was hoping that BD would be faster than SB by 10%+ in most benches. I bought into the hype too heavily. AMD will have a chip that's within 10% of the performance of an I2600K. It's a good chip at a good price, I was just expecting a bit more. Because of my current setup (955@4ghz), I'm still going to buy the top model BD just to overclock the heck out of it when it's released. Roughly eight weeks to go.

within 10% on what tests? single threaded tests?, up to 4 threads?, 8 threads?, stock clocks? OCed?
they are way different in their design and both chips are designed to be competitive in all different segments, but i do expect one to be a clear winner in some, and clear looser in others.

[Dumo]

I don't need to speculate But i surely am not going to be anyones "source" either.

At least it will scale with cold...or is it?

[rintamarotta]

It is bit weaker than expected few months ago, how ever i really think that Socket FM2 Bulldozer will show the true performance of this architecture.

AMD allways scales better with cold due its SOI.

[BeepBeep2]

Beep is a fanboy...

It don't make you bad man...I am too.

I'll shaddup up now... I always drink beer, damn, whiskey! sigh...

I'm not a folks, sorry for even posting. It doesn't make me bad (hic).

Dave there is a key word in my post -
"Competitively priced"

I really want a 2500K and UD5 right now, actually I have for a while...but I don't have the money. I do prefer AMD hardware over intel a little bit, but as far as X6 lags behind it's time for something new to play with. I want to buy bulldozer so money has been put aside.

[undone]

It is bit weaker than expected few months ago,

Are you refering to 'beat 2600k and 990x with ease' statement? I always speculate Zambezi will on par with 990x.

[Olivon]

It is bit weaker than expected few months ago, how ever i really think that Socket FM2 Bulldozer will show the true performance of this architecture.

AMD allways scales better with cold due its SOI.

[TESKATLIPOKA]

freeloader I think you should see drfedja's chart, thats the best case scenario BD could perform on average against the competition, doesn't mean it will really happen but If yes I would be more than happy, then the only thing I need is a Trinity 13'' notebook.

Manicdan BD in SuperPI will be the clear loser thats for sure

[demonkevy666]

freeloader I think you should see drfedja's chart, thats the best case scenario BD could perform on average against the competition, doesn't mean it will really happen but If yes I would be more than happy, then the only thing I need is a Trinity 13'' notebook.

Manicdan BD in SuperPI will be the clear loser thats for sure

who uses X87 ?

[TESKATLIPOKA]

demonkevy666 I meant it as a joke

[Warwian]

According to the Swedish site Sweclockers there are rumors circulating in the Swedish sales channel that Bulldozer deliveries will begin in the last week of September (somewhere around the 26th to 30th of September).

If true it looks like we might see a September release after all, which is good news!

Link:
http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/143...an-i-september

Translated:
http://translate.google.se/translate...an-i-september

[RussC]

AMD said in the conference call that "BD will ship this qtr for revunue". Well thats all the way out to Oct.. This Sept. 19 date seems to be the next bogy. It'll be real telling then.

edit, once the cpus start shipping to OEM's, to me thats when the real "perfromace leaks" will start in ernest.

RussC

[Formula350]

According to the Swedish site Sweclockers there are rumors circulating in the Swedish sales channel that Bulldozer deliveries will begin in the last week of September (somewhere around the 26th to 30th of September).

If true it looks like we might see a September release after all, which is good news!

AMD said in the conference call that "BD will ship this qtr for revunue". Well thats all the way out to Oct.. This Sept. 19 date seems to be the next bogy. It'll be real telling then.

I've been gone all of July (left the 8th) but what I gleaned upon coming back (Aug 5th, was w/o internet at the cabin) is Sep 22nd, and first week or so in Oct for being in retail. Before I left it was an early/mid August slated release

I think this date will stick though, finally :\

[rintamarotta]

I dont have 990X in here so i dont know performance compared to 990X.

[flyck]

You're the one who said AMD is going to have a $300 dollar price tag on BD, not me. If you had a product that was faster than your competitors, you would definitely charge more for it. We will see in two months who is right and who was wrong. A lot of AMD peeps around here are going to end up with egg on their faces, including myself. I already set up a CHV system with a Phenom II 955 (waiting for BD to arrive when I built it), but now I feel I made a poor decision.

The rumoured Quad core 3.6GHz-3.9GHz SB-E is priced at 294$. If it is close to that in speed then that is a great feat

[memmem]

I dont have 990X in here so i dont know performance compared to 990X.

Do you have a 2600k?
How does it compare?

[tbone8ty]

just curious iFANyBOdY knows what the NB freq will be on Bulldozer?

is it still the same 2000mhz HT link and 2000mhz NB freq? will the NB have an unlocked Multi?

[xVeinx]

HT 3.1 should be at 3 Ghz (9xx series chipset), along with 2.6 Ghz NB frequency I believe. No idea on the multis though...

[Mechanical Man]

HT 3.1 should be at 3 Ghz (9xx series chipset), along with 2.6 Ghz NB frequency I believe. No idea on the multis though...

With PII you cant have lower clock on HT than in NB, so i doubt that.

[Smartidiot89]

AMD said in the conference call that "BD will ship this qtr for revunue". Well thats all the way out to Oct.. This Sept. 19 date seems to be the next bogy. It'll be real telling then.

edit, once the cpus start shipping to OEM's, to me thats when the real "perfromace leaks" will start in ernest.

RussC

AMD said more than that, Bulldozer would ship to their partners during august.

With PII you cant have lower clock on HT than in NB, so i doubt that.

Yes, the Opterons can have that so I don't see why it would be a hard limitation for AMD's brand spanking new architecture.

[charged3800z24]

With PII you cant have lower clock on HT than in NB, so i doubt that.

I think you ment you can't have lower clock on NB then on HT.
IIRC, some Opterons have higher HT Link then the NB.
Believe it was 4000 series with 2.2ghz HT and 2.0ghz NB

[Mechanical Man]

AMD said more than that, Bulldozer would ship to their partners during august.

Yes, the Opterons can have that so I don't see why it would be a hard limitation for AMD's brand spanking new architecture.

Did not know that. In that case it must not be limiting factor.

[undone]

The things i can tell you.

1. Bulldozer is here mid-Sept
2. Bulldozer will be very price competitive vs Sandy Bridge
3. Bulldozer is awesome - ha lol.
4. Every part is unlocked
5. It can OC very well!
6. AMD will be doing something special with LN2 very soon - 1-2 weeks.

http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=75187

http://forums.aria.co.uk/showpost.ph...7&postcount=11

It can just confirm it's worth waiting.