AMD Zambezi news, info, fans !

[muziqaz]

lol, what about me guys? This slide is here at [URL="http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?265710-AMD-Zambezi-news-info-fans-!"]first pageURL] of this big thread.

That was back in the day when we were still expecting bulldozer, not a bicycle

[Oese]

somehow i dont like nda

[Evantaur]

[SBB]

This. I was using a X3 > X4 and overclocking it to 3.8ghz stable was extremely fun. I got stuck at 3.3, then 3.4 then 3.5 with seemingly no way past that then voila, one more tweak and i was past 3.6 and so on. Then started with the nb and overall it was the most fun ive had in years when it came to overclocking. SB? Changed multi, upped volts and within 10 minutes i was at 4.6 with the max being 4.7. Fast, effecient but as i said, boring as .

I need to bring a fairy dust good for 10% more performance and blow it on the 8120 I buy. I just hope AMD supplies the dust by day after tomorrow cuz I cant seem to find it anywhere.

Hahah I agree too, I recently got a 1055T and a 990FX board and i've had so much fun with it I was considering getting rid of my SB system - it's way more satisying to have proper CPU, RAM and NB tweaking to play with, after all this is why most of us our here - we enjoy squeezing every last bit of performance out the chips

I really hope the 8150 is on par with a stock 2600k in games, so I can justify the change (I dont care too much about it being faster in benches, apart from maybe some video encoding) but it doesnt look like it will be

[|ron]

Nda lift for italy is on 12th at 6a.m.
So in usa it would be around midnight between 11 and 12 october, don't know in which fuse, since you have 3 or 4 (east coast, central or west coast)

[flyck]

I score 7.03 in cinebench 11.5 with my 1090t @ 4.0 ghz

There's no reason why an 8 core bulldozer shouldn't score at least a 7

This is all getting to be ridiculous

If leaked benchs are correct im all set I'll pass.

Here's to holding out hope it's just a bios/windows bug

Why? do you run C11.5 for professional use? otherwise i don't see the relevance of Cinebench..

Also x6 is pretty strong in C11,5. Its only bested by 2600K and 6core intel cpu's. I don't care if BD performs like a 6core thuban. (which has alot more fpu resources in total).
Wait for C12 and you probably will see SB and BD leave thuban in the dust. (AVX and FMA support).

[tbone8ty]

what does "silence will fall" mean?

[tbone8ty]

edit: double post

[possessed]

what does "silence will fall" mean?

take silence as if it is a wall, then a bulldozer will come a take it down

[xVeinx]

It means he's a Dr. Who fan

[spursindonesia]

It seems Bulldozer won't be remotely what folks thought, but why do you compare Bulldy and Thuban clock to clock? They are totally different arquitecture......

Because certain peep said with a high degree of authority that IPC will increase with BD against older mArch, you know, "Instruction Per Clock" ?

That was back in the day when we were still expecting bulldozer, not a bicycle

Thank you for the laugh.

[cesariuth]

Guys,

BD in the real world can breathe better

[undone]

MS TechNet is the source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...letin/ms11-oct

Edit: forgot to quote the message...

'This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on October 11, 2011.'

but i cant find any hardware related update on that page, maybe coincidence?

[bamtan2]

11/10 is Patch Tuesday

here are the notes from microsoft. it has nothing to do with amd

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
New non-security content:
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2011 (KB890830)/Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2011 (KB890830) - Internet Explorer Version

Locale: All
Deployment: Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Important/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: High Priority, Non-Security, Update Rollups
Supersedes: KB890830 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP
Target platforms: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP
Approximate file sizes:
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2011 - IE Version update: ~ 15279KB
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - October 2011 update: ~ 14959KB
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - October 2011 update: ~ 15279KB
Description:
After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center, or you can run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an antivirus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an antivirus product.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=39987
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [October 2011] (KB905866)

Locale: All
Deployment: Recommended/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Updates, Non-Security
Supersedes: KB905866 on Windows Vista
Target platforms: Windows Vista
Approximate file sizes:
Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [October 2011] update: ~ 2155KB
Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [October 2011] update: ~ 2158KB
Description:
Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=79015
Changes to existing non-security content:
Update for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (KB2607712)
Metadata change to remove supersedence.
Binaries have not changed.
This update does not need to be reinstalled.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2607712
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[tifosi]

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtop...95d9#p22143484

[Dr. Vodka]

^ what would happen if the 2500k was at the same 4.85Ghz? But anyway it seems that at those clocks it's a beast, and it'll be really easy to get it that high, or even higher... but yeah, it's nice to hear something good about BD! There has to be a good side to all this nonsense!


one more day to go!

[FlanK3r]

4.85 GHz 2500k can not beat my 4300 MHz Thuban in most multithreadings aplications....My 4300 MHz Thuban can not beat in most multithreadings ap. OC FX....Tomorrow.

[radier]

4.85 GHz 2500k can not beat my 4300 MHz Thuban in most multithreadings aplications

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=203

[wez]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=203

How nice of you to validate Flankers claim

Sadly, I doubt that was your intention, lol.

[mav2000]

Dman...no news????...will be back in 2 hours again...

[PatRaceTin]

Woottttt


tomorrow?

[gosh]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=203

That list is not that accurate

[FlanK3r]

http://extrahardware.cnews.cz/forum/...p?f=22&t=16647
POV-RAY 3.7, R11.5, 3DsMAx 2011, x264, y-cruncher etc....hm?

no all from Anandtech is as "worf of God" All depends at upgrade software, test selections, etc....If I will want no objective review, I can make review with tests where 1100T won in everything with 2500k. Or opossite. Thinking about it guys. No one review is the true review with all aspects

[BeepBeep2]

I'm sorry Flanker but a 4.8 Ghz 2500K is not going to lose to thuban 4.3 in anything.
Prove me wrong and I'll eat a shoe. If you had a 4.8 Ghz Thuban and 4.3 Ghz 2500K however...

Or a 4.2 Ghz i7 920 however...

4.2 Ghz ST 3.6 MT Zambezi barely touching Thuban MT results at 3.3 scares me a bit though.

[Leeghoofd]

It's like GPUs lads, it's all in the software/drivers written for it...

We can test this new architecure on older apps and it might blow. Yet blow the socks off the previous generation with newer software... But as a reviewer you have to draw a line somewhere, somehow and decide what's feasible or not (mostly we are limited due to databases,...) ...

Speaking for myself I did not adapt my test suite, so the outcome might not reflect the performance you get in Y Cruncher, POV ray, X264HD with AVX etc... An update will follow with inclusion of some new numbers with adapted software... I think most review sites will do a similar thing, if not done already...

It will be fun to play with, especially the hardcore guys will set new records...