AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer finally tested

[Stukov]

What I don't understand is that clearly the BD is good for multi-threaded performance such as possibly the server environment. Why release current chips with this poor leakage and clocks, why not just release the server first (where the chip is apparently designed for) then after another respin, then launch the desktop Zambezi later with better power/clocks? If you miss desired clocks by 30%, why release it early and have everyone talk about it really bad. Why not just be straight forward and say that the B2 silicon has issues and they are going to do respin?

[Opteron146]

What I don't understand is that clearly the BD is good for multi-threaded performance such as possibly the server environment. Why release current chips with this poor leakage and clocks, why not just release the server first (where the chip is apparently designed for) then after another respin, then launch the desktop Zambezi later with better power/clocks? If you miss desired clocks by 30%, why release it early and have everyone talk about it really bad. Why not just be straight forward and say that the B2 silicon has issues and they are going to do respin?

I asked myself the same. It looks strange, especially when there is a B3 revision coming out shortly, too.
Only explanation to me is money. Maybe AMD need the cash-flow and/or they wanted to launch previously to SandyE, because the reviews would have been even worse, which would force them to reduce prices@launch even more.

Anybody with another idea?

[paulbagz]

What I don't understand is that clearly the BD is good for multi-threaded performance such as possibly the server environment. Why release current chips with this poor leakage and clocks, why not just release the server first (where the chip is apparently designed for) then after another respin, then launch the desktop Zambezi later with better power/clocks? If you miss desired clocks by 30%, why release it early and have everyone talk about it really bad. Why not just be straight forward and say that the B2 silicon has issues and they are going to do respin?

Well technically they didn't release BD early, they released it late. Very late.

-PB