AMD "Piledriver" refresh of Zambezi - info, speculations, test, fans

[xdan]

So same process
same TDP

resulted in:

better cpu performance
better idle power consumption
better gpu performance

clearly a fail...

Trinity is a major step forward compared to llano.

Yes 12% with about 30% higher core frecuency. And if it ends like BD which meant major power consumption and TDP increase at a slight overclock, what then.
A bad IPC is a bad IPC no mather you put it.
Let say oc on Trinity from 3.8ghz to 4.5ghz, that's about 20% but on Llano performance it's like raising with 7% the frecuency.
Let's compare again so A8 3850 at 3250Mhz(+12%) should equal Trinity at 3.8ghz(don't even count TURBO).
Furthermore A8 3850 at 3500Mhz( 3250Mhz + about 7%) should be equal with Trinity Cpu at 4.5ghz .
The IGP part it's irrelevant, it's clear a good path as in desktop Gpu's.

So clear from cpu side a FAILDOZER.
AMD in 9 months was not capable to make some tweaks to Llano sillicon to make it do 3.2-3.6ghz(like Phenom II) with overclock to 4-4.2ghz. It should have been a much better choice.
Llano oc >= Trinity oc.

3DMark 06 CPU Score:
A10-5800K: 4304 Marks
A8-3850: 3814 Marks

FAIL !!!

http://hwbot.org/submission/2193039_...50d_8027_marks
A8-3850 @3.321Mhz - 4577.