AMD Bulldozer Finally!

[gareth170]

Only in app's that don't use 8 threads.
You can't really do clock for clock from 6 cores to 8 cores unless you compare using the same amount of threads.

I get what you're saying however.

Like I said ages ago, compare an FX6100 to an 1100T at the same clock, you'd be surprised. Hey look, I was right

CINEBENCH uses all threads and the results we've seen so far a 1100t still beats a 8150 clock for clock

 

[DragonQ]

It seems the review of the FX8150 was not using Windows 7 SP1:

http://lab501.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/spi_5066.jpg

...which makes no difference whatsoever.

 

[Martini1991]

CINEBENCH uses all threads and the results we've seen so far a 1100t still beats it clock for clock

I know the 1100T beats it clock for clock, but I mean, are you basing it core for core? or 6 versus 8?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

...which makes no difference whatsoever.

IIRC,AMD released some updates for Linux during the summer regarding Bulldozer.

Edit!!

If you see the leaked slides from AMD,the Windows 8 schedulers give upto 10% improvement in game performance. On top of this even SMT needed proper support in Windows.

 

[sunama]

... there are plenty of home users who use more than me with 12-16 disk RAIDs.

Who exactly are these home users who are using 16 hard disks?
I have 7 hard disks, in total, for 3 computers and that's a lot.

To have a single array of 16 disks, in a home, is very rare.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32390067&postcount=192

16MB cache ? Can someone confirm ?

This processor could be an SMP monster in the right hands. For you gamers who don't know about the loves of compute - avoid

 

[Final8y]

Nevermind, you screwed yourself over value for money wise
I thought that a 5970 toxic would have cost less than two 5870 2GB's.

I could not fit 3x 5870 2GB so i had to go the more costly road.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32390067&postcount=192

16MB cache ? Can someone confirm ?

This processor could be an SMP monster in the right hands. For you gamers who don't know about the loves of compute - avoid

8MB L3 cache and 8MB L2 cache.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

8MB L3 cache and 8MB L2 cache.

Ahhh yes thanks - now I remember ! the L2 / L3 trick - Still ok

 

[gareth170]

I know the 1100T beats it clock for clock, but I mean, are you basing it core for core? or 6 versus 8?

6 versus 8

i think most people would have thought a 8core would beat a 6corre even at clock for clock in multi-threaded apps

 

[Martini1991]

...which makes no difference whatsoever.

Depends..

 

[Martini1991]

6 versus 8

i think most people would have thought a 8core would beat a 6corre even at clock for clock in multi-threaded apps

I think you're looking at a fake benchmark

6 versus 8 at the same clock would see BD ahead.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

People should really be comparing it core for core as I've argued previously we're still not optimised for SMP software

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I am more interested in the review from Anandtech and similar websites. I suspect even if underperforms we might be able to gleam some information on where the architecture is headed and any future fixes. I would suspect AMD is more likely to discuss such details with them IMHO.

 

[Martini1991]

I could not fit 3x 5870 2GB so i had to go the more costly road.

Seems bizarre you preach value for money, but don't practise it.
I'd hate to know how much you're bottlenecked.

 

[Final8y]

Who exactly are these home users who are using 16 hard disks?
I have 7 hard disks, in total, for 3 computers and that's a lot.

To have a single array of 16 disks, in a home, is very rare.

When i was googleing for my setup i came across them and they were talking about 8 disks before you really see the speed gains and 12 being great & talking about even more disks, so i think its for more because they can and not because they need the space as why use more small disks when you can get larger ones.

They had posted read/right speeds and i was shocked.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Sequential Read/Writes are a bleh stat to look at. You will very rarely need that kind of sequential performance.

 

[Martini1991]

When i was googleing for my setup i came across them and they were talking about 8 disks before you really see the speed gains and 12 being great & talking about even more disks, so i think its for more because they can and not because they need the space as why use more small disks when you can get larger ones.

They had posted read/right speeds and i was shocked.

So, you mean RAID 0 with a stupid amount of drives?

 

[gareth170]

I think you're looking at a fake benchmark

6 versus 8 at the same clock would see BD ahead.

well all the results must be fake because i haven't seen any that shows it beat a 1100t clock for clock

 

[Final8y]

Seems bizarre you preach value for money, but don't practise it.
I'd hate to know how much you're bottlenecked.

No i don't preach value for money, i was pointing out a fact.
You don't have to practice them to point them out.