Conroe isn't faster

[milkinc13]

Just read this weeks Micro Mart ando found out that conroe isn't faster than the FX-60, it only beat it in a demo because the FX-60 didn't have the requireed BIOS update, to alow the FX support for the chip. Also during boot up the BIOS read "CPU unknown" so the FX-60 was rigged by Intel.

AMD are safe for the mean time.

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[trojan698]

The super pi scores speak for themself though, I'm sure it's still faster.

 

[blade007]

what's Micro Mart?

 

[Seft]

This flared up ages ago. Anandtech reran the tests and the result was basically the same.

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2716

 

[stigggeh]

Also during boot up the BIOS read "CPU unknown" so the FX-60 was rigged by Intel.

AMD are safe for the mean time.

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i had that with an XP-m it didnt make any difference the cpu worked the same it just didnt recognise it as being an XP-m...

i dont know if this is the same but if it is, its just another flame intel article.

 

[Phemo]

"FX Support"? The FX-60 is basically an X2 with an unlocked multiplier - therefore, if the board can work correctly with a Toledo core processor, it'll work correctly with the Toledo cored FX-60 - it just didn't know what the CPU was called.

As mentioned before, Anandtech re-ran the tests with the correct BIOS installed and it made no difference. Intel didn't rig anything.

Even if it wasn't working correctly, I don't see how that proves that Conroe isn't faster?

 

[Jokester]

Also during boot up the BIOS read "CPU unknown" so the FX-60

Makes no difference, my FX-60 is the same, as long as it recognises that it's a dual core there's no problem (which it was).

The Conroe core is going to be significantly faster than anything AMD can sell for a good while yet.

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[Dolph]

Wow, micromart.... There's a reliable source that I trust implicitly....

 

[Raikiri]

Wow, micromart.... There's a reliable source that I trust implicitly....

Wow, everyone says that about absolutely everywhere

Why don't people stop speculating and wait until it is actually out.

 

[Dunky]

This flared up ages ago. Anandtech reran the tests and the result was basically the same.

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2716

Quote for truth, also it was shown that Conroe was actually disadvantaged in the first review (timings were actually at 5-5-5-15 instead of 4-4-4-x iirc) and once that was sorted, it performed slightly better again. Congrats to Anandtech for re-running the test with the corrections though - shows that it's was (as much as it could be) an accurate estimiation of Conroe performance.

 

[micromart123]

if it's in MicroMart, it'll be right.

Who wrote the article?

MicroMart only has 1 staff writer, the rest are freelance journalists (inlcuding me! ) and the Ed wouldn't print something that was false!

I think we should wait until conroe is actually buyable to the general public, then we can pitch AMD vs. Intel again and see who wins -- this time round!

 

[stigggeh]

if it's in MicroMart, it'll be right.

Who wrote the article?

MicroMart only has 1 staff writer, the rest are freelance journalists (inlcuding me! ) and the Ed wouldn't print something that was false!

I think we should wait until conroe is actually buyable to the general public, then we can pitch AMD vs. Intel again and see who wins -- this time round!

yes but it is my judgement that says i believe anandtech (one of the best review sites on the net imo) over some guy that writes for a pc mag i that have never heard of before

 

[james.miller]

micromart is well known, at least round here....however they have been just as off the mark as pcformat have in the past


its never wise to trust any publication.

 

[Gerard]

if it's in MicroMart, it'll be right.

Who wrote the article?

MicroMart only has 1 staff writer, the rest are freelance journalists (inlcuding me! ) and the Ed wouldn't print something that was false!

I think we should wait until conroe is actually buyable to the general public, then we can pitch AMD vs. Intel again and see who wins -- this time round!

Maybe he didn't print something that was false but he printed stuff that was the info at the time before the benchmarks were re-ran. From all ive seen amd setups will be calling conroe "daddy" untill amd have something other than a transition to ddr 2 and 1 more pin. (and i own both intel and amd setups so nein fanboy comments plz)

 

[micromart123]

good point Gerard, an article can take a couple of week's to get published in the magazine, which is surprising, when it's a weekly publication.

I dread to think how "old" the monthly magazines articles are...