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Deneb does 4.3GHz on air, launch approaching

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Deneb does 4.3GHz on air, launch approaching
Written by Andreas G 05 October 2008 22:02

Many readers have been getting back to us regarding the unusually positive reports about AMD lately. I guess we became colored a bit by our love for the Radeon HD 2900 XT cards when no one really cared for them, but then again our favorite games are of the 3DMark series and not of the interactive type, and there the Radeon 2900 XT was a lot of fun. However, we always used Intel's processors together with the card(s), and even though we don't see a change in that anytime soon, the everyday overclockers may get a change of heart with the new AMD models based on the Deneb core.

A while back we reported on a recent interview with AMD General Manager of AMD's Server and Workstation chip business, Pat Patla, where he claimed that Shanghai is much more than a mere die-shrink and that it is 20% faster than Barcelona clock per clock. We've been told by a second source that 20% may be a bit much, but that there is an IPC boost to expect, but closer to 15% than 20. In either case it's just a nice boost. This is applies for Deneb as well we've been told.

The source even indicates that since Nehalem isn't that much of a desktop upgrade, but server mostly, Deneb will become the gaming processor to get. We have no secondary confirmation at this time, but we wanted to forward the information. In fact, source also says that Deneb was able to do 4.3GHz under a Scythe Mine cooler, stable of course. It's very important to use the right motherboard though, you will need the SB750 southbridge to begin with.

Most people should be able to hit 3.6GHz with a decent cooler, source says. The most amazing is that the processor should still run fairly cool and consume less power than Intel equivalents. Comparing Intel's new processors to AMD's new, Intel is gaining on the server market, while AMD will be trying to get back the retail market. We will not have to wait long for it to happen either, mass production is well under way and launch is approaching.
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Most people being able to hit 3.6ghz will be nothing... However, most people being able to hit 4/4.3ghz on air, AND it being faster than Penryn at the same clocks (Or being equal but running cooler/less power), could well get people on board.
 
while a Deneb (45nm) Phenom processor at 2.3GHz pulls 57.3W
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Id be happy to go back to AMD!


Can i get more info about AMD here, google brings up lots and lots of comments which are all confused


whats the diff between deneb and Shanghai?

both 45nm? both diff microarc?
 
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There's no denying Phenom isn't a good chip, it just needs more clock to be competitive, especially as you also run the L3 hard it really comes in to its own.

Clock for clock AMD are on for a winner here, if we can get them anywhere near 4GHz with an overclock they'll have my business.

Fingers crossed AMD are back in the game.
 
If Intel restrict me to the butchered socket because i'm mATX, i'll be going back to AMD.

It's not like a CPU makes a lot of difference these days anyway.
 
Hope this proves to be true, as I was just about to upgrade from a AMD(939) to an Intel i7, will wait a little bit longer to see the benchmarks before I make my choice AMD or Intel !:confused::confused:
 
platinum87 said:
i would say it would be close considering similar performance on intel would be half the price in AMD id say thats the most important thing to keep in mind
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Exactly, price/performance is huge for me as i just need some extra power compared to my current rig, and i need 4GB RAM which i can't with my current motherboard. In terms of performance i believe that AMD's architecture starts to shine at higher clocks, and i'm gonna play with my tuniq tower, get it lapped and stuff, will be awesome if it turns out as good as it sounds :D
 
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