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High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by sjsotelo »

rgbrenner wrote: post #2

1 user reported the score: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+Threadrip... Edit: just noticed the title was changed. Originally it said something about Ryzen beating Intel's processors.

This article also favors AMD

http://www.techradar.com/news/ryzen-threadripper-16-core-pro...

Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by xmichael99 »

Wow! Hard to believe I would ever, ever, ever see AMD on the top of that list! Amazing! Forget about the price, just amazing to see AMD at the top, now factor in the price and wow Intel is screwed. Not because of this one release, but because they are getting pounded from all angles.

Intel's strategy of limiting the PCI throughput to hold GPU manufactures back is over, and these AMD cpu's are going to be paired super well with GPU makers, mostly Nvidia but of course their own ATI, which is really going to making Intel look sad soon. Boat loads of major players have been irked by Intel holding back PCI throughput, AMD let it rip, and "thread ripped" too!

Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by axaxs »

I don't mean to diminish the efforts of anyone involved, but I truly feel one man more or less moves the direction of the CPU industry: Jim Keller.

He, among others, invented x86_64 at AMD during its previous glory days. AMD dominated the competition. He led the Apple chips at A4, and Apple chips then and now dominate the mobile competition.

He came back to AMD and helped create Zen, to obvious results. Apparently he now works for Tesla.

In any event, this guy seems to have the Midas touch wrt CPUs, it's a shame there isn't more written about him or more importantly, by him.

Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by thethirdone »

xmichael99 wrote: post #4

Wow! Hard to believe I would ever, ever, ever see AMD on the top of that list! Amazing! Forget about the price, just amazing to see AMD at the top, now factor in the price and wow Intel is screwed. Not because of this one release, but because they are getting pounded from all angles. Intel's strategy of limiting the PCI throughput to hold GPU manufactures back is over, and these AMD cpu's are going to be paired super…

> Intel's strategy of limiting the PCI throughput to hold GPU manufactures back is over, and these AMD cpu's are going to be paired super well with AMD, which is really making Intel look sad soon. Boat loads of major players have been irked by Intel holding back PCI throughput, AMD let it rip, and "thread ripped" too!

In what way does the increase in PCI lanes stop holding gpu manufacturers back? To the best of my knowledge a single GPU doesn't use more than 16 lanes.

Only multi-gpu systems are held back by the PCI lanes. So I can see threadripper being great for supercomputers, but I don't see how it affects Nvidia or AMDs GPU section.

Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by thehobgoblin »

axaxs wrote: post #5

I don't mean to diminish the efforts of anyone involved, but I truly feel one man more or less moves the direction of the CPU industry: Jim Keller. He, among others, invented x86_64 at AMD during its previous glory days. AMD dominated the competition. He led the Apple chips at A4, and Apple chips then and now dominate the mobile competition. He came back to AMD and helped create Zen, to obvious results. Apparently he…

I remember how excited I was when I heard the announcement that Keller was to work on a new project at AMD a few years back.

And I can certainly relate to the latter point: As an electronic engineer that likes to dabble with IC design, I'd love to consume some of the wisdom that the man could impart.

Re: High End CPUs – Intel vs. AMD

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Post by baobrain »

sjsotelo wrote: post #3
rgbrenner wrote: post #2

1 user reported the score: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+Threadrip... Edit: just noticed the title was changed. Originally it said something about Ryzen beating Intel's processors.

This article also favors AMD http://www.techradar.com/news/ryzen-threadripper-16-core-pro...

Techradar's reporting...has had some issues. Initially the graphs on their threadripper review were misleading (link to imgur album [0]) and later changed. Anandtech[1] (prior discussion[2]) and Gamers Nexus[3] are much more reputable and go further in depth.

[0] https://imgur.com/a/SuzY9

[1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripp...

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14979151

[3] http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3015-amd-threadripper-1...

Edit: clarification

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