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Latest Prescott Information
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Benchmarks: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13847
Socket 478/775 transition: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040123103754.html
Socket 478/775 transition: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040123103754.html
Originally posted by Koslov
they can't be worse than current northwood.
Why would intel release a new CPU that is worse
P3 vs P4a...
The Prescott may or may not suck. But it was designed with longer pipelines = less performance, but it was designed to beable to clock higher because of those pipelines.
So a (if there is) loss of performance at the start is offset by the much higher clock speeds the cpu will beable to get (if you can cool it) makes up for it
Although the first initial comments state that the prescott will be probally around -5 to +5% performance wise vs the NW core in real life applications clock for clock. But it's also having some troubles with current boards and chipsets. It also runs hotter, so it MAY not overclock as well.
So don't expect a HUGE performance increase (like the pro-prescott) and don't expect a HUGE performance decrease (like the anti-prescott) just expect it to be around the same.
The prescott will probally start taking off after a few core revisions, after chipset bugs have been worked out and the new socket is released
from what I heard, we can expect new steppings of prescott to increase performance as intel debugs and activates some of the features that weren't complete for launch. the core is being rushed to market, expect later steps to feature lower power consumption, better performance, and all around a better chip.
Hey, this isn't about AMD. And yes, I actually heard about a new Athlon 64 stepping that will increase memory timings compared to the current stepping. Anyways, I think everyone realized that AMD wouldn't stop producing new CPUs and steppings, thanks for reminding us
better to keep your mouth shut if you don't know what's going on. he builds tons of computers all the time, so it's easy to dump a bad oc'ing/performing chip for full price (or a little cheaper) if a dud.
smart. test out new products at others expense. whats your definition of dumb again obs?
JetUsafMech
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People are forming opinions from The Inqurier? I thought that place lost all credibility long ago?
JetUsafMech
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Originally posted by xonik
The Inquirer doesn't live by credibility. It simply passes information along. For that I credit them. You didn't seriously think that The Inquirer cares about its credibility, did you?
True, but it seems when you 'pass on information' with red 1/2" headlines, it could be construed as misleading, as some people take that place as gospel.
Vagrant Zero
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This is me holding my breath.
Yub Yub Commander.
Why does EVERYONE think that Prescott is just going to either suck ass of be superpowerful?
You think intel made some either shitty cpu or some godlike cpu.
NEITHER is going to happen.
My full prediction is that the Prescott is going to be faster in some things and slower in others...but balanced out.
So going from a P4C to a Prescott won't be a noticable diffrence at all.
Where the diffrence lies is how high intel can ramp up the cpu speeds, and that's WHAT they want. Normal consumers don't care about benchmarks, they look at the largest number and think "whoa that's fast"
So I think the Prescotts will perform the same as the P4Cs...they'll probally get better when moved to the new socket and with a new chipset around april. The Yamhill will probally be good because that's supposed to be a "P5" now right?
You think intel made some either shitty cpu or some godlike cpu.
NEITHER is going to happen.
My full prediction is that the Prescott is going to be faster in some things and slower in others...but balanced out.
So going from a P4C to a Prescott won't be a noticable diffrence at all.
Where the diffrence lies is how high intel can ramp up the cpu speeds, and that's WHAT they want. Normal consumers don't care about benchmarks, they look at the largest number and think "whoa that's fast"
So I think the Prescotts will perform the same as the P4Cs...they'll probally get better when moved to the new socket and with a new chipset around april. The Yamhill will probally be good because that's supposed to be a "P5" now right?
On the contrary, I doubt that anyone feels that way except the true zealots. I think it would be reasonable to expect a general performance difference of -5 to 10% on a clock-for-clock basis, and I think that most people's estimations fall somewhere in there.
Vagrant Zero
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Exactly, I'm expecting an increase in that 5% range myself.