Hi, Guest
07-07-2005, 05:45 AM
Uhm guys, I don't wanna sound ignorant or irate even... but are you f'ing serious?
Performance benefit NOW - on-die memory controller, low latency memory access, overclock hungry. When ANY P4 has nearly double the memory latency of the slowest of the A64s (single or dual-channel memory), you have to ask why run Intel (when speaking in a purely performance-oriented context)?
Performance benefit NOW - Greater FPU / X87 math proficiency by far over any Intel processor, including their dual-core heatfarms. More work done per clock cycle. PERIOD. Video rendering? Owned. Scientific research (including my http://www.grid.org cancer DC work)? Owned. Gaming? Owned. Backing up DVDs? Owned. Pick something processor-intensive. Owned.
Performance benefit NOW - lower power consumption, especially when comparing per-cycle performance. A dual-core 90nm processor uses less power with BOTH cores loaded up than a 130nm A64, nevermind anything Intel pulls out. Also, CoolNQuiet clocks the processor down nicely and lowers the overall heat output (and power consumption) to the point of near-nothingness. Intel only adapted SpeedStep to reduce their heatblooms - the NSA was getting tired of looking for nuclear reactors and finding desktop computers.
Add in the fact that the entire X86-64 instruction subset was designed around AMD processors and their architecture to begin with (I'm not even touching the shipwreck that is Itanic... I mean Itanium)... it makes sense to adopt Athlon64s now.
I test rendered a video quite some time ago, took over 30 minutes on my Intel P4C 2.4GHz box. Rendered it again on my AMD XP 2500+ @ 2.2GHz - 24 minutes. Rendered it AGAIN for testing's sake on my A64 @ 2.5GHz - 16 minutes.
I'm happy to provide proof as to why ignoring the future is pointless. Just ask.
I'm done - where's my coffee?
Performance benefit NOW - on-die memory controller, low latency memory access, overclock hungry. When ANY P4 has nearly double the memory latency of the slowest of the A64s (single or dual-channel memory), you have to ask why run Intel (when speaking in a purely performance-oriented context)?
Performance benefit NOW - Greater FPU / X87 math proficiency by far over any Intel processor, including their dual-core heatfarms. More work done per clock cycle. PERIOD. Video rendering? Owned. Scientific research (including my http://www.grid.org cancer DC work)? Owned. Gaming? Owned. Backing up DVDs? Owned. Pick something processor-intensive. Owned.
Performance benefit NOW - lower power consumption, especially when comparing per-cycle performance. A dual-core 90nm processor uses less power with BOTH cores loaded up than a 130nm A64, nevermind anything Intel pulls out. Also, CoolNQuiet clocks the processor down nicely and lowers the overall heat output (and power consumption) to the point of near-nothingness. Intel only adapted SpeedStep to reduce their heatblooms - the NSA was getting tired of looking for nuclear reactors and finding desktop computers.
Add in the fact that the entire X86-64 instruction subset was designed around AMD processors and their architecture to begin with (I'm not even touching the shipwreck that is Itanic... I mean Itanium)... it makes sense to adopt Athlon64s now.
I test rendered a video quite some time ago, took over 30 minutes on my Intel P4C 2.4GHz box. Rendered it again on my AMD XP 2500+ @ 2.2GHz - 24 minutes. Rendered it AGAIN for testing's sake on my A64 @ 2.5GHz - 16 minutes.
I'm happy to provide proof as to why ignoring the future is pointless. Just ask.
I'm done - where's my coffee?
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.