Oh my, this is quite something. £820 you say...I really don't need one and I can't afford it..Maybe if I sell my 920 for ~£120 and go on half rations for the next 3 months...
Originally Posted by Autti "Just to show how far behind Intel AMD are"
Cruel. Hilarious though.
In raw performance perhaps, but AMD has done a fantastic job keeping the prices where volume matters. This is an interesting processor release, it begins to show the spread in where software is keeping pace and where it is lacking, but if 6 cores is really necessary we all get to look forward to the AMD 6 core introduction not to much longer from now. That one will be just as interesting, probably not as high performing but the wallet won't feel the sting most likely.
AMD will have to price at £250 maximum to remain competitive. It would have been interesting to see a Hexus like bang per buck chart. For mist peeps AMD still has a value not performance proposition...
Interesting that their was absolutely no difference in the Crysis test between a 930 at 2.8, 930 at 4.3 and this 6 core monster.
The i7 930 at stock is more than enough power for gaming and any other home task, over clocking it is probably just for bragging rights. Home computing just doesn't require any more power at the moment the only difference is in benchmarks. I can see how if you were a professional your company might make use of this but can't think why anybody else would want it. Unless fast cpu's and high benchmark scores give you a big nerdy boner !!
I completely disagree with the AMD fanboys trying to make a point here. The only value ANY cpu from AMD has at present is in the sub £100 market. Everything else over that amount is convincingly hammered by any Intel offering. That is indisputable.
With the i3 530 you could even drop that value to sub £75 market, which puts them in an even bigger mess.
Originally Posted by crazyceo I completely disagree with the AMD fanboys trying to make a point here. The only value ANY cpu from AMD has at present is in the sub £100 market. Everything else over that amount is convincingly hammered by any Intel offering. That is indisputable.
With the i3 530 you could even drop that value to sub £75 market, which puts them in an even bigger mess.
You know, I have purchased non-Intel CPU's for years. From the first Cyrix to the Athlon 64 etc and I always did it for the moneys sake. Overclocking the balls off of things and having them perform at the same level as Intel offerings for double the price was the challenge.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. Any sane person would be hard pressed to laud AMD over Intel right now at nearly every price point and I think that's a damn shame. I like having options.
Originally Posted by crazyceo I completely disagree with the AMD fanboys trying to make a point here. The only value ANY cpu from AMD has at present is in the sub £100 market. Everything else over that amount is convincingly hammered by any Intel offering. That is indisputable.
With the i3 530 you could even drop that value to sub £75 market, which puts them in an even bigger mess.
You know, I have purchased non-Intel CPU's for years. From the first Cyrix to the Athlon 64 etc and I always did it for the moneys sake. Overclocking the balls off of things and having them perform at the same level as Intel offerings for double the price was the challenge.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. Any sane person would be hard pressed to laud AMD over Intel right now at nearly every price point and I think that's a damn shame. I like having options.
+1
I don't think I'm a fan boy, just want choice... and since I already have a 780GX motherboard, am likely to look at the AMD x6 chips anyway...
Originally Posted by erratum1 Interesting that their was absolutely no difference in the Crysis test between a 930 at 2.8, 930 at 4.3 and this 6 core monster.
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Originally Posted by Article While Crysis refused to run faster (the Radeon HD 5870 graphics card appears to be the bottleneck in this), the geometry-heavy X3 ran faster with the i7-980X at 4.72GHz. Clearly, the overclocking wizards at Intel had a lot of fun making the i7-980X, and as a result, it's an unparalleled overclocker.
Originally Posted by MaverickWill So, student loans roll in around April... Now, do I buy one of these and a 5970, or do I eat for the next 6 months? Decisions...
i wonder how much the i7 970 will roll in at... that appears to be the first 32nm six core non extreme edition on the roadmap. Its probably not worth worrying about for me, even at £400 that would be a lot to stomach for a CPU.
I didn't expect these reviews to be so positive but then considering what you get over an i7-975 I shouldn't have been surprised. Also does anybody know when the new AMD architecture(Bulldozer or whatever) will arrive?
AMD budgets 6 core sounds good, but only (obviously) for optimised applications, but £250 per chip would be a limit. Sadly as mentioned, those who go out and buy Phenom X4's and similar when a Core i5 750 system would be similar money, need to re-evaluate. It is good to 'support' AMD but if that support means getting lesser performance then, what gives ? The worst part about 'AMD fanboys' if they actually exist, is they will buy a Phenom 955 or 965 then tell everyone its as quick as i7.
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ReplyCruel. Hilarious though.
DAMMIT I WANT ONE!!!
In raw performance perhaps, but AMD has done a fantastic job keeping the prices where volume matters. This is an interesting processor release, it begins to show the spread in where software is keeping pace and where it is lacking, but if 6 cores is really necessary we all get to look forward to the AMD 6 core introduction not to much longer from now. That one will be just as interesting, probably not as high performing but the wallet won't feel the sting most likely.
Very impressed - wonder what temps you got?
The i7 930 at stock is more than enough power for gaming and any other home task, over clocking it is probably just for bragging rights. Home computing just doesn't require any more power at the moment the only difference is in benchmarks. I can see how if you were a professional your company might make use of this but can't think why anybody else would want it. Unless fast cpu's and high benchmark scores give you a big nerdy boner !!
Estimated at £820 ;/.
With the i3 530 you could even drop that value to sub £75 market, which puts them in an even bigger mess.
(7-zip and Mplayer chart)
You know, I have purchased non-Intel CPU's for years. From the first Cyrix to the Athlon 64 etc and I always did it for the moneys sake. Overclocking the balls off of things and having them perform at the same level as Intel offerings for double the price was the challenge.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. Any sane person would be hard pressed to laud AMD over Intel right now at nearly every price point and I think that's a damn shame. I like having options.
+1
I don't think I'm a fan boy, just want choice... and since I already have a 780GX motherboard, am likely to look at the AMD x6 chips anyway...
Totally wanting one of those CPUs.
Bah...Food is for sissies
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