From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-77334-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1Jd8DW-0000m9-JG for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:13:18 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B7E28E0789; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:13:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from india533.server4you.de (india533.server4you.de [85.25.151.41]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8825DE0789 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:13:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.17] (pD95FF949.dip.t-dialin.net [217.95.249.73]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by india533.server4you.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id E576F7706AA for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:13:15 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <47E54C40.7000708@smash-net.org> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:13:20 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Norman_Rie=DF?= <norman@smash-net.org> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080229) Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] AMD vs. Intel on Gentoo? References: <49bf44f10803221007v27627160xa0b0daadc4bcc0ff@mail.gmail.com> <47E54579.6060202@smash-net.org> <1206208709.30987.9.camel@NOTE_GENTOO64.PHHEIMNETZ> <49bf44f10803221109p4593731w1ed0830194141a16@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10803221109p4593731w1ed0830194141a16@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 93b7fe80-196b-4d12-8ee5-8dceb87de79f X-Archives-Hash: 4bf0adb979ccb7b8ad6b5100d815933d Grant schrieb: >> > > I had become an AMD guy, but I think I'm hearing that Intel is beating >> > > AMD in performance tests. Plus my AMD64 X2 desktop should be much >> > > faster than my Intel laptop but is actually slower. What do you guys >> > > think? >> > > >> > > - Grant >> > > >> > Well the experience of a desktop or an application depends on more than >> > just the processor. Nearly every part of a computer does its part. And >> > then you have the software, what software you use, how it is build, what >> > reqirements this software has on other software and hardware and so on. >> > Does it uses the FPU or is it heavy on the ALU. How much IO is used and >> > how much can the system provide. >> > But if you believe the average hardwaremagazine, intel is a step ahead >> > right now. >> > >> > Norman >> >> When Intel finally implements HyperTransport (I think it's planned for >> the next generation), AMD will loose their last bastion performance >> wise ... what a pity. >> > > It is a pity. When did AMD's overall advantage disappear? > > - Grant > With the arrival of the Core CPU's. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list