AMD's 6 core processor

[OneWithFire]

send me dem parts
the price of the computer construction will pay for a real copy so then i can send you the demo because it has no more use to me

forget no, i'd rather buy a prebuilt

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[General Nick]

Well my family is pretty generous when it comes to birthdays, so around 100-200$ or so.
I'll sell some old computer parts anyways. And by then the price of it might just drop if i'm lucky.

I get around $300 average per birthday, but last time I got a nice fat $500 in cash from the family.

I'm hopeful for my graduation too. If I get another $500 I could probably buy an AMD hex core, but I'd need to change the motherboard though too.

[OneWithFire]

Who the forget cares about a hex core?


Like i said, i've been surviving on a single core for the past 4 years.

Although i would kill for a dual or quad core ;-;

That's why im buying a new computer >:D

[Godik7]

Who the forget cares about a hex core?
i would kill for a dual or quad core ;-;

I am confused.

[General Nick]

I am confused.

He's never been introduced to the wonders of multi-core processing.

Such a shame.

[Otis Da HousKat]

i dont feel like building my own.

No electrical engineer would say this.

[General Nick]

No electrical engineer would say this.

Hey Otis while you're here, is there much of a difference between AMD's 6-core and Intel's 6-core?

[CC]

...It's good because you payed $700 for it?

So, I could sell you a piece of stuff for $1000 and you'd buy it because you think it's a damn fine piece of stuff? wtf

what
I'm saying I built a good computer, even though I only had around $700 budget.

[Sirrus]

I think this is starting to move into the "Only useful for scientific applications" category. A 3.4x4 OC'd to 5.0 is fine for gaming.

[OneWithFire]

No electrical engineer would say this.

First off, I dont FEEL like building one, just because i dont want to.

Second off, Electrical engineer =/= Computer engineer

I am confused.

I have survived on a single core for a while, but i would like to have a dual or quad, i dont see the use in a hex though.

[Righteous One]

The difference from AMD's 6-core and Intel's is for large. Intel still prevails and oddly enough, AMD's Phenom II X4 965 performed better than The X6.

[General Nick]

The difference from AMD's 6-core and Intel's is for large. Intel still prevails and oddly enough, AMD's Phenom II X4 965 performed better than The X6.

Source?

[Radial543]

No matter how many cores these chip companies stack on to each other, we are still at a chip crCIA. Technology needs to actually advance, instead of stacking old tech onto one another for more power.

[Sirrus]

No matter how many cores these chip companies stack on to each other, we are still at a chip crCIA. Technology needs to actually advance, instead of stacking old tech onto one another for more power.

Hyperthreading. That was an advancement.

[Tokerovin]

Doesn't the i7 920 have 8 cores?

No, although Octo-core microprocessors exist.

A version of the i7-Extreme has 6 cores, with a p.v.r of about 20.2.

The Phenom II x6 hits a p.v.r of about 19.8.

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For a comparison, an Xbox 360 is 9.6, an entry level quad core is 9.2-12.6, and a high powered dual-core can get up to about 7.
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They are pretty evenly matched, but Intel takes the cake by a small margin with their processor. I agree with radial about how companies need to just come up with more efficient technology already, rather than stacking.

Based on benchmarks from a source I can't remember, you will hardly be able to tell the speed difference between the two, but apparently Intel's is a wee bit faster.  

I want one... My Quad-Core Phenom is starting to bore me. :P

P.S: Expect an octo-core i9 about 216 days after the release of the new iPhone.