Moderator: Thanas
Correct. However I think in 2007 we'll already see a heavy push towards multi-core computers, it won't be a requirment, but you'll see large advances.Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:OK, so I was wrong about only token multi-core support until Alan Wake, but right that dual-core won't become truly necessary until sometime in '08.
Conroe gave you that 20% boost over K8 (and a lot more over NetBurst). As for CPU scaling, you can't really compare that to GPUs, which is the classical example of an embarrassingly-parallel problem. More performance? Just increase the width of the processor (it helps that GPUs are significantly simpler than a general-purpose CPU, even if you can program them). You can't do that with a general-purpose CPU, since most of those programs are serial, not parallel.Mr Bean wrote:What I'm ASKING for is the 20%+ preformance increase I use to be able to expect between processor generations. Right now I can shell out 900$ and get 7% more preformance than the 300$ part. (Or the 350$ VS 670$ for AMD)
Conroe is not that expensive.Corone yes is new and impressive, and it's a step in the right direction, even if it is super expensive atm. What I'm looking for however is AMD's next great thing, which still looks a long way off.
