Core 2 benchmarks out (aka, the Empire Strikes Back)

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-14 02:10pm

In short, AMD K8 is getting pummelled.

Tech Report, AnandTech, Hexus, Hot Hardware, HardOCP

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-07-14 02:47pm

Poor AMD, for $300 you can get a 4600, or an E6600 - which seems to be around 20% better

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2006-07-14 02:53pm

InnocentBystander wrote:Poor AMD, for $300 you can get a 4600, or an E6600 - which seems to be around 20% better

Worst part about that is you could get that 4600 for $350 or so for a year and a half now. Glad to see SOMETHING finaly kicking AMD's ass, prehaps we will get our 5800's now.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-07-14 02:58pm

Mr Bean wrote:
InnocentBystander wrote:Poor AMD, for $300 you can get a 4600, or an E6600 - which seems to be around 20% better
Worst part about that is you could get that 4600 for $350 or so for a year and a half now. Glad to see SOMETHING finaly kicking AMD's ass, prehaps we will get our 5800's now.

Err... you're thinking of the x2 3800+; the x2 4600+ was $700, it is now $550, and when the price cuts come it will be $300. The x2 3800+ is the one which has hung around the $300/350 range forever.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2006-07-14 03:45pm

The high end gaming benchmarks from HardOCP and Firingsquad aren't nearly as impressive, though, since the video cards are still the bottleneck. Still good to see Intel come back; hopefully we'll see a true ass kicking contest between Core and K8L.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2006-07-14 07:32pm

InnocentBystander wrote:
Mr Bean wrote:
InnocentBystander wrote:Poor AMD, for $300 you can get a 4600, or an E6600 - which seems to be around 20% better
Worst part about that is you could get that 4600 for $350 or so for a year and a half now. Glad to see SOMETHING finaly kicking AMD's ass, prehaps we will get our 5800's now.
Err... you're thinking of the x2 3800+; the x2 4600+ was $700, it is now $550, and when the price cuts come it will be $300. The x2 3800+ is the one which has hung around the $300/350 range forever.

*Doh your right.

Either way, there was a time when the latest AMD FX chips would be worth 10% of their launch price just eight months later. Instead we get FX chips that droped... what twenty bucks?

Either way this last year or so has been annoying on it's lack of price drops.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-14 07:36pm

Tell me about it, I'm still running a 3200+ because the higher chips simply haven't been worth it to me yet. Hopefully AMD will slash their prices good and low soon... I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a good, cheap X2. (I'm really not in the mood to swap motherboards yet again...)

Netko · Post by **Netko** » 2006-07-14 07:56pm

While I've been a AMD customer for the last 4 of my personal comps or so (begining with a K6II laptop), this definatly has potential to make me switch sides after a looong while (basicly since the original Athlon came out). I guess I'll see what the situtation looks like when I upgrade next (hopefuly somewhere within the next year, my socket A based system is getting a bit old).

Acidburns · Post by **Acidburns** » 2006-07-14 08:40pm

One of my friends needs a new gaming computer and I've been holding him back for one of these new chips. I won a FX-55 a while back, which will hopefully hold out for a while. I wonder what AMD's response will be like?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-07-14 08:41pm

Woot, in time for a new puter. I've never understood brand loyalty, so I'll be jumping right on this bandwagon.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-15 01:53am

Acidburns wrote:One of my friends needs a new gaming computer and I've been holding him back for one of these new chips. I won a FX-55 a while back, which will hopefully hold out for a while. I wonder what AMD's response will be like?

K8L is rumoured to have major FPU improvements but not serious gains in integer. It'll probably remain quite good on the server side but not as competitive on the desktop side ... and K8L isn't due until sometime next year.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2006-07-15 04:37am

Wonder if I should get dual optys when the prices fall...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-15 02:17pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Tell me about it, I'm still running a 3200+ because the higher chips simply haven't been worth it to me yet. Hopefully AMD will slash their prices good and low soon... I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a good, cheap X2. (I'm really not in the mood to swap motherboards yet again...)

With the switch to Socket AM2, you may not be in the best luck in finding good deals for S939 processors (except used, maybe)

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-15 03:05pm

phongn wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:Tell me about it, I'm still running a 3200+ because the higher chips simply haven't been worth it to me yet. Hopefully AMD will slash their prices good and low soon... I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a good, cheap X2. (I'm really not in the mood to swap motherboards yet again...)
With the switch to Socket AM2, you may not be in the best luck in finding good deals for S939 processors (except used, maybe)

God, it's like Intel and AMD have teamed up to ream me or something.

That said, I don't mind buying used.

Srynerson · Post by **Srynerson** » 2006-07-15 10:23pm

Core 2 benchmarks out (aka, the Empire Strikes Back)

So this means Paul Otellini is actually Hector Ruiz's father?

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