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LINPACK: Intel's Nehalem versus AMD Shanghai
anandtech.com - 12/1/2008
LINPACK: Intel's Nehalem versus AMD Shanghai
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A "beta BIOS update" broke compatibility with ESX, so we had to postpone our virtualization testing on our quad CPU AMD 8384 System. So we started an in depth comparison of the 45 nm Opterons, Xeons and Core i7 CPUs. One of our benchmarks, the famous LINPACK (you can read all about it here ) ...

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The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI's Road to Success
anandtech.com - 12/3/2008
The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI's Road to Success
— anandtech.com — This was the email that set it off: Hi Anand, You have an appointment with Carrell Killebrew at 3pm tomorrow at ATI Santa Clara - he's going to give you the background on what REALLY went on behind 770 . He'll meet you in the lobby on the 5th floor. ... (more) The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI's Road to Success

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hardwarezone.com - 12/9/2008
AMD IGP Chipset and Motherboard Showdown
— hardwarezone.com — After looking at the IGP options for the Intel platform, our attention today switches to AMD. Both AMD and NVIDIA have released IGP chipsets this year and we put them to the test to find out the ultimate one - AMD 780G/740G vs. GeForce 8300/8100 mGPU. ... (more) AMD IGP Chipset and Motherboard Showdown

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xbitlabs.com - 11/24/2008
AMD to Release Quad-Core Processor for Notebooks in 2010
— xbitlabs.com — Advanced Micro Devices will be more than a year after Intel Corp. with its quad-core microprocessors aimed at notebooks. The first quad-core chip for laptops from AMD will only emerge in 2010. The first quad-core central processing unit (CPU) for ... (more) AMD to Release Quad-Core Processor for Notebooks in 2010

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  • JustJosh JustJosh
    +1

    I kind of figured Intel's parts would out-perform AMD's.

    AMD better shape up or they are going to be left in the dust soon.

    Posted 12/1/2008 respond (flag)
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Linpack Performance: Shanghai vs Nehalem
AMDZone Frontpage — Johan at Anandtech has linpack numbers comparing Shanghai versus Nehalem. There are a lot of haters in the feedback to whom I have must laugh at. Johan is way smarter than any of you guys. ...

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