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[Phoronix] AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux (AMD Opteron 2384) Review
[Phoronix] AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux (AMD Opteron 2384) Review
Last quarter AMD introduced their "Shanghai" Opteron processors that join the ranks of Intel's Harpertown Xeon CPUs that are 45nm quad-core server/workstation parts. Initial reviews of these new AMD Opteron processors have been very positive, but how do these chips perform with Linux? In this ...
AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux
phoronix.com — Last quarter AMD introduced their "Shanghai" Opteron processors that join the ranks of Intel's Harpertown Xeon CPUs... that are 45nm quad-core server/workstation parts. Initial reviews of these new AMD Opteron processors have been very positive, but how ... (more) AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux
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AMD Shanghai Opteron 2384
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... Last quarter AMD introduced their "Shanghai" Opteron processors that join the ranks of Intel's Harpertown Xeon CPUs that are 45nm quad-core server/workstation parts. Initial reviews of these new AMD Opteron processors have been very positive, but how do these chips perform with Linux? In this article we have our hands on a few of the fastest Shanghais, the AMD Opteron 2384 clocked at 2.7GHz, as we see how well they compare to the older "Barcelona" Opteron processors. Link: Phoronix

AMD Shanghai Opteron 2384 :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board — "Last quarter AMD introduced their "Shanghai" Opteron processors that join the ranks of Intel's Harpertown Xeon CPUs that are 45nm quad-core server/workstation parts. Initial reviews of these new AMD Opteron processors have been very positive, but how do these chips perform with Linux? In this article we have our hands on a few of the fastest Shanghais, the AMD Opteron 2384 clocked at 2.7GHz, as we see how well they compare to the older "Barcelona" Opteron processors." link

CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. Water Cooler Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board — ... Domino A.L.C. was outperforming the Thermaltake BigWater 760is I was floored to say the least. The price tag on the Thermaltake BigWater 760is is $149, which is more than double that of the Domino A.L.C. and it performed worse. This just goes to show that a water cooling kit needs to be a well rounded and polished to get the best performance. CoolIT Systems seems to have the Domino A.L.C. setup with the optimal hardware and water flow to have a winner on their hands..." link

Saturday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — ... games of 2008 Shacknews reports unannounced, cancelled THQ air combat game revealed in slick CG trailer Website du jour: PenguinPlay (for Linux gamers) Newsarama posts Dead Space #1 (comic) Hardware Laptop's exclusive hands-on with Voodoo's Firefly concept gaming laptop HWBox has quad-core roundup : AMD vs. Intel clock-to-clock (in Greek) NordicHardware's video : overclocking the Core i7 920 Phoronix reviews Opteron 2384 Donanim Haber: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 tested (in Turkish) Motherboards.org reviews ...

Weekend Roundup
TweakTown's News RSS Feed — ... @ Overclockers Club - Hitachi's Deskstar E7K1000 hard drive @ Tech Report - PromoLocker Custom VH USB Drive @ Virtual-Hideout - G.Skill 64 GB Solid State Drive @ Hardtecs4u - Thecus N4100 Pro NAS @ Overclockers Online - Thermaltake Vi-On HDD enclosure @ Pureoverclock Other - OCZ Gold 3GB PC3-12800U Triple Channel kit @ HardwareOC - Hawking HWRN1A Hi-Gain Wireless-300N Router @ RBMods - AMD Shanghai Opteron 2384 @ Phoronix - Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 XSA-00001 @ Benchmark Reviews - ...

Tech Roundup - January 6, 2008
Techgage News — ... Motherboards & Processors AMD Shanghai Opteron 2384 - Phoronix Memory & Storage Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 Hard Drive - Tech Report OCZ Gold 3GB PC3-12800U Triple Channel - Hardware OC ...

Tech Roundup - January 6, 2008
Techgage News — ... Motherboards & Processors AMD Shanghai Opteron 2384 - Phoronix Memory & Storage Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 Hard Drive - Tech Report OCZ Gold 3GB PC3-12800U Triple Channel - Hardware OC ...

AMD Shanghai Opteron: Linux vs. OpenSolaris Benchmarks
Phoronix — In January we published a review of the AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs on Linux when we looked at four of the Opteron 2384 models. The performance of these 45nm quad-core workstation/server processors were great when compared to the earlier ...

Tyan Thunder n6650EX (S4992)
Phoronix — ... , a long-time supporter of Phoronix and a manufacturer of many leading workstation/server-oriented motherboards, recently sent out their Thunder n6650EX motherboard. This motherboard is a slight redesign of their earlier Thunder n6550EX product, but with out of the box support for AMD's 45nm Opteron CPUs . The Thunder n6650EX is capable of handling four quad-core processors, up to 128GB of ECC Registered DDR2 system memory, dual PCI Express x16, and six Serial ATA 2.0 ports. In this article we are offering a preview of the Tyan Thunder n6650EX (S4992). Features: Processor - ...

Sun Studio 12 vs. GCC3 vs. GCC4 Benchmarks
Phoronix — ... when using the new AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs . Ubuntu Linux was faster than OpenSolaris 2008.11 in nearly all of the tests, but as mentioned in that article, OpenSolaris is still dependent upon GCC 3.4 where as Ubuntu and most other Linux distributions are now shipping with the newer and much-improved GCC 4 series. Following that article being published, Sun Microsystems had requested some compiler tests since they were confident the results would be different had their Sun Studio compiler been used. Well, in this article we now have some OpenSolaris benchmarks from the same ...

Intel Core i7, AMD Phenom II Benchmarks On Linux
Phoronix — ... for giving you a Linux look at the newest desktop processors. We will (finally) be delivering Intel Core i7 Linux and OpenSolaris benchmarks next week, after giving up on Intel's PR department having any interest in Linux and being forced to buy a Nehalem processor. On the AMD side, you can at least see our AMD Shanghai Opteron benchmarks with a ...

What Does Linux Benchmarking Look Like?
Phoronix — ... , and dual quad-core AMD Opterons look like? Well, if the systems are running Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris, or Mac OS X, it can look like this: [image] Do you see any of those systems out in the lemon grove? Nope. As was shared earlier this month, with ...

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