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Tag Archives: Bulldozer
AMD Bulldozer: It’s time to settle
As you may remember, AMD’s Bulldozer has always been somewhat controversial, for various reasons. One thing in particular was that AMD claimed it was the ‘first native 8-core desktop processor’. This led to a class-action lawsuit, because consumers thought this … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, Bulldozer, class-action lawsuit, CMT, Core, HyperThreading, logical core, module, physical core, settlement, SMT, Zen
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AMD Zen: a bit of a deja-vu?
AMD has released the first proper information on their new Zen architecture. Anandtech seems to have done some of the most in-depth coverage, as usual. My first impression is that of a deja-vu… in more than one way. Firstly, it reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, Bulldozer, CMT, Core i7, HyperThreading, Intel, SMT, Zen
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AMD Steamroller
Perhaps some of you expected more coverage on upcoming CPUs on this blog, given the history regarding AMD’s Bulldozer. But well, there hasn’t been too much to report on, really. I did a short thing on Trinity/Piledriver, but there was … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, anandtech, Bulldozer, cache, CMT, computer, extensions, Haswell, HSX, instruction decoder, Intel, John Fruehe, l1 cache, latency, multithreading, performance, Steamroller, technology
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John Fruehe leaves AMD
Remember John Fruehe? Back in the days before the Bulldozer launch, he was spreading lies. I pointed them out to him and everyone who was interested. He denied everything. So I said we should bet his job on it then. … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, Bulldozer, JF_AMD, John Fruehe, liar, relative silence, reputation
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AMD Bulldozer, can it get even worse?
A number of reviewers have reported problems with a Blue Screen Of Death on AMD’s Bulldozer, even with stock settings: The reviewers reporting this problem include, but are not limited to: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/10/12/amd-fx-8150-review/9 http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/14579-amd-fx-8150-och-fx-8120-bulldozer/21 http://muropaketti.com/artikkelit/prosessorit/amd-fx-8150-zambezi,3 http://www.hardware.fr/articles/842-22/jeux-3d-total-war-shogun-2-starcraft-ii-anno-1404.html As you can see, Total … Continue reading
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Tagged AMD, benchmark, bug, Bulldozer, FX, memory, mistake, performance, unstable, voltage, Zambezi
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John Fruehe finally does the sensible thing and comes up with an excuse
Here it is: So here’s the story on IPC from my perspective. The original design goal was higher IPC. Back before we had taped out the first processors the discussion came up. I am not allowed to say anything in … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, benchmark, Bulldozer, Fruehe, FX, games, JFAMD, John, mistake, performance, Zambezi
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AMD admits mistake in new blog
AMD published their take on the new FX series in a blog on their website. Obviously it’s a bit of an apologetic piece. I am disappointed that it was not written by John Fruehe however. Sure, he may want to … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, benchmark, Bulldozer, Fruehe, FX, games, JFAMD, John, mistake, performance, Zambezi
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AMD Bulldozer: Nothing to see here, moving on
Well, Bulldozer reviews have finally arrived. They shouldn’t surprise people who’ve been following this blog. John Fruehe was spreading lies about Bulldozer’s performance, I called him out over a year ago. The claims he was making about things like “a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged AMD, benchmark, Bulldozer, Fruehe, FX, games, JFAMD, John, mistake, performance, review, Zambezi
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Some Bulldozer FX performance indication from AMD themselves
During IDF, AMD was present in a nearby hotelroom, as usual. They demonstrated a Bulldozer FX system there: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.hardware.info%2Fnieuws%2F24619%2Feerste-officiele-benchmarks-amd-fx-processor First they showed a comparison between a new unspecified AMD FX processor and an unspecified Intel processor i5 Sandy Bridge, with … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news
Tagged AMD, benchmark, Bulldozer, Fruehe, FX, games, JFAMD, John, mistake, performance, Zambezi
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AMD Bulldozer Zambezi FX-8100 benchmarks from SiSoftware
On September 3rd, SiSoftware published a review of AMD’s new Zambezi processor, based on the new Bulldozer architecture. After only about 4-5 hours, SiSoftware had to take it down again, but what goes on the internet, stays on the internet, it … Continue reading
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Tagged AMD, benchmark, Bulldozer, Fruehe, FX, games, JFAMD, John, mistake, performance, Zambezi
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