True, 2 Core 2 Duos are better then one. Yay, you get a cookie :)
two prevailing streams of thought seem to run through the comments, Intel rocks with 4 cores (True), AMD has some decent silicone coming soon but isn't here. (True)
The important thing to realize about AMD, is that at this point in time there really is no need to push Quad core out tommorow. There isn't.
AMD currently sells almost every single processor it makes. Has anyone noticed the side effect to intel's ASP with having to sell all 90nm P4(there's lots in channel), all 65nm P4 (lots of those too), all celerons (oh yeah tons) at a loss because C2D is so blazingly excellent?
See AMD has the midrange market sweetly tucked away in it's A64, A64 x2, Turion, Sempron goodness. We all know C2D is faster and better then A64, same as A64 family has been better then the P4 family for quite some time.
So Intel brings out C2D and it's amazing! Blows A64 out of the water, which makes it that much better then any P4. an e6300 can be had for around $200 CDN, What then can you sell a P4 for?
AMD slashes it's prices and continues to sell all it produces, intel sits on billions in inventory of chips it can't sell.
So as AMD gobbles up mainstream market share for all those not buying a $200 cpu (most PC's selling right now). Intel Lauds it's C2D performance wins; while it's ASP, and stock price continue to fall.
Conroe is an awesome Architecture! Finally Intel got the picture, "Wider is better". And, as I handed a cookie out before, kudos to those that agree 4 good cores are better then 2.
But AMD is not in Danger, in fact, I believe they are purposefully taking their time, as the only threat to their carved out market share and much improved reputation is if they fail to respond, and fail to execute.
Rushing is the surest way to misstep, and lose all they have gained by Pawning intel for the last couple years.
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True, 2 Core 2 Duos are better then one. Yay, you get a cookie :)
two prevailing streams of thought seem to run through the comments, Intel rocks with 4 cores (True), AMD has some decent silicone coming soon but isn't here. (True)
The important thing to realize about AMD, is that at this point in time there really is no need to push Quad core out tommorow. There isn't.
AMD currently sells almost every single processor it makes. Has anyone noticed the side effect to intel's ASP with having to sell all 90nm P4(there's lots in channel), all 65nm P4 (lots of those too), all celerons (oh yeah tons) at a loss because C2D is so blazingly excellent?
See AMD has the midrange market sweetly tucked away in it's A64, A64 x2, Turion, Sempron goodness. We all know C2D is faster and better then A64, same as A64 family has been better then the P4 family for quite some time.
So Intel brings out C2D and it's amazing! Blows A64 out of the water, which makes it that much better then any P4. an e6300 can be had for around $200 CDN, What then can you sell a P4 for?
AMD slashes it's prices and continues to sell all it produces, intel sits on billions in inventory of chips it can't sell.
So as AMD gobbles up mainstream market share for all those not buying a $200 cpu (most PC's selling right now). Intel Lauds it's C2D performance wins; while it's ASP, and stock price continue to fall.
Conroe is an awesome Architecture! Finally Intel got the picture, "Wider is better". And, as I handed a cookie out before, kudos to those that agree 4 good cores are better then 2.
But AMD is not in Danger, in fact, I believe they are purposefully taking their time, as the only threat to their carved out market share and much improved reputation is if they fail to respond, and fail to execute.
Rushing is the surest way to misstep, and lose all they have gained by Pawning intel for the last couple years.