Hmmm, well, aside from the fact that QuadFX is just a stopgap, uh, what did you expect? It IS still the same core arch. on the CPU.
And realistically, QuadFX isn't meant for desktop users. But for the people it IS aimed at, it's not really as bad off as this article (and the slightly misleading title of the post) would have you believe.
I think by now we all know that the Core 2 Duo's beat AMD's top of the line, no suprise, and we all know that four CPU's on one chip is a better solution than gluing together two dual core chips in a way that was not initially intended.
All QuadFX boils down to is a stop gap and an option for people who want to (or are contractually obligated to) stay in the AMD camp, but also have quadcore.
The NATIVE quad CPU chips should be out next year, earlyish.
And Engadget, seriously, you can't bother to find an Intel roadmap? No speculation is required about what Intel will or will not do in the meantime...we allready know.
This is no different than NVIDIA releasing the GeForce 8800 before ATi gets their R600 out the door. They both have an answer, and they will both release it shortly.
But what would engadget be without sensationalist nonsense?
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Alcaron @ Dec 2nd 2006 9:37PM
Hmmm, well, aside from the fact that QuadFX is just a stopgap, uh, what did you expect? It IS still the same core arch. on the CPU.
And realistically, QuadFX isn't meant for desktop users. But for the people it IS aimed at, it's not really as bad off as this article (and the slightly misleading title of the post) would have you believe.
I think by now we all know that the Core 2 Duo's beat AMD's top of the line, no suprise, and we all know that four CPU's on one chip is a better solution than gluing together two dual core chips in a way that was not initially intended.
All QuadFX boils down to is a stop gap and an option for people who want to (or are contractually obligated to) stay in the AMD camp, but also have quadcore.
The NATIVE quad CPU chips should be out next year, earlyish.
And Engadget, seriously, you can't bother to find an Intel roadmap? No speculation is required about what Intel will or will not do in the meantime...we allready know.
This is no different than NVIDIA releasing the GeForce 8800 before ATi gets their R600 out the door. They both have an answer, and they will both release it shortly.
But what would engadget be without sensationalist nonsense?