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EM64T Xeon vs. Athlon 64 under Linux (AMD64)
legrimpeur writes "Anandtech has a nice performance comparison under Linux (AMD64) between the recently introduced 3.6GHz EM64T Xeon processor and an Athlon 64 3500+. It is disappointing to see how the Athlon gets trounced in FPU intensive benchmarks. No memory-bound benchmarks (where the Athlon is supposed to have an edge) are presented, though." Update: 08/09 23:34 GMT by T : As the Inquirer reports, many Anandtech readers take issue with the comparison.
Why is it "dissapointing" that Intel's top of the line server CPUs can crunch more numbers than AMD's workstation CPU?
You can only be "dissapointed" by such news if you're a fanboy expecting a certain outcome.
The love-in with certain companies on slashdot is so sickening it's funny. I'm supposed to believe that AMD, Apple and IBM are friends to the world with big warm fuzzy hearts, and Microsoft, Compaq and Intel are sinister spawns from hell who always have an ulterior motive.
News flash: All public corporations exist for one reason only - profit for shareholders. Period. Despite what their PR and marketting departments say, it's all about the bottom line.
So who really cares which processor is faster? There's no competition in the CPU market, just two companies alternating who gets 60% or 40% of the pie. They work together to screw us all over. If there was any real competition, a mid to high end workstation CPU would be less than 50 bucks.
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Uh, which newegg did you go to?
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I went to the NewEgg URL listed on the front page of the article, which you did not read:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?D
BTW, the "teh" and "pwn" word fads are extremely stupid and juvenile. No wonder you don't get any girls.