AMD Unveils Barcelona Quad-Core Details

mikemuch writes, "At today's Microprocessor Forum, Intel's Ben Sander laid out architecture details of the number-two CPU maker's upcoming quad-core Opterons. The processors will feature sped-up floating-point operations, improvements to IPC, more memory bandwidth, and improved power management. In his analysis on ExtremeTech, Loyd Case considers that the shift isn't as major as Intel's move from NetBurst to Core 2, but AMD claims that its quad core is true quad core, while Intel's is two dual-cores grafted together."

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Memory Controllers

[ExploHD]

the memory controllers now support full 48-bit hardware addressing, which theoretically allows for 256 terabytes of physical memory.
256 terabytes should be enough for anybody.

wha?

[macadamia_harold]

AMD claims that its quad core is true quad core, while Intel's is two dual-cores grafted together.

So Intel's Ben Sander claims that AMD's claim is that Intel claims that their dual-cores grafted together qualify as quad-core technology? That's not confusing at all.

On snap!

[joe_cot]

"In his analysis on ExtremeTech, Loyd Case considers that the shift isn't as major as Intel's move from NetBurst to Core 2, but AMD claims that its quad core is true quad core, while Intel's is two dual-cores grafted together."
BUUUUUUUUUURNED
Next week: Intel responds by telling us how fat AMD's mother is.

Re:On snap!

[chowdy]

Your mother is so fat, she sat on an A64X2 3800+ and made two A64 3000+'s!

Mine goes to eleven

[Anonymous Coward]

Quad core? Bah! That's only 4.
Wake me up when they have a processor that goes to eleven.

Re:Mine goes to eleven

[AcidLacedPenguiN]

why not make 10 faster?

Re:Barcelona

[Plammox]

If anybody at AMD had watched Fawlty Towers, maybe they would have opted for Madrid instead.

(Manuel with thick Spanish accent:) Mr. Fawlty! I'm from Barcelona, I know *notheeeng*!

Amazing analysis

[nanoakron]

AMD: 4=4
Intel: 4=2x2

Where do they hire these guys?

-Nano.

Re:Intel's Ben Sandler?

[mattmacf]

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My apologies, I seriously need some sleep.

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Re:Could I still count???

[MiniMike]

No, it's more like comparing Siamese Quadruplets against two sets of Siamese twins stapled together.

There's a nice image to drink your coffee to...

Re:Quad-core vs. dual-dual-core?

[automattic]

Hey, if those cores were boobs, I'm almost positive you could pick up the chick with 4 teets (have over 2 and they're not considered boobies anymore, bub) a lot cheaper than scoring two racks of twins.

Nobody wants her, and you get to reap the rewards of extra mammary performance(or is that memory?)

Re:Could I still count???

[MrNaz]

One twin? What have you done with the other you horrible man?!