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PCMark Memory Benchmark Favors GenuineIntel

Posted by kdawson on from the not-what-you'd-call-neutral dept.

javy_tahu writes "A review by Ars Technica disclosed that PCMark 2005 Memory benchmark favors GenuineIntel CPUID. A VIA Nano CPU has had its CPUID changed from the original VIA to fake GenuineAMD and GenuineIntel. An improvement of, respectively, 10% and 47% of the score was seen. The reasons of this behavior of FutureMark product are not yet known."

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  1. GenuineIntel by Plantain · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a GenuineIntel, mod me 47% higher!

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    1. Re:GenuineIntel by Metorical · · Score: 5, Funny

      People running Intel can get Score: 7.35, Funny?

    2. Re:GenuineIntel by despe666 · · Score: 4, Funny

      If it's an intel processor doing the math, then yes

    3. Re:GenuineIntel by MSG · · Score: 2, Funny

      On the internet, no one can tell that you're a VIA Nano!

  2. Re:Money by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep. They increased the L2 Cash size.

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  3. Numerology. by cp.tar · · Score: 3, Funny

    V+I+A == 224
    G+e+n+u+i+n+e == 715;
    Genuine+A+M+D == 925
    Genuine+I+n+t+e+l == 1223

    The bigger the number, the faster the processor. And you get 20% extra when you pass 1000.

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    1. Re:Numerology. by cp.tar · · Score: 2, Funny

      its AuthenticAMD, not GenuineAMD

      Do not want! Ur in my numerologiez, ruining my calculationz!

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  4. Re:Money by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is just what you'd expect with "Intel" inside ..... even inside another manufacturer's processor!

  5. Re:Money by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    Easy. Intel paid them to make it that way.

    If anyone can come up with a better explanation I'd be interested to hear it.

    OK, far-fetched it maybe but what if VIA paid them to do it so that the expose would generate a lot of free advertising and ram home the information that the Nano is faster.

    Alternatively the US military could have engineered it to distract us from the possibility that they are working for aliens and have files full of UFO data on their systems. Gosh, i'd better hack in and take a look....

  6. Re:Money by aikodude · · Score: 1, Funny

    It is just what you'd expect with "Intel" inside ..... even inside another manufacturer's processor!

    <Larry the Cable Guy>I don't care who y'are. That thar's funny!</LTCG>

    (sorry i'm outta mod points. that was funny!)

  7. And here's the code: by Ihlosi · · Score: 2, Funny

    if(cpuid == "GenuineIntel")
    {
    Run_really_fast();
    }
    else if(cpuid == "AuthenticAMD")
    {
    Run_no_so_fast();
    }
    else
    {
    Run_slow();
    }

    1. Re:And here's the code: by Pink+Fandango · · Score: 2, Funny

      aren't those the startup lines of Vista?

    2. Re:And here's the code: by Ihlosi · · Score: 4, Funny
      aren't those the startup lines of Vista?

      No way. Vista doesn't even _try_ to run fast on any hardware.

  8. Re:Money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mods, while you're at it, mod me +5 insightful for pointing out that the parent post was modded +4 insightful for pointing out that its parent was redunant...

  9. Re:Do I understand this correctly? by enoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    GenuineIntel/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1

    I can already feel the speed!

  10. Re:Closed Source Benchmarks? by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the only real benchmark is bogomips.

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