AMD Carrizo: CPU Performance Plateau Inbound?

[vm'N]

It means we as enthusiasts want to see that happen. What the company actually has planned differs from what we want regardless of who or what it is.

 

Apples == Oranges < Oranges == Oranges

 

It's still a good step forward for their mobile line.

So you speak for the hardware enthusiasts?

 

It is, but where have Intels newer processors been improving the most?

[LukaP]

So you speak for the hardware enthusiasts?

 

It is, but where have Intels newer processors been improving the most?

Instruction set extentions.

[patrickjp93]

 

 

 

i3-2130 65w @ 3.4 GHz = 6.96 GFLOPS

Carizzo 15w @ 3.4 GHz = 6.54 GFLOPS <- 28nm

FX-7500 19w @ 3.4 GHz = 4.48 GFLOPS <- 28nm

 

45% gain in floating point performance at 21% lower power.

 

You're comparing a 32nm Sandy Bridge against 28nm HDL. That is as disingenuous as it gets. Toss in an Ivy Bridge (I3 3000) at 22nm FF.

[patrickjp93]

So AMD gets bashed for inefficient high performance GPUs, and then they come out with slightly better performance APUs than their previous line, but with vastly improved efficiency (after everyone complained about efficiency), and they still get bashed.  Thanks Nvidia fanboys.

I'm disappointed since AMD sold Excavator a lot higher (claims of 15-20% IPC gains). Don't get me wrong. I applaud AMD for the power reductions at the same performance.

[patrickjp93]

So you speak for the hardware enthusiasts?

 

It is, but where have Intels newer processors been improving the most?

Parallel instruction sets, better thread pre-emption, stock clock rates...