Sneak peak at Intels dual core processor

[MarineCorps]

Benchmark tests

http://ct.enews.extremetech.com/rd/cts?d=185-234-2-10-156048-26583-0-0-0-1

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/0,39023100,39193811,00.htm


From what I saw there wasn't much of an improvement over single core processor on multi threaded programs and an it did poorly on single threaded. I'll be intrested to see how a dual core Athlon 64 will do.

 

[Zakharov]

From what I saw there wasn't much of an improvement over single core processor on multi threaded programs and an it did poorly on single threaded. I'll be intrested to see how a dual core Athlon 64 will do.

I'm sure that once apps are optimised for multi-threading, these cpus will show their worth.

The cpu used in these reviews is the Extreme Edition which is basically a rebadged Xeon. I will be more interested to see how the regular desktop cpus perform.

 

[Zelig]

Check out this link for benchmarks of a lower end one:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2389

Honestly, I'm not too excited at anything Intel's releasing right now, but I we'll see how it goes...