Intel responds to Barcelona numbers
 

V8 vs V16 on POV

ONE OF THE problems with releasing benchmark numbers is the competition knows what you are up to.


It also gives the competition a chance to plan, scheme, and counterattack. Last week, at the Microprocessor Forum, Intel did just that in a response to AMD's Barcelona numbers.

If you recall, AMD scored just over 4000 on a POV benchmark with a 16 core 4S system (here and here).

These were 68W low power low clocked HE parts, down about a Ghz on the SE ones coming out in a few months. Expect a lot more from the release bits on a competitive platform.

If 4000+ sounds good, last week Intel trotted out a production Blackford/Clovertown system in V8 livery (We are not supposed to know Intel is seeding V8 test systems and plans production, so don't tell anyone) as a spoiler. Is was running at 3Ghz with a 1333FSB. These almost production parts are the bar AMD has to hurdle.



That said, the numbers speak for themselves, 4933, almost 5000, with only 8 cores. POV might be the worst case scenario for Barcelona, and there are a lot of mitigating factors at play, but AMD still has a lot of work to do. It got thumped on this one, even if you consider apples to oranges comparisons invalid.

The INQuirer