I found this article helpful. The author compares the new AMD 2300 quad core with current Intel quad core systems.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/13176/1 Regards, John On 10/9/07, andrew holway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was asking a similar question a couple of weeks ago and was unable > to get a definite answer. > > I mostly gathered that amd's decision to build quad core from scratch > rather than just bolt two duals together has meant that Barcelona is > basically a bit naff. Lots of innovative stuff in there but not quite > working properly yet. > > The benchmark boys that test these things have said that harpertown is > worth the wait but I would imagine not as interesting Q2 2008 when AMD > lick barcelona into something sexy. > > I have heard Q4 2008 will bring 32 & 64 core chips. :) > > ta > > Andy > > On 08/10/2007, Barnet Wagman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm moving towards setting up a small cluster (my first), and am > > thinking about using Intel quad core processors. However, I'm a little > > concerned about memory contention. I'm (tentatively) going to have one > > processor per node (this appears to be the cheapest way to go), but I > > still wonder whether four cores will choke Intel's memory architecture. > > (AMD's Barcelona may be better in this regard, but it doesn't seem to be > > available yet, at least not through retail channels). > > > > I'd like to hear any opinions on this issue. And if you've used quad > > core processors, I'd certainly like to hear about your experiences > > (including which processor you've used). > > > > thanks > > > > > > PS I couldn't find any discussion of Intel's quad core processors in the > > archive, but if I missed one, please point me to it. > > _______________________________________________ > > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >
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