venati...@gmail.com wrote:
> fury wrote:
> > Phenom line quietly launched today, only running at a maximum of
> > 2.3Ghz.  I would love to see some benchmarks.

> > 2.5Ghz first quarter 2008.
> > 3.0Ghz second quarter 2008.

> Have a look then.  AMD is in a world of hurt!
> http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3153

> "The problem is, and I hate to ruin the surprise here, Phenom isn't
> faster than Intel's Core 2 Quad clock for clock. In other words, a
> 2.3GHz Phenom 9600 will set you back at least $283 and it's slower
> than a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad Q6600, which will only cost you $269. And
> you were wondering why this review wasn't called The Return of the
> Jedi."

> "If you were looking for a changing of the guard today it's just not
> going to happen. Phenom is, clock for clock, slower than Core 2 and
> the chips aren't yet yielding well enough to boost clock speeds above
> what Intel is capable of. While AMD just introduced its first 2.2GHz
> and 2.3GHz quad-core CPUs today, Intel previewed its first 3.2GHz quad-
> core chips. We were expecting Intel to retain the high end performance
> crown, but also expected AMD to chip away at the lower end of the quad-
> core market - today's launch confirms that Intel is still the king of
> the quad-core market."