Results: Euler3D and Windows Media Encoder x64
Euler 3D
This is one of the few actual scientific benchmarks based on working code. Euler 3D models airflow over an airfoil, and is highly threaded. 20 steps were taken with 1, 2, 4, and 8 threads.
This benchmark has always been very friendly to Intel processors, even though in most other theoretical tests the AMD processors are pretty evenly matched when it comes to floating point operations. I guess this could potentially be due to the compiler that the Euler folks used with this simulation. If it is one of the older Intel ones, then it disables a lot of the advanced CPU functionality flags when it detects an AMD (or other) processor. Still, four cores at 3.7 GHz get the X4 980 pretty close to the i7.
Windows Media Encoder X64
Transcoding is another operation that is highly parallel in nature, so it works nicely on both multi-core CPUs and GPUs. I took a 250 MB 1080p source file and converted it to a 40 MB 480p WMA.
The i7 is again well in the lead, but the X4 matches up well with the two X6 processors in this particular application.
Josh, you just have to get a
Josh, you just have to get a new CLEAN case for these reviews moving forward 🙂
A clean case is a sign of a
A clean case is a sign of a dirty mind.
This has to be the worst
This has to be the worst product I have seen released recently. It was easily beaten overall for the testing done against the i7-860 and the i7-860 is A LOT slower than the new sandybridge i5s. When comparing price/performance AMD has terrible timing with this part – Microcenter is selling the i5-2500k for $180 and the i5-2400 for $150. This 980 could only overclock to 4.3ghz overall (8.6% increase) and people are easily overclocking i5-2500k to 5.0ghz (66% increase!).
Yeah, this was a strange
Yeah, this was a strange release from AMD. Just so hard to compete with those Sandy Bridge parts. Sweet deals from Microcenter though! The i5-2500K is a steal at $180. Makes you wonder what the internal thinking at AMD was. Perhaps they felt that with recent price changes they had to have something exist at their upper end so their ASPs didn’t suffer as badly?
I am done with AMD cpu’s till
I am done with AMD cpu’s till bulldozer, I had a couple of Phenom 2 build’s and the were “alright” then I found the i7 and never looked back moved to sandy-bridge, still not looking back. I am dying to give AMD my money , I am begging to give them my money but, I want performance, I think if they were even equal at the dollar per performance I would go with AMD just because they are the underdogs and I really want to see them grow.I am hearing good things I hope the bulldozer processors are not Phenom 2’s in disguise, if they are it could be the end of AMD, on a better note they make awesome GPU’s that is their saving grace.
Well, I think at least AMD
Well, I think at least AMD will be at parity with Intel for the most part. Though if the top end Bulldozer only matches the i7 2500K in performance, then AMD will certainly not be making boatloads of money per chip. I also think AMD had originally planned to have Bulldozer out sooner, but it looks like a few delays have hit it. We are now looking at (hopefully) July availability.
The one bright spot for AMD is that they are shipping Llano based processors, and we will likely see a glut of them come July/August. Should be a popular “back to school” product. CPU performance will not be anything fantastic, but the integrated GPU should be class leading for a long, long time.
I don’t think you were clear
I don’t think you were clear with the warranty information for the Asrock. As far as I can tell any p67/h67 board you buy today until June 30th will automatically have a 2 year warranty.
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