Bulldozer to come close to Core i7 ??

[DigitalUK]

hoping this is abit off, was hoping for faster than i7 , if its 6 core vs 6 core then its pretty good.


Source:
We have some good news for everyone who would like to see AMD make a big comeback in style.

Since the time when Athlon used to be a high-end brand, and by that we mean the good old K8 core, it's been a while since AMD had a high end part capable of competing with Intel on a par.

However, initial test scores that slipped to a hands of industry source are suggesting that Bulldozer should come really close to new Core i7 six-core CPUs. Bulldozer has both six and eight cores in the pipeline and they should be launching before the end of Q2 2011, at least that is the current schedule.

The performance of Bulldozer should come really close to Core i7, but we don't know if this might be enough to take Intel's high end market dominance. Samples of Bulldozer are out for a while now and the full production should start as soon as this quarter.

Sources are suggesting that and yields should be quite good and that the chip is doing just fine in 32nm. One thing is certain, even if Core i7 remains faster, Bulldozer X8 and X6 parts should end up way cheaper. It looks like AMD will finally give Intel a run for its money.

[brandonwh64]

This is heartbreak if true

[DigitalUK]

no menchion of the FX chips tho, so maybe the now bulldozers are about equal as high end i7 and the FX will be more powerful.

[brandonwh64]

FX better live up to its original predecessor

[craigo]

This is good news....I saw somewhere (probably here) that amd where also bringing back the
FX series. I wonder if they rename next gen be chips to fx or create new monsters...
</shed a tear for my 939 rig>

[brandonwh64]

I remeber when AM2 first released and a buddy of mine build a balls to the wall AM2 rig! He had a AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 CPU with 4GB of DDR2-667 and a Nvidia GTX 7950GX2 and i fell in love! i had just built my Pentium D 805 rig with a 2Gb DDR2 and 7600GT video.

[douglatins]

If that is true i will get rid of my intel setup. I HATE INTEL DECORATIVE SOCKET CHANGES

[Thatguy]

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

This is heartbreak if true

for who , intel ? I think fudzilla is full of shit, but I also expect bulldozer to bitch slap intel silly.

[DigitalUK]

Originally Posted by Thatguy

I think fudzilla is full of shit

which is why i was hoping it was abit off.