AMD Phenom II x6 Thuban

Motoxrdude · 11-05-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by g25racer

Your like talking to a brick wall LOL J/k

I am basically saying that an OS cant fully utilize every part of a quad core

I am NOT saying that Windows uses 100%

Edit: Why wouldnt you want an OS/Games to utilize all of the proc? The more it can use the more you got for your money.

That's like saying a disk defrager can't use 100% of your video card, lol.

ganzey · 11-05-2009, 05:02 AM

what im tryin to say is that wouldnt it be better for an os to only use like 5% so that you have 95% left for apps?

G25r8cer · 11-05-2009, 05:06 AM

Yes it would but, you are still stuck on the fact that you think im talking about it actually using 100%. When, I am saying that it should have the ability to use 100%

NVM Can someone else explain it to him? He's a tough cookie to crack

ganzey · 11-05-2009, 05:07 AM

oh ok, i thought u meant it would be good for windows to use 100% and im really tired. night everyone

Gooberman · 11-05-2009, 10:43 AM

Yeah, ganzey was totally thinking about CPU usage

THERMAL-REACTOR · 11-05-2009, 06:35 PM

Not really iimpressed with this. First it has 2 less threads than an i7 so it's behind already and when the i9 with it's 12 threads comes out AMD will really be lagging behind.

87dtna · 11-05-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by THERMAL-REACTOR

Not really iimpressed with this. First it has 2 less threads than an i7 so it's behind already and when the i9 with it's 12 threads comes out AMD will really be lagging behind.

Ehh, if eventually some apps actually utilize 6 cores I think it will be better to have 6 cores/thread than 8 threads w/only 4 cores.

The Thuban is a Phenom II with basically just 2 extra cores stuck on there, so it should be an AM3 processor and hopefully it will only require a Bios update on AM3/AM2+ boards to run one. Bulldozer will probably be a completely different socket, but who knows.

StrangleHold · 11-05-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by THERMAL-REACTOR

Not really iimpressed with this. First it has 2 less threads than an i7 so it's behind already and when the i9 with it's 12 threads comes out AMD will really be lagging behind.

This processor was never meant to compete with those. AMD is just releasing it just to say they have a X6. Its nothing but a Deneb with 6 cores.

AMD is not going to try to compete with the i series till Bulldozer is released. Brand new architecture at 32nm.

87dtna · 11-06-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by StrangleHold

Its nothing but a Deneb with 6 cores.

yup. IMO it's gonna be a waste of money for anyone to buy it.

2048Megabytes · 11-06-2009, 02:38 AM

I am for cores that have more processing power versus more cores on a processor. Most software just is not programmed to utilize more and more cores.

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ganzey Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: belvidere, Illinois Age: 16 Posts: 668	oh ok, i thought u meant it would be good for windows to use 100% and im really tired. night everyone __________________ When I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil, cause I'm the biggest son of a b*tch in the Valley

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THERMAL-REACTOR Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, Canada Posts: 672	Not really iimpressed with this. First it has 2 less threads than an i7 so it's behind already and when the i9 with it's 12 threads comes out AMD will really be lagging behind. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHZ Asus P6T Deluxe 12Gb Patriot Viper DDR3 1600 Radeon HD4870X2 4 WD RE2 500GB (4 in Raid 0, 280mb/s read) Corsair HX1000W Antec 1200 Samsung 46" 1080P LCD PIC'S : THERMAL-REACTOR

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