"You would be better served waiting for laptops with AMD Turion64 X2. Intel
chips are not true dual core; they are two separate chips fused together.
and they cannot see or communicate with each other on the die. They can
only communicate by going outside the die through the Northbridge chipset,
and only one CPU can do so per clock cycle. Add to that they do not have an
on-die memory controller, are tied to a 667-MHz FSB (as opposed to 2GHz on
the Turion), no direct connect architecture and no Hypertransport bus. They
are simply the same old chip dress up in a new package, but they are not
really new."
"By definition, a dual core processor requires a crossbar switch *AND* a
system request interface, neither of which Intel has. Intel does indeed
join two single cores on a single connector; I have no preference over the
use of chips or cores, as they signify the same thing. AMD X2 cores are
built as dual cores, Intel chips are not.
It's really quite elementary."
"
Intel has not made a new chip in nearly 7 years. Now matter how many time
they change the name, or change the logo, Intel chips are still P4 based,
and bring nothing new to the table. They are not the same 64 bit
specification as is AMD (Intel uses EM64T). Intel does not have consumer
level dual core chips, but multi-core dies. Even if Intel were to make true
dual core, they would be wasted on Intel motherboards, going through a
Northbridge chipset because there is no on-die memory controller.
Intel has one single advantage over AMD; tons of money to throw into
advertising making the general public think things like ViiV and the new
"Core Duo" are new technologies. I once heard someone use an axiom that
describes the current Intel lineup very well...the gentleman said something
along the lines of "no matter what color you may paint it, a pig is still a
pig". Those of us who are willing to research, to read the testing done on
numerous websites, know that Intel is not in the same league today as is
AMD. Whether or not this will change in a couple of years remains to be
seen. In the interim, AMD makes a better product, and has done something no
other company has done before...beat Intel in the marketplace and on the
motherboard. I wish AMD all the luck in the world. Do I wish bad for
Intel? of course not. I just wish them luck and God Speed in catching up."
