Comments on: Uh oh – AMD’s new processors are no match for last year’s Intels

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:48:22 +0000

It’s in the overview of the Dragon platform (link in the 1st para). I try to keep things concise and not restate info that’s linked. It is relevant though, thanks for mentioning it here.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:39:23 +0000

As others pointed out, AMD have been out of the higher end of the market for a while now.

For the consumers, this mean that we get cheap AMD processors just like it was the case before the A64 came out.

However, for AMD, this means that they are back to losing money just like they were before the A64 was released.

In the end, AMD needs a competitive processor and not competitive by price. How long can AMD afford to lose money?

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By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:53:27 +0000

The only hope for AMD now is the fusion of CPU/GPU they have been working on since the merger… unless Intel beats the to that punch as well… then they are dead.

Jon
http://DreamClue.com …get the message!

By: Gadget Sleuth

Gadget Sleuth — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:25:19 +0000

Money is a big consideration these days with tech stuff, so considering the cost savings, AMD is still right in the race. As stated, AMD has already conceded the “roadrunner” cup to Intel, pretty much.

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:05:34 +0000

Thanks for that, I should have put it in there. I’ve updated the post.

By: sylv3rblade

sylv3rblade — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:01:28 +0000

Thanks for dousing the fact that the Phenom II will work with present Phenom boards to provide a welcome upgrade. No wait, it’s not mentioned on the post =(

By: how can you compare

how can you compare — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:36:07 +0000

Intel has been making 45nm cpus for over a year and this is AMD’s 45nm first lineup…

By: Tdburn

Tdburn — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:25:43 +0000

This is no good, it’s been a while since AMD has come out with a competitive cpu. One that had comparable performance at a much better price. I’m too much of bargain seeker and AMD has long been an awesome bargain.

By: YiQin

YiQin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:28:18 +0000

If you take price into account the phenom II’s are very competitive to their intel counterparts.

Obviously a $200-300 processor isn’t going to match up with a $500-1000 processor.

My favorite site for benchmarks etc is anandtech -

“The part that Phenom II actually competes with is the Core 2 Quad Q9400 (and perhaps the Q9550; more on that later), ”

Go to http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3492&p=1
For a comprehensive review of AMD’s new chips and how they compete with Intel’s lineup.