Six-core processors

[Rouxenator]

I remember just before the launch of Core 2 Duo, the AMD fanboys were everywhere (I am not nocking them) and when the Core 2 Duo launched, the fanboys lost grounds, many switched, and the Core 2 Duo really hurt AMD badly.

Wonder if there are any fanboys left? All my systems at the moment are AMD, not of choice, but I had a core 2 duo before I left SA.

I always use AMD but Core 2 Duo is pretty good. The real use from AMD is to keep intel from doing the monopoly thing. My reason for sticking to AMD is the same reason for not becoming a Telkom customer.

 

[demon angel]

I put AMD bumper stickers on my car i was such a huge fanboi!
Alas i now own core2duo technology and have never looked back.
Whilest my brother in law's pc loads for our lan battles,mine is already in the game waiting to frag the AMD sucker![Same ram same graphics card and o.s!]
The difference is intel!

 

[Dohc-WP]

I think the PS3 has a 16 core processor if i'm not mistaken,

Yes you are mistaken ! the ps3 have 1 3.2 ghz core and 8 SPE's (single processing elements), 1 is dedicated to the os and 7 is available for gaming ! they are not core's since they can only run 1 thread at a time compared to conventional cpu's like c2d's or ppc cpu's that can run multiple threads per core.

 

[TheVirusDoctor]

I think the PS3 has a 16 core processor if i'm not mistaken, the only OS that can really utilize this is linux. You can get a special edition of Linux that works on the PS3.

Multicore processing is defendant on the OS and the applications supporting it. I have a quad core and I know that vista only really starts using the last two cores when you add SP1. So to get the benefit of the cores it means that software will have to catch up. I think once all processors are multicore then you will see a lot more support for it...
The main thing is that 6 cores will never give you 6 times the speed so I think there has to be some limit to the amount you can add before you wont see any more performance. IE the difference between 30 cores and 40 cores will be almost nothing.
Imagine if 10 cores are trying to access the HDD at the same time...its impossible, 9 cores will have to wait.

This tech is just going to hold us over until the next big thing

Some of the most sense I've read in a while.
Think of multi-Cores in any Microsoft OS as adding 10gigs of ram; You'll never even use 30% of the 10gigs and the same applies to multi-Cores beyond 4 Cores (even 4 Cores are wasted).

I personally feel that all this new tech is useless and a money making scam. The performance one gets when buying a new Quad Core verses a standard Dual Core chip of the same speed is virtually unseen (and I do graphic editing on large images through Corel) so I think I'd know the difference.

Even if one gets a 6-Core chip and you are a hardcore gamer; keep in mind that more than 80% of all games dont even have Multi-Core support to begin with.

As said by many of you, only Linux fans may benefit by this but for us die-hard Micro$oft users...I doubt we'll waste our money.

 

[Rouxenator]

I put AMD bumper stickers on my car i was such a huge fanboi!
Alas i now own core2duo technology and have never looked back.
Whilest my brother in law's pc loads for our lan battles,mine is already in the game waiting to frag the AMD sucker![Same ram same graphics card and o.s!]
The difference is intel!

The thing is - this is a two horse race and front position varies at times. Currently the Core2Duo is at the forefront - but always keep in mind all the innovation that AMD made and intel copied. Like x64, integrated memory controller, true dual core where the cores can talk to each other internally.