Official Conroe information thread - Page 4

Intel_User · 04-02-2006, 10:53 AM

Heh, remember that game benchmarks are really "visualization" tests as quoted by Digit-Life author. Meaning those game benchmark demos don't really test AI. It means in a bot-match or single player game in REAL PLAYING, it will perform better than Anand's tests. In multi-player it will be different but will still matter since there are cooperative games and such.

lowrider007 · 04-05-2006, 05:57 AM

Conroe 2.4 1M Super PI 21 secounds

, gimie gimie gimie, I'm getting so excitied now.

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95021

**Sandog** · 04-05-2006, 07:34 AM

Just awesome, can you imagine a 3.3GHz EE or a quad-core Cloverton with a bunch of cash? AMD is going to be turning green (in the face) by the end of this year.

Intel_User · 04-05-2006, 09:56 AM

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Conroe 2.4 1M Super PI 21 secounds , gimie gimie gimie, I'm getting so excitied now.

Remember, Banias/Dothan/Yonah is much faster per clock than Athlon64's in Super PI. But per clock in most other apps they are a bit slower.

Yonah 2.7GHz OC gets 23s in same Super PI 1M test.

Intel_User · 04-05-2006, 10:44 AM

Its coming out to be very nice. Core CPUs are gonna beat every other desktop CPU per clock at everything

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fvbounty · 04-05-2006, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandog

Just awesome, can you imagine a 3.3GHz EE or a quad-core Cloverton with a bunch of cash? AMD is going to be turning green (in the face) by the end of this year.

Can I come back to the Intel? Please, Please!!!!!

shaihulud · 04-05-2006, 11:43 AM

I wonder how well FSB increases will scale? Because, I have a feeling we will see a FSB battle like the Athlon XP and Pentium 4 had before. I am also a bit curious about MMU performance. As in will another NB/SB core logic be released to better complement the memory fetching of the Core processor? And perhaps even increase the scale for FSB frequency increases.

**Sandog** · 04-05-2006, 01:33 PM

This thread is doing great and has a lot of potential so I thought it would be wise to make it a sticky thread. It covers a lot of resourceful information already in just a few pages by some dedicated Intel_Users and will be a good means to gather all the future Conroe information that comes pouring in very soon. I predict there will be a lot of very happy posting going on in this thread in the near future. Enjoy!!!

**Sandog** · 04-06-2006, 09:34 AM

I saw a benchmark yesterday from a guy who has a 2.4GHz Conroe. He could only get it to run with 2x256MB of RAM. He used a stock 7800GTX and did not OC the Conroe. He got over 10K in 3DMark05 and 21s in the Pi benchmark. He had low temps to I believe.

It looks like the Conroe is really going to be fast plus run cooler than the Northwoods. If it turns out to be an OCer then this chip will be fun to play with especially with the D975XBX mobo. With the Conroes lower power consumption I can return to my hobby of making my PC ultra quiet again which to me is more pleasurable than benchmarking. It also means a lot less power wasted which is good for the wallet and the environment.

shaihulud · 04-07-2006, 08:57 AM

A good compilation of information.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/core.ars

Acid8000 · 04-07-2006, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandog

It looks like the Conroe is really going to be fast plus run cooler than the Northwoods. If it turns out to be an OCer then this chip will be fun to play with especially with the D975XBX mobo. With the Conroes lower power consumption I can return to my hobby of making my PC ultra quiet again which to me is more pleasurable than benchmarking. It also means a lot less power wasted which is good for the wallet and the environment.

I also won't have the money for a Conroe-based build. :sad:

Intel_User · 04-07-2006, 01:38 PM

Quote:

A good compilation of information.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/core.ars

Ars Technica was skeptical about AT's Core benchmarks in the beginning. There was quite a few that were, even I was a bit. Looks like those are no more.

**Sandog** · 04-07-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by shaihulud

A good compilation of information.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/core.ars

It appears that this new core architecture is really good and can do single threads very well so it should be fast in single and mutli-threaded applications.

At conclusion I read HT would work well with this microarchitecture or that it will get implemented. Opposite what I have heard previously.

shaihulud · 04-08-2006, 04:17 PM

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Ars Technica was skeptical about AT's Core benchmarks in the beginning. There was quite a few that were, even I was a bit. Looks like those are no more

I think many were. Even I was some, and should be. Once I had an internal understanding this skepticism become more of possibility.

On the subject matter of HT. I have a feeling that HT will not come to the processor. Even though it may work I do not think that given the logical layout and the parallelism of code it would be feasible. The governing fact is that 4 core SMP processors are around the corner. Although, HT is completely different in aspect to SMP I do feel that it will not create the advantage gain necessary. Instruction dependency with HT causes too much thrashing with resources. Core balances itself well and if HT is to make a come back it will be a different iteration that complements this architecture.

Water_abx · 04-08-2006, 04:21 PM

As awesome as Conroe is, I can't wait for Kentsfield. AMD better do something. Intel announces the Core architecture as well as a future roadmap of processors, and all AMD does is say "we are ramping up production and moving to AM2." AMD has nothing on the horizon, unless they are keeping it secret (which is likely).

04-02-2006, 10:53 AM	#46
Intel_User Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 445	Heh, remember that game benchmarks are really "visualization" tests as quoted by Digit-Life author. Meaning those game benchmark demos don't really test AI. It means in a bot-match or single player game in REAL PLAYING, it will perform better than Anand's tests. In multi-player it will be different but will still matter since there are cooperative games and such.
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04-05-2006, 05:57 AM	#47
lowrider007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 6	Conroe 2.4 1M Super PI 21 secounds , gimie gimie gimie, I'm getting so excitied now. http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95021 __________________
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04-05-2006, 07:34 AM	#48
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04-05-2006, 10:44 AM	#50
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04-05-2006, 11:43 AM	#52
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,190	I wonder how well FSB increases will scale? Because, I have a feeling we will see a FSB battle like the Athlon XP and Pentium 4 had before. I am also a bit curious about MMU performance. As in will another NB/SB core logic be released to better complement the memory fetching of the Core processor? And perhaps even increase the scale for FSB frequency increases.
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04-05-2006, 01:33 PM	#53
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,944	This thread is doing great and has a lot of potential so I thought it would be wise to make it a sticky thread. It covers a lot of resourceful information already in just a few pages by some dedicated Intel_Users and will be a good means to gather all the future Conroe information that comes pouring in very soon. I predict there will be a lot of very happy posting going on in this thread in the near future. Enjoy!!! __________________ Waiting for//Vista Ultimate 64bit//Intel Q9650//Intel DP45SG//SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB//Antec Three Hundred Case//Antec NeoPower 550 PS//SAPPHIRE HD 4850 TOXIC Edition//Western Digital VelociRaptor//Western Digital WD5000AAKS(backup)//Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Monitor//Logitech G5 Mouse//MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000//ASUS DRW-2014L1T DVD Burner//Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks 210D Speakers//Cannon MX700 All-in-One Printer
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04-06-2006, 09:34 AM	#54
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,944	I saw a benchmark yesterday from a guy who has a 2.4GHz Conroe. He could only get it to run with 2x256MB of RAM. He used a stock 7800GTX and did not OC the Conroe. He got over 10K in 3DMark05 and 21s in the Pi benchmark. He had low temps to I believe. It looks like the Conroe is really going to be fast plus run cooler than the Northwoods. If it turns out to be an OCer then this chip will be fun to play with especially with the D975XBX mobo. With the Conroes lower power consumption I can return to my hobby of making my PC ultra quiet again which to me is more pleasurable than benchmarking. It also means a lot less power wasted which is good for the wallet and the environment. __________________ Waiting for//Vista Ultimate 64bit//Intel Q9650//Intel DP45SG//SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB//Antec Three Hundred Case//Antec NeoPower 550 PS//SAPPHIRE HD 4850 TOXIC Edition//Western Digital VelociRaptor//Western Digital WD5000AAKS(backup)//Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Monitor//Logitech G5 Mouse//MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000//ASUS DRW-2014L1T DVD Burner//Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks 210D Speakers//Cannon MX700 All-in-One Printer
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04-07-2006, 08:57 AM	#55
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,190	A good compilation of information. http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/core.ars
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04-08-2006, 04:21 PM	#60
Water_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 450	As awesome as Conroe is, I can't wait for Kentsfield. AMD better do something. Intel announces the Core architecture as well as a future roadmap of processors, and all AMD does is say "we are ramping up production and moving to AM2." AMD has nothing on the horizon, unless they are keeping it secret (which is likely).
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