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Intel's "dual core chip" in Q2 and Q1-06 not true dual core CPU

post #1 of 5
3/22/05 at 8:04pm
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22020

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Originally Posted by theInquirer
the initial dual-core Pentium stuff from Intel will be some kind of bolt-on rush job. At IDF, it became very obvious: Smithfield XE was basically two XeonDPs almost literally bolted together on one die. The standard Smithfield is the same, except HT is disabled, even with their separate bus interfaces, while the next round, Presler, is two separate CPU chips in one package.
So, in a way, neither of these is actually a dual-core CPU, like POWER5, Montecito or dual-core Opteron would be: Smithfield is a dual CPU chip, where two totally separate processors happen to share a single chip, and Presler is a dual-chip DCM (dual-chip module).
So it seems that both the Smithfield and the Presler have questionable status as Dual Core technology.
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post #2 of 5
3/22/05 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by HardBall
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22020



So it seems that both the Smithfield and the Presler have questionable status as Dual Core technology.

I thought we stopped trusting the inquirer after the entire ionized-metal strip that increases battery life?
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post #3 of 5
3/22/05 at 8:24pm
meh...the problem is they're right (and extremely early) some of the time...but they do have a significant amount of garbage...oh well...where's snorre when you need him?
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post #4 of 5
3/22/05 at 8:36pm
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They are, I would say, right about 80% of the time, but this article looks right because of all of the details of description are based on already widely know facts, such as the Smithfield relying on an arbitration unit to mediate the access to FSB, between the two CPUs
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post #5 of 5
3/22/05 at 11:35pm
The fact that Intel's initial dual-core attempts are half-assed is a widely known fact. It's just so they can have something out at the same time as AMD's proper solution.
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