Good-bye, Pentium--hello, Core 2 Duo

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What's the big deal

I run a IT company and specialize in multithreading programming, My main rig is currently an AMD64x2 4200 computer. Why? Simply because I was very impressed by the speed that it out performs all its competition. Also being a programming myself, I love the multi core route that this technology is headed. But even with all the money I've put AMD's way (over 10-20 duel core's in the last few months) I still can't believe how bias your view of the processor market is.

Simply put these two companies are in direct competition with each other, they took two different development paths, one route paid off while the other stagnated. All companies in such a competitive market copy each other on the areas the other succeed in, Is it really such a bad thing to copy better technology?

You seem to paint a picture that Intel has been sitting on their asses all this time. I'm sorry but you?re wrong! They have contributed just as much as AMD, as much as you may dislike the fact. Who invented the 65nm and now the 45nm transistor technology? Who was the first to increase the speed of the Front Side Bus? Who was the first to accelerate Multi Threading with Hyperthreading technology (Not that it was very good but at least it was a start)? In 2007 AMD plan to move to their own 65nm technology just when Intel will be moving to the new 45nm. Given Intel's change in development direction do you really think AMD can regain the upper ground so quickly? AMD will have to pull some quite spectacular cat out the bag.

I'm not going to become another one of these "Intel are the best and everyone else sucks" people because everyone knows Intel they have made mistakes, just like you've mentioned the instruction pipeline size was a very bad idea, along with the search for ever increasing clock speeds, but at the same time I'm not about to become one of these "AMD are the best and everyone else sucks" people either. They both have contributed, just because one company copies another does not mean they have not invented or contributed technologies of their own.

Personally I'll be buying and recommending Core 2 Duo processors to all my future customers just like I was recommending AMD64 duel core processors a few months back. Somehow by the way you've launched these attacks (strikingly similar to AMD's marketing tactics, Duel Core Duel anyone?) I doubt you're be buying any. Given AMD?s strong assertion of a desire for a Duel Core Duel. How about that Duel Core Duel now?

It should be interesting when Intel increase the close speeds of their Core 2 Duo (Quad core) processors to their previous high clock speeds, along with their 45nm transistor technology and revised development path. As much as you may dislike it, Intel HAVE regained the upper hand. Not that AMD will not try and retake it with other technology developments. I don?t like the idea that Intel have, just bolting two Core 2 Processor?s together to create a Quad core as I believe this will introduce yet more heat issues but if it gets Quad cores into the market quicker then I?m all for it.

Just try and remember that it's not just 'the amazing' AMD you need to thank for the incredibly fast CPU?s we have today, but the fact that competition exists at this level.

I just wish they would hurry up and start bringing out the badly needed solid state hard drives. Geez, you?d think they would have given up on Magnetic Disks a long time ago!!!

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