HP Hexa Core CPU

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
yhelothar

yhelothar

Lifer
Dec 11, 2002
18,409
39
91
P

pw257008

Senior member
Jan 11, 2014
288
0
0
Integrated AMD graphics plus x86 makes me think this has to be an AMD semi-custom part...
 
P

pw257008

Senior member
Jan 11, 2014
288
0
0
I only call it semi-custom since AMD hasn't talked at all about hexa-core laptop CPUs... I wonder also if there is some funny branding business going on calling it hexa-core...
 
ninaholic37

ninaholic37

Golden Member
Apr 13, 2012
1,883
31
91
pw257008 said:
From HP's website, calling the A8-6410 a hexa-core: http://h20386.www2.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=J9M62UA&opt=ABL&sel=PCNB
Click to expand...
Ahhh thanks! The marketing definitely made me wonder.

edit: Here's a picture of the advertisement:

2yk0rv7.jpg
 
Last edited:
Centauri

Centauri

Golden Member
Dec 10, 2002
1,631
56
91
I remember AMD saying at the time of the current gen console launches that part of their strategy to get more companies using AMD tech is to no longer require any AMD branding of said tech.

I guess it's spreading to PCs now too.
 
NTMBK

NTMBK

Lifer
Nov 14, 2011
10,400
5,635
136
Bloody hell. Beema with 12GB of RAM? Calling it a "hexa-core" because the integrated graphics somehow count as 2 extra cores? This is utterly pathetic. HP have sunk to a whole new low.
 
sm625

sm625

Diamond Member
May 6, 2011
8,172
137
106
Its a beema 4 core with a 2 compute core gpu. It is one of those A8-6410 chips I made a thread about a few months ago. So yeah, 6 cores, in someone's sick and twisted little world of disinfo. In our world, this machine is better know as a dog. Steer clear.

That ad says alot. Look at the outright lying. "...equipped with 6 powerful cores for lightning-fast processing, in addition to four CPU cores and two compute cores..." That is an outright lie. Also notice that it is priced directly in competition with an intel i5 notebook, which would utterly destroy this thing. Why do they do that? And to top it all off, there is also an atom machine, for $379!!! On that same page! The atom SoC is this things proper competitor, but look at the prices!! The only reason this machine isnt also priced at $379 is because they are absolutely trying to mislead the customer with FUD in the hopes it can score a good sale. It is disgusting.
 
Last edited:
P

pw257008

Senior member
Jan 11, 2014
288
0
0
sm625 said:
Its a beema 4 core with a 2 compute core gpu. It is one of those A8-6410 chips I made a thread about a few months ago. So yeah, 6 cores, in someone's sick and twisted little world of disinfo. In our world, this machine is better know as a dog. Steer clear.
Click to expand...
I wouldn't go that far. Not worth $650+, surely, but it's a good chip for a cheap machine.
 
VirtualLarry

VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
56,570
10,202
126
Wow, just wow. I wonder if HP is going to advertise those APUs this way in the USofA too?
 
AtenRa

AtenRa

Lifer
Feb 2, 2009
14,003
3,362
136
Well, next time they should count each Steam Processor separately and advertise it as a 132 cores :p

No wonder why Kabinis shipments are lower than expected, $579 when Intel Pentium (ATOM-based) is at $499.

Well, you have the option to go 12GB for $650, that is exceptional o_O:p
 
ShintaiDK

ShintaiDK

Lifer
Apr 22, 2012
20,378
145
106
AtenRa said:
No wonder why Kabinis shipments are lower than expected, $579 when Intel Pentium (ATOM-based) is at $499.
Click to expand...

The reason is the i5 4210U (In the picture.), not the Atom. The Atom also got a 15.6" screen, not that it helps anything.

Both Atom and Kabini/Beema are hopeless oboslete chips. And adding false marketing on top doesnt help.
 
VirtualLarry

VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
56,570
10,202
126
ninaholic37 said:
Ahhh thanks! The marketing definitely made me wonder.

edit: Here's a picture of the advertisement:

2yk0rv7.jpg
Click to expand...

I'd like to get IDC's take on this. Could it be that AMD's own branding is now seen as "toxic" to OEM sales, and is no longer bringing value to the table? So now OEMs are resorting to own-branding for components like CPUs?

Do they think your average consumer will be fooled by this? (Probably...)
 
ShintaiDK

ShintaiDK

Lifer
Apr 22, 2012
20,378
145
106
VirtualLarry said:
Do they think your average consumer will be fooled by this? (Probably...)
Click to expand...

The question is when the first lawsuits and sales bans appear.

Try read the Hexacore definition. It doesnt help HP in any way legally. It only makes the entire Hexacore part even worse. Essentially they claim its a hexacore PLUS a quadcore PLUS 2 GPU cores. That leaves no hexacore at all and a GPU core to little.
 
ShintaiDK

ShintaiDK

Lifer
Apr 22, 2012
20,378
145
106
VirtualLarry said:
Why not? NVidia does, now.
Click to expand...

Because its misleading and illegal. The issue begins when you say a CPU core is the same as a STEAM or CUDA core. Or a compute unit for that matter. Individually you can more or less call them what you want.
 
VirtualLarry

VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
56,570
10,202
126
I think AMD should start marketing CPUs by the size of their largest cache level.

So an FX-8350 would be "a 16MB CPU".

Then a Kabini would be "a 1MB CPU".

And Intel's Core i3 Haswells would be a "3MB CPU" or "4MB CPU".
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom