Is 65nm RevG a contender to hold off conroe?

[nyker96]

revG details are sketchy some say AMD will release it like in a few months time from now, others say longer. Some mentioned it will have an enormous cache size to boost performance. What you guys think and what you know about the upcoming revG dishes it here!

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: nyker96
revG details are sketchy some say AMD will release it like in a few months time from now, others say longer. Some mentioned it will have an enormous cache size to boost performance. What you guys think and what you know about the upcoming revG dishes it here!

It's coming at the end of this year December 2006, it will be an optical shrink of the full Windsor core, 2x1MB. It won't have an enormous cache to boost performance as IMC negates the benefits of a large cache too much on AMD's processors.

It will make AMD more competitive in the cost and power consumption arenas, though it won't be doing anything for performance anytime soon until the 65nm matures, sometime in 2007 perhaps.

 

[dexvx]

It sounds like just a die shrink. If the IPC remains the same, it'd have to clock upwards of 3.5Ghz (at volume levels) to remain competitive. Seeing how 130nm -> 90nm shrink netted AMD a whopping 5% increase in commercially available clock speed, I dont see 65nm being any different. Roadmaps indicate 3.2Ghz tops, and tahts on the FX line.

 

[harpoon84]

It doesn't seem likely, it seems that rev.G A64 X2s will be clocked LOWER than 90nm X2s, go figure: http://overclockers.com/tips00991/

I think AMD are just using it as a dress rehearsal for their 'bigger' 65nm plans - K8L.

 

[StrangerGuy]

It is not meant to compete head-tohead with conroe in the performance arena, but to enable AMD to produce cheaper dual-cores to undercut Intel.

 

[theteamaqua]

is that K8L, if it is it will be better than kentsfield i hope ... otherwise AMD is dead i mean bankrupcy dead

 

[TommyD]

nah aqua, AMD has been in this boat before and they have bounced back to take the crown from intel. it's always a ping pong game. AMD will bounce back.

 

[Zebo]

1. Cache does next to nothing for AMD 64
2. No fundemenatal core improvments mean same speed at same Mhz
3. If they ramp with the new process to say 3.5Ghz and beyond, so what? Intel is still faster 20% clock for clock and can ramp up just as high, right now.


Don't look for rev G to do anything for AMD but save them money since they can make 2 processors in the same space that used to take one.

They need a new architecture to compete with intel new one. When I don't know? Maybe ATI can pay thier bills until it's released. But I'd never count AMD out.. last 6 years intel has only had lead performance for 8 months.