Shanghai / Istanbul vs Nehalem?

[daw123]

Hello guys and gals,

I recently registered with AMDZone for the hell of it and I was wondering how Shanghai (or even Istanbul) compares to the i7 based on the current information available / released by AMD and Intel.

I realise that with none of these chips being released on the open market yet, benchmarks and information may not be accurate or could be misleading.

btw the people on AMDZone are AMD fanatics and realy hate Intel (or spIntel as they call them). Was this just me or have others had the same impression? It makes me not believe the information posted on that forum because it is generally so biased toward AMD.

This topic is purely for my own curiousity.

Thanks for reading.

 

[daw123]

Oops, probably should have put this on the CPU / Overclocking Category. Ignore this topic and I will create another one in CPU / Overclocking.

This is the link to this topics new home.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2231562&enterthread=y

 

[Roguestar]

FWIW it doesn't look like AMD are going to catch up to Nehalem unless they pull something fantastic, unfortunately. I hope they do, though, as that'll force more pressure on Intel who have basically had the mid->high end in a death grip for the last two years.

I'd not even bother reading brand-oriented forums as the fanboys tend to be overwhelming. I don't see the point in having a loyalty to a particular brand when you can let competition decide and pick the best chip regardless of brand.