TomsHardware: Core i7-3970X Extreme Review: Can It Stomp An Eight-Core Xeon?

[nitromullet]

Edit: no... I'm walking away...

 

[myocardia]

Since only the first couple of posts had anything to do with the article, I nominate this thread for a title change. Maybe "Third grade math for dummies". Admittedly, "Tutorial on how to argue/debate in circles" would be very descriptive as well.

 

[Abwx]

I would say it's going half as fast; or 50% slower.

Yet , it s wrong mathematicaly because when you mean half speed
you re implicitly thinking that 50% less speed is the same
as 50% slower....

 

[Makaveli]

Since only the first couple of posts had anything to do with the article, I nominate this thread for a title change. Maybe "Third grade math for dummies". Admittedly, "Tutorial on how to argue/debate in circles" would be very descriptive as well.

lol agreed and the funny thing is tweakboy didn't cause any of it

 

[myocardia]

lol agreed and the funny thing is tweakboy didn't cause any of it

LMAO, there's a first time for everything, I guess!

 

[Abwx]

If CPU A need 10 seconds and CPU B need 1 second , then CPU A
will take 10 X the time , that is 1000% of the CPU B time , hence it is
1000% slower.

 

[kevinsbane]

Yet , it s wrong mathematicaly because when you mean half speed
you re implicitly thinking that 50% less speed is the same
as 50% slower....

Essentially; you are proposing that something being 100% will counter something that is 100% slower.

That's fine, but what if we look at only 10% faster/slower?

If it's 10% faster, you will go from 100 km/h to 110 km/h.
If it's "10% slower", you will go from 100 km/h to 91 km/h.
Intuitively, 10% slower would mean 10%*100 km/h = 10km/h slower, or 90 km/h.

If it's 50% faster, you will go from 100 km/h to 150 km/h.
If it's "50% slower" you will go from 100 km/h to 67 km/h.
Intuitively, 50% slower would mean 50%*100km/h = 50 km/h slower, or 50 km/h.

How does that even make sense??

Thinking about it that way results in the term "slower" involves a different mathematical operation than the term "faster". It would mean that slowing down by 50% means a different thing that 50% slower. Or it could mean you could never slow down to a stop. Which is just stupid. It just contributes to ambiguity.

 

[TemjinGold]

So umm... that 3970X sure is awesome, huh?

 

[Makaveli]

So umm... that 3970X sure is awesome, huh?

Its more of a purchase.

Was the 990X worth it over the 980X not really!

Intel has no competition from the green team so its to be expected.

 

[Haserath]

Since only the first couple of posts had anything to do with the article, I nominate this thread for a title change. Maybe "Third grade math for dummies". Admittedly, "Tutorial on how to argue/debate in circles" would be very descriptive as well.

Can't we just rename it: Haserath's funbox?

If CPU A need 10 seconds and CPU B need 1 second , then CPU Awill take 10 X the time , that is 1000% of the CPU B time , hence it is1000% slower.

CPU A takes 1000% more time(or longer time), and it's 90% slower(calculations/second).

Car A=100mph
Car B=10mph

Car B is 90% slower than car A. Car A is 1000% faster than car B.

If both travel 100 miles.

Car A=1 hour
Car B=10 hours

Car A takes 90% less time(shorter time) than car B. Car B takes 1000% more time(longer time) than car A.

Slower and faster don't refer to time alone, like you're implying.

 

[Haserath]

So umm... that 3970X sure is awesome, huh?

Quit derailing the thread!:whiste: