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TomsHardware: Does Windows 8 Help Improve Bulldozer's Performance?

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Idontcare

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Answer: No, not really.

THG said:
Our testing shows that the FX-8150’s performance doesn't change much at all in the shift from Windows 7 to Windows 8.

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Installing Windows 8 does translate to slightly faster benchmark numbers, and without the power spike. But Microsoft's latest certainly cannot be expected to uncork results that many enthusiasts were hoping might have been bottled up by a poorly-optimized operating system. The onus for fixing Bulldozer was clearly on AMD, and we saw the company take a first step toward that goal with its Piledriver-based FX parts.

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I don't think this surprises too many folks but it is nice to see the question put to the test and thoroughly answered with a wide suite of applications.
 
I was hoping for a bit more but I think you're right that we all expected this. It's possible that fixes can help a bit, especially if the slight bumps aren't coincidence, but I'm really doubting microsoft cares too much at this point.
 
Why oh why are these chips getting good reviews ... all bulldozer designs and derivatives needs to be discontinued.
 
BD231 said:
Why oh why are these chips getting good reviews ... all bulldozer designs and derivatives needs to be discontinued.
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except they're not getting good reviews? all I've read is that AMD did a decent job with Piledriver considering how lackluster BD was and that they're still stuck on 32nm, but that the chip is still extremely niche in who might benefit from it. That's hardly what I'd call "good".
 
The benefit is from applications built in Windows 8 with MSVC 2012 or Visual C++ 11.0.

Which none of those are built from.
 
Idontcare said:
Dude, please don't troll my thread. You made the claim, back it up with something other than trollish wisecracks.
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I'm not inclined to prove anything that is currently under NDA & development at this time.* Once, the applications are finished and are on the Microsoft Store or the applications show up on the basic internet. I'll be glad to show you all the benchmarks you want IDC. For now, submit a counter-proof that states Windows 8 and the new compiler doesn't show improvement over Windows 7 and the old compiler. I would also prefer if you show applications that aren't using intrinsics since those are highly optimized and are liable to show prejudice towards architectures of either faction.

* => I don't have permission.
 
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except they're not getting good reviews? all I've read is that AMD did a decent job with Piledriver considering how lackluster BD was and that they're still stuck on 32nm, but that the chip is still extremely niche in who might benefit from it. That's hardly what I'd call "good".
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' Decent job ' plus the 8 core lie is all it takes, to many unknowing consumers will read this as positive.
 
NostaSeronx said:
I'm not inclined to prove anything that is currently under NDA & development at this time.* Once, the applications are finished and are on the Microsoft Store or the applications show up on the basic internet. I'll be glad to show you all the benchmarks you want IDC. For now, submit a counter-proof that states Windows 8 and the new compiler doesn't show improvement over Windows 7 and the old compiler. I would also prefer if you show applications that aren't using intrinsics since those are highly optimized and are liable to show prejudice towards architectures of either faction.

* => I don't have permission.
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The hell did I just read?
 
NostaSeronx said:
I'm not inclined to prove anything that is currently under NDA & development at this time.* Once, the applications are finished and are on the Microsoft Store or the applications show up on the basic internet. I'll be glad to show you all the benchmarks you want IDC. For now, submit a counter-proof that states Windows 8 and the new compiler doesn't show improvement over Windows 7 and the old compiler. I would also prefer if you show applications that aren't using intrinsics since those are highly optimized and are liable to show prejudice towards architectures of either faction.

* => I don't have permission.
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That may well be true, but we don't have any evidence. Until we have evidence, we have to discard it as rumours and hearsay. If we didn't, we'd be as bad as those nutters over at AlienBabelTech who are convinced that every member here is paid by AMD. 😛
 
NTMBK said:
That may well be true, but we don't have any evidence. Until we have evidence, we have to discard it as rumours and hearsay. If we didn't, we'd be as bad as those nutters over at AlienBabelTech who are convinced that every member here is paid by AMD. 😛
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And even if it is were true, its still fail to create a CPU that does not work properly with the software (compilers) available at its release time...especially if you are the underdog.
 
NostaSeronx said:
I'm not inclined to prove anything that is currently under NDA & development at this time.* Once, the applications are finished and are on the Microsoft Store or the applications show up on the basic internet. I'll be glad to show you all the benchmarks you want IDC. For now, submit a counter-proof that states Windows 8 and the new compiler doesn't show improvement over Windows 7 and the old compiler. I would also prefer if you show applications that aren't using intrinsics since those are highly optimized and are liable to show prejudice towards architectures of either faction.

* => I don't have permission.
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As always you are full of BS with your constant nonsense.

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads

Free trial, no NDA. No magic, no secret.
 
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