So I was just checking out a parts website. I've always been an Intel man, but after looking I am kinda left astonished. The Intel CPU's max at 3.8 Ghz, but 3.6 and 3.4 are more common with 800Mhz FSB. AMD is hitting 4800+ with averages around 4000+ and FSB's at 2000Mhz. When did this happen and how are they getting bus-speeds like that?
I've heard that Intel hit a brick wall. They were just reducing microns to get faster speeds and now they've got to the point that when they do that, their chips aren't speeding up anymore so they have to redesign their architecture. I also heard that x86 may be going byebye.
Maybe AMD because of the different architecture hasn't hit this snag yet (they are getting 4000+ speeds at around 2.6Ghz), but will when they get their chips running over 3Ghz. But how are they getting busspeeds like that and does that mean that memory is holding them back from some serious speeds (still running at less that 1000Mhz)?
I've heard that Intel hit a brick wall. They were just reducing microns to get faster speeds and now they've got to the point that when they do that, their chips aren't speeding up anymore so they have to redesign their architecture. I also heard that x86 may be going byebye.
Maybe AMD because of the different architecture hasn't hit this snag yet (they are getting 4000+ speeds at around 2.6Ghz), but will when they get their chips running over 3Ghz. But how are they getting busspeeds like that and does that mean that memory is holding them back from some serious speeds (still running at less that 1000Mhz)?