AMD Unleashes First-Ever 5 GHz Processor

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sad to know that AMD need 5ghz to counter current intel cpu:(

come on, AMD.....u can do better than just give us raw power
 
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longsiew said:
sad to know that AMD need 5ghz to counter current intel cpu:(
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This is a repeat of past history from some time ago, just substitute 5GHz for 1GHz.

Blast from the past....
AMD, Intel PCs Blast to One Gigahertz | PCWorld

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AMD Athlon 1GHz (OEM)

By PCWorld Staff
Mar 17, 2000 12:00 AM


AMD, Intel PCs Blast to One Gigahertz
Desktop speeds hit the stratosphere.

Should you take the ride? David Essex

Intel now knows how the United States felt in 1957 when the Russians beat America into space with Sputnik.

For years, Intel dominated the CPU speed race. But on March 6 of this year, the unexpected happened. Several months ahead of schedule, AMD surprised the world and launched the first x86 CPU to require a whole new term for blazing speed: gigahertz.

The famously competitive Intel must have seethed as AMD grabbed the glory. At the time it got wind of AMD's plans, the chip giant was busily preparing to launch its 850- and 866-MHz Pentium III chips. Intel hastily regrouped and on March 8 announced its first 1-GHz PIII processors. Intel does win bragging rights for the quickest 1-GHz processor--by a sliver.
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Things are quite different from the madcap heydays of GHz racing but will Intel blink again and also announce a 5 GHz CPU next? =:p
 
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I feel the 5GHz CPU is just crap. For die hard AMD fans, they will rejoice but for vast majority of PC owners, its a totally useless CPU.

Don't get me wrong, I love AMD and I am AMD fan. I wanted AMD to beat Intel. But this is not the way to do it.

1. The TDP is way too ridiculous. 220W?? Its a waste of power and performance/watt will be very low.

2. 5GHz sounds cool but what matter is REAL WORLD performance.

3. IB/Haswell TIM is crap but..... it still can hit 4.4-4.6GHz easily. My previous IB hit 4.5GHz @ 1.28V..... It runs much cooler than the 5GHz heat monster and its faster..... I do not think the piledriver can hit 6GHz (5.5GHz will be hard as well) unless you use exotic cooling (water will not do it....).

4. Price? Read lots of rumours about the pricing and I hope its not true.

Hotter, slower, more expensive...... this is NOT GOOD.
 
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IMHO, AMDs future lies in APU and I love current richland.... I am running at 4.8GHz now. It plays all my games. Its slower than my previous IB and this FX monster.

But who cares. I am happy. Its cheap and good CPU. Best value for money. Even titan can run well on it.
 
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bhtan83 said:
MacClipper can u get ur hands on this new toy? lol
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New toy, you say?

Why, something did arrive just today.... :love:


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snipes14 said:
Congrats!

Did it seriously arrive like that though? Or you took it out of package already. AMD still using pins on their CPUs right?
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It came out of the cake along with this...


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... in my dreams.

In real life, it came as it looks... with the postman, sigh. :s13:
 
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TDP 220W :s22:

i wonder what kind of cooling device will it comes with. Dont think their stock cooler fan is able to provide any decent heat dissipation.


or they might package with Hydro cooler or just sell in tray version. :s11:
 
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