The benchmarks posted are all on high resolution.
In this case, the GPU is more important.
Why Bulldozer platform get slightly better FPS in high resolution gaming compared to i7 2600K when SLi/CFX, because the Bulldozer mobo gives x16/x16 while Sandy Bridge mobo gives x8/x8 only.

I was talking about reviews with SLi/CFX.
Don't see anything wrong there.

AMD is going to release B3 stepping Bulldozer.
But I think the performance will not improve, but instead, reduces power consumption/increases overclocking headroom.

http://www.computerbase.de/news/2011-10/am...form-enthuellt/
Hmm, Brazos 2.0 is coming. I think CPU remains the same, but with HD7000 GPU.

http://www.computerbase.de/news/2011-10/am...ller-als-llano/
I'm wondering, Bulldozer is so sad already, kenot brain Piledriver already.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Oct 25 2011, 05:11 PM

Pretty much most likely there.
AMD so called quad core, just like FX-4100, dual modules.
And yes, the mobile processor roadmap showed, there are 2 SKUs, placed top of A8-3850MX and another one is placed between A8 and A6.

That does not matter, as Bulldozer even shown worse than Phenom II, let alone Intel.

Cinebench fully utilize the whole processor.
Result for "8 cores" is definitely normal.

Mostly is OEM market?

http://www.inpai.com.cn/doc/hard/160517.htm


APU with onboard VRAM.
Looks like this is only the solution to fix the problem of memory bottleneck.

Saw Trinity engineering sample benchmark from chiphell.
3.8GHz, 4.1GHz turbo boost.
I believe it is 125W SKU.
The CPU uses Piledriver architecture.
Benchmarked in Cinebench, on par with current Llano only.
How to compete to Ivy Bridge i3? No way.
AMD lost another card to play with.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Nov 5 2011, 04:17 PM

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=arti...ity_early&num=1
Seems like AMD finally cranked up with their Piledriver, but still far behind.
Clock to clock on par with first generation Core processor, anyway, a good start, as it will be clocked around 3.6GHz.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Nov 8 2011, 07:53 AM

Pretty much there.
But if AMD managed to get clock to clock on par with first gen Core, then high end Piledriver is somewhere near Sandy Bridge.

Who cares as long as it has better clock to clock performance.

Then followed the history? Core architecture?
No-no. , they still have long revision list of Bulldozer.
Piledriver, steamroller, excavator and helicopter?
This made me recall the ppt slide from AMD, a risky process to them, as they can't afford to make big mistake due to tight of fund.

Llano is actually still fine.
AMD should increase the L2 cache from Phenom II series, made them in 32nm, should be able to crank up some clock, at least comparable to i3 2100 in gaming.
But sadly, they did this for their Llano only, but not flagship.

Anyway, news.
http://www.chiphell.com/thread-313546-1-1.html

Because of the volume manufacturing date of 28nm keep on being delayed, Wichita & Krishna APU latest launch date is Q3 2012.
So, AMD looks like, remove then half-year-lifespan Wichita and Krishna APU, focus their resources on Kabini APU. Hopefully it can be released earlier in Q4 2012.

By following the rumor, Kabini APU is first APU with Jaguar cores, and maybe have Graphics Core Next GPU, aka HD7000.

Jaguar is enhanced Bobcat, Graphic Core Next is also an obvious improvement, removing Wichita is fine.
Wichita is already taped out (Q2 2011), but it isn't useless, at least AMD can learn 28nm lithography from there.

More? Maybe this is Rory Read's Attack strategy.

There is Samara APU for tablet in 2013 as well.

AMD FX did a good job in Battlefield 3.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/10/11/...rmance_review/2

Trinity Performance Leak
DonanimHaber is here again, they released a video that shows the Trinity APU performance.
Trinity APU uses Piledriver core and VLIW4 HD7000 GPU.
Here's the result.




We can see from above, Trinity SKUs has performance boost, increase 32% in 3DMark Vantage, 13.8% in PCMark Vantage compared to Llano SKUs.
The performance for crossfire-ing with HD6670 has nice performance boost too.

P/S : Calculated, Estimated.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Nov 22 2011, 10:37 AM

Forget about Intel GPU.
Intel driver makes the GPU processes less detailed texture, hence FPS increases.
It is kind of "cheating".

Anyway, AMD is working on B3 revision of Bulldozer.
Fixes :
1) L1, L2 and L3 latencies
2) Cache Thrashing Issues
3) Modified Algorithms for Branch Prediction
4) Healthy Bump in Processor Frequency
5) Slight Frequency increase via NB Controller
6) “Total Intelligent Control” For example programs and applications should look at the module design approach and the ability for the processor to intelligently turn off and/or turn on specific cores that it believes is hindering performance for maximum performance. (May be for Socket FM2, not sure at this time).
7) Power will be improved but not my much. We will have to wait for Socket FM2 or a future B4 revision for the AM3+ platform for better power efficiency especially when Over-clocked

Ah yes, interesting indeed, there is a video thingy on Trinity architecture?
AMD wants to provide something like QuickSync?

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Dec 3 2011, 08:16 PM

http://semiaccurate.com/2011/12/19/sneek-p...2012-offerings/
A10, interesting.

Oh, Microsoft said the update is scheduled in January next year.
Piledriver will be the next generation processor core architecture.
The first to use the architecture is APU.
High end models, FX series is in Q3 2012.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Dec 25 2011, 08:27 AM

What can you expect from a failed architecture?